I shoot 19grs of RD and 1 1/16oz of shot [ adj charge bar ]. Maybe it's just me, but I find with the 10ga, the load height to the top of the shell is critical. It seems the bigger diameter shell with the same wall thickness is a bit weaker than a 12ga. If I don't get it right the shell will buckle around the cushion area of the wad. Because I had 2 5/8" shells at one time, and still have them, I just vary the height with more or less 16ga 1/2" fiber wads inside the plastic wad [ before the shot ]. With a fold crimp you don't need any overshot wads, and in the past if I used too thick a OS card I'd get holes in the pattern. I know some guys didn't get that problem, but I never use more than a .028 OS card. Try using different thickness of 16ga cushion wads to change the load height. Once you find something that gives you a nice crimp, measure the distance to the top of the shell and you'll know what you'll need for any length shell. Hope this helps - good luck.
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