12g load what is yours?

[Kensal Rise]

I assume your Parker has the original 2 1/2 or 2 9/16 inch chambers. Most of mine do.

So... just get your hands on some AA, STS or other skivved mouth hulls. Stick with ONE type.

Don't worry about cutting them down. You don't need to.

Then get some Claybuster 3/4 oz wads (pink) and follow any of the recipes that are printed on the back of the bag label.

You will be delighted at how this light load works on clays and small birds like doves or quail. For pheasant, use 7/8 oz loads with wads from the same maker.

[C.O.B.]

I use the 2 1/2 RST hull scrounged from various shoots. 20 gr of International clays and a Gulandi wad (GU-1222) ignited by a Win 209 primer and either 1oz or 7/8 oz of shot. With the GU-1222 wad I use a Cherrio as a filler to obtain the best crimp. 1 oz loads are 1200 FPS and 6800PSI.

[Himark]

My gun measures 2 5/8 as close as I can tell. I load all STS 2 3/4 hulls for my regular guns so I would LIKE to shoot them but am very worried. HOW important is cutting them down? If you load a 5kpsi load and put a 2 3/4 hull in a 2 5/8 gun it should be ok? I use 700x and do not see anything lower than 7200. What is the powder that can get that low?