reloading help...

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Chris,

ITX is harder to load for our older guns because the ITX maker, Ballistics Products believed in high velocity. That philosophy usually mean higher pressure.

The load below is from BPI, at 10500 PSI which is only 500 PSI below the SAAMI maximum working pressure! You better make sure your old gun's barrels have plenty of wall thickness!

BPI L0AD#100907-2465-4/2/BB
HULL: FEDERAL 10ga. 2-7/8” (2.85”)
PRIMER: FED209A
PROPELLANT: HODGDON UNIVERSAL CLAYS 33.0 Grains
WAD: Helarco VP100
SHOT: 1-1/4 oz ITX #4 or #2, or BB (546gr.)
BUFFER: none
ROLL CRIMP: For over shot card use a COS12 or a N710 card.
Result: PSI 10500 FPS 1435

Other BPI loads include:
BPI L0AD#
HULL: FEDERAL 10ga. 2-7/8” (2.85”)
PRIMER: FED209A
PROPELLANT: PB 30.0 Grains
WAD: Helarco VP100
SHOT: 1-1/4 oz ITX #4 or #2, or BB (546gr.)
BUFFER: none
ROLL CRIMP: For over shot card use a COS12 or a N710 card.
Result: PSI 9500 FPS 1325

I have bought ITX but use it a little. Most of mine sits on the shelf because Nice Shot is so lethal and so much easier to load!

My favorite load for the Short Ten is:

HULL: *FEDERAL 10ga. *2-7/8” (2.85”) * *
PRIMER: FED209A*
PROPELLANT: Longshot 33.0 Grains*
WAD: *SP-10
SHOT: *1-3/8 oz Nice Shot*
BUFFER: *Mica*
ROLL CRIMP: *For over shot card use a COS12 or a N710 card. *
Result: PSI 8780 FPS 1335


There is also a new non-toxic American E-Shot
http://www.reloadingspecialtiesinc.c...ican_Shot.html

E-Shot looks good but I haven't tried it yet.

[Autumn Daze]

Chris, Send me your email and I will send you everything I have on Fiocchi 16 gauge loads.

[chris dawe]

Guys thanks so much for your help so far ,my current 10 is a N.I.D ,shes heavy enough

Dave PM sent.

Best,
Chris

[chris dawe]

So back to one of my original questions ...how critical (re: pressure ) is the use of the exact components (well,wads really) in a particular recipe?....sorry if I sound a little ignorant on this ,I still haven't received my manuals yet ,and I like to do things by the book.

Other than that ,the generosity of Pete Lester and Dave Suponski have me all set up !

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by chris dawe

So back to one of my original questions ...how critical (re: pressure ) is the use of the exact components (well,wads really) in a particular recipe?....sorry if I sound a little ignorant on this ,I still haven't received my manuals yet ,and I like to do things by the book.

Other than that ,the generosity of Pete Lester and Dave Suponski have me all set up !

Chris, I am a little more daring then some and will switch some components when advertised pressures of a known recipe are lower rather than higher. Case in point I would be comfortable using a Remington SP-10 in place of the Ballistic Product Wad (VP100) since they are very similar in construction and identical in capacity. The BPD was is a steel shot wad. It provides no shock absorber and is very tall. I believe it is a greater surface area in contact with the bore than the two wads above which may lead to higher pressure so I would not use it in lieu of the VP100.

I would also be inclined to back the powder off about 10% on that load using 33 gr of Universal Clays, not only is it high pressure but it's a screamer at 1435 fps.

Have fun with the Short Ten.