Low pressure 12 ga loads

[William Davis]

410 and 28g skeet shooters use light shot loads with good results. Ones I know pattern and tweak chokes and loads to get them right. No reason a 12 g Parker can't do the same.

I only had long barrel tight choked guns, using spreaders for the close shots infrequent rounds of Skeet. Bought a 26 inch 12 g VHE choked .007 & .009 at the Spring Southern. Found my loads for tight choked guns did not pattern well in it at skeet distances.

Came up with a 3/4 oz load # 9 shot that patterns beautifully at 21 yards. Low recoil too. 16 grs of Red Dot CB 3/4 oz pink wad. Opens up a new chance to shoot for me, local club, average shooters ,its competitive against modern guns. Not going to win any tournaments shooting it low gun, still a lot of fun.

William

[Woodcock survey]

Mr. Davis you are winning the tournament that really counts

[William Davis]

Well said, fun is what it's about.

On Red Dot low Pressure. Lightest load shown by Alliant is 16.5 RD 7/8 oz shot in a AA hull.

However Clay Buster on the CB 0175-12 Bag has Red Dot charges for 3/4 oz loads as light as 15.2 using AA Hulls.

I have loaded as light as 15.7 RD 3/4 & 7/8 oz with clean burns and no problems.

When you go light and if short range look at your shot size. 3/4 oz of 7 1/2 has 262 pellets. 3/4 oz of # 9 has 439. Key to full patterns with light loads is smaller shot. Skeet being close does not need large pellets. Centrifugal force spinning clay close to the trap throws the bird apart when hit.

Long distance target and clay long way from the trap or a hard target like Rabbits needs larger shot. 7/8 oz 7 1/2 in a tight choked gun will break clays to any reasonable distance. 45-50 yards is not too far for 7/8 oz

William