Over shot card

[Harry Collins]

Buddy,

Many of us that reload 10 gauge with 1 1/8 or even 1 1/4 oz of shot place various shot cards in the bottom on an SP 10 plastic wad to accomplish the same thing you are. I'm shooting these 10 gauge shells in an 1881 Lifter Parker with Twist Steel barrels with impunity (so far). I would not worry about it.

Harry

[edgarspencer]

I’m having a hard time believing Buddy was serious. One overshot card weighs about the same as two or three #8 pellets. Most presses drop far more pellets deviation. Run 10 drops. Weigh them. The deviation will make an overshot card seem light compared to the tiniest fart.

[6pt-Sika]

In my 10 gauge 1 1/4 and 1 1/8 ounce loads I use a folded crimp I ALSO put an overshot card on top the shot to help and keep my crimps as flat as possible . I HATE pulling a shell out with a concave crimp . It also cuts down on needing candle wax to close any wee shot seeping holes in the middle of the crimp star .