buckshot loads

[wayne goerres]

Buckshot is not allowed in Ga. Did you see the PM I sent you last week Charlie. There was something pretty interesting in it.

[6pt-Sika]

Lets see I've loaded buck for the 10 , 12 , 16 and 20 . Parkers , Smiths and Foxs along with a single Ithaca NID and a W&C Scott .

And I'm now dicking around with home cast/loaded slugs in the 10 and 12 .

But what I do with these guns loaded as such may not constitute what you are referring to . 90% of the time when I have a shotgun with buck or slug I also have a rifle up the tree with me in case the deer is further then I care to shoot with the shotgun or if the deer is big in the head gear I'm going to pound him with a rifle .

So yes I use them but generally it's more of an option for me .

And with that being said I've killed deer with the 10 using 000 , 00 , 0 and 1 buck . In the 12 with home cast slug and factory loaded slug(factory loaded sabot ammo was used in a rifled gun) . in the 16 with #1 buck and in the 20 with factory loaded sabot slugs (a rifled gun).

This coming season the tops on my hit parade will be the 10 gauge with 0000, #2 , #3 buck and slugs , the 12 gauge with 0 Buck , the 16 with Brenneke slug , the 20 gauge with #2 and #3 buck as well as Brennneke slug .

[Mark Garrett]

6pt-Sika , Do you have tested data for buckshot loads for the short 10ga ? I have wanting to shoot some hogs with my NID, and shoot a deer or two with it this coming season .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mark Garrett

6pt-Sika , Do you have tested data for buckshot loads for the short 10ga ? I have wanting to shoot some hogs with my NID, and shoot a deer or two with it this coming season .

Define tested !

If you mean did I send them to someone to check pressure etc the answer is a definite NO !

If you mean have I shot them and used them over and over the answer is a definitive YES .

[Mark Garrett]

If they work for you they should be fine for me , would you mind sharing the loads ?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mark Garrett

If they work for you they should be fine for me , would you mind sharing the loads ?

In my 10 gauge guns I use 30 grains of SR7625 a Remington SP-10 wad and either six 0000 , eight 000 , twelve 00 , twelve 0 , sixteen #1 , twentytwo #2 and twentysix #3 pellets . I also add some type of granulated buffer .

When I run out of SR7625 I'll switch over to Universal Clays .

With the 16 gauge I used 21 grains of Unique with the Claybuster knockoff of the WAA16 wad and ten #1 pellets . Again with some buffer .

In the 12 gauge I used SR7625 and 0 Buck with the Claybuster knockoff of the WAA12 wad but off the top of my head I don't remember the number of pellets or amount of powder . Also use buffer in this one .

I have data for the others in my loading room , if I remember I'll get it tomorrow or some time soon .

But again I reiterate this stuff worked in my guns , but as to whether it works or is safe in someone elses shotgun that's yet to be seen . I dare say none of my shotgun loads are what I'd call hot other then possibly my 28 gauge and 410 loads .

I will also say this and some folks may or may not agree . But I use the same powder charge in the 10 gauge with buckshot , birdshot or slugs . Same can be said for the 12 , 16 and 20 . Now with that being said the shot or slug weight are pretty much the same in each gauge . For the 10 I stay around 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 with the 12 I stay around 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 , with the 16 I try to stay around 1 to 1 1/8 and with the 20 I try to stay at 7/8 to 1 ounce .

[6pt-Sika]

I forgot to mention with all my buckshot loads if the star crimp on the top isn't flat I'll add an overshot card just to keep the crimp relatively flat and usually put a drop of candle wax right in the middle of the crimp just to make sure the buffer doesn't seep out .

While it may sound like a lot of trouble it really isn't as I rarely load more then ten of this or ten of that at a time . Matter of fact for the 10's each season I have 10-12 of each shot size loaded and waiting . I could decide on one size blah blah blah and make it a heck of a lot easier but I kinda like trying this then that etc etc etc .