8 GAUGE BRASS SHELL TURKEY LOADS

[charlie cleveland]

all of your coponets sound ok now how much of powder and shot do you want to use..your gun sounds like it is in real good shape...how much does it weigh...i would start with a light load and work my way up...a light load would be 40 grains of bluedot and 1 1/2 ounce of lead shot...a medium load 45 grains of blue dot 2 ounce of shot a heavy load 50 grains of bluedot 2 1/2 ounce of shot...when loading the brass shell i would put 2 or 3pellets of black powder by the primer to help have better ignition of the powder plus you need to put some pressure on the over shot wad and use hot glue while holing pressure on the over shot wad...charlie

[WHO]

Charlie, the 8 gauge weighs 12lbs 7oz. I agree with you to start out with a light load. I naturally want to keep the pressure as low as I can (8000 psi max) but still have the killing power out to 40 yards. The last thing I want to do is loose a wounded bird. Actually, the last thing I want to do is ruin my gun and loose some fingers!