10 Gauge Supplies TOW

[Keith Doty]

Interesting. I am using Winchester large pistol primers and Longshot powder and am having no issue with ignition. I'm getting a nice clean burn (no powder un-burnt, very little powder residue in spent hull) in TOW 2 7/8" 10 ga. brass hulls w/ 1 1/4 oz. I DID initially load half a dozen that were too light and DID get a less than perfect burn, only about 900 FPS (I have a chrony that reads reliably shotshells). You could tell they were a bit lame when fired.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Keith Doty

Interesting. I am using Winchester large pistol primers and Longshot powder and am having no issue with ignition. I'm getting a nice clean burn (no powder un-burnt, very little powder residue in spent hull) in TOW 2 7/8" 10 ga. brass hulls w/ 1 1/4 oz. I DID initially load half a dozen that were too light and DID get a less than perfect burn, only about 900 FPS (I have a chrony that reads reliably shotshells). You could tell they were a bit lame when fired.

Its seems results vary significantly between powders and load methods using large pistol primers and brass shells with smokeless. One method ive read about to resolve potential ignition problems is to just take a fiber wad, punch a primer diameter hole in the center and glue it in the bottom of the case as a homemade base wad. I could see issues with that though like it coming loose and getting lodge in the bore and not realizing it. Im sure each powder has different characteristics when its comes to ideal pressures for a clean burn and how easy they are to ignite etc. I keep procrastinating on order brass shells, I wonder if I should order them milled for American 209s or Cheddites.