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08-06-2022, 03:01 PM | #3 | ||||||
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These are more 12 ga. loads.
I've been working on low pressure 10 ga. loads for Damascus guns recently. Longshot powder is currently available and I have had very good success with it. Clean burns and low pressures according to the testing I've had done. You might want to try it. |
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08-07-2022, 11:31 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Keith, it is late night as I see your post, so I would like to explore later; however, it just confirms how much I need to learn before I could even consider taking advantage of your generous sharing of load info. I need elementary school!
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11-14-2022, 07:29 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Keith, thanks for sharing those recipes for the “very good” loads. I’m looking for recipes for a 12ga Damascus gun, would those work or were those NOT for Damascus in your example? Also, you mentioned Longshot powder in your writing but the recipes say “international” which do you prefer for lower pressures?
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08-08-2022, 11:21 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Don't be scared to ask questions here. This probably the best group I've ever associated with about sharing knowledge on our common passion.
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08-08-2022, 02:38 PM | #8 | |||||||
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Like I said, I have some experience loading brass, but none with shotshells. Before I could even begin to talk about loads and testing, I need to learn a lot about such basics as even what reloading equipment works best, what accessories are needed, etc. The question of even what wads to use seems bewildering as I look at the plethora of options I saw on the site of just one dealer that seems to have stock. Which are compatible with low pressure? Then there is understanding hull materials, shotshell crimps, what powders are slow burning, primer differences, etc. These are some of the issues I have seen from perusing the forums; and I am not sure about what I don’t know that I don’t know. It may not exist, but it would be nice to have a resource that took me through each essential, one by one, and covered all the bases systematically. But I appreciate the group and will take all help offered! |
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08-08-2022, 03:30 PM | #9 | ||||||
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I would recommend looking at the powder manufacturers website. All have extensive load info. Alliant and Hodgdons make a large proportion of the shotgun powder a lot of us shoot and have literally hundreds of loads published with primer, wad, hull, and powder combinations.
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08-08-2022, 03:48 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Keith, I did notice two of your loads are identical except for the primer. One 12g 2 1/2" load uses Fed 209 and one uses Cheddite. The difference between the two was an average of 10 FPS (?) and pressure of 100 PSI. That is not much of a difference. The reason I comment is some guys had higher pressures with Cheddites and some did not. Some recipes needed to drop an average of 2g of powder if using Cheddites to lower their pressures to levels consistent with the domestic primers. Since I don't load "hot" shells I don't really worry about the primer, but I see how some guys may need to have some testing done especially if they are loading something "snotty". Thanks for posting those recipes.
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