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Good tip will keep my eye out for wad residue. I ordered some new wads from Ballistic Products company yesterday which ought to solve that problem. Weighted the box of hulls over 50 # with 50 to a pound, no reason to over use them.
I have right much BP loading experience from Cartridge rifles and Muzzle loaders. Powder space in something like a 45/70 or 38/55 shell is variable depending on how you load the powder. Dump it's high, dribble through a drop tube much more compact. I tap my cases with a brass rod to settle the powder before inserting the over powder wad. Most cartridge loaders use some compression too. I found I could adjust the wad pressure and make space left for shot fit the crimp exactly. Too much pressure bulged the case just enough to make it hard to chamber. What I am back and forth with is lube. One friend does not use lubed wads, He squirts a little Anti Freeze Water Balistol mix in each tube between stations. Another wipes with a wet patch between, and a third lubes the fiber wad with SPG. My Rifles I use SPG on the grease groves and wipe each shot for best results. If I can load with no need for extra steps it will be an advantage in competion so leaning toward the lubed wads. Although I guess the BP 5 stand they make time allowances between stations for wiping. Very few shoot the BP matches at the Southern. Come out this fall, see if we can get a decent turn out. Bill Last edited by William Davis; 07-18-2014 at 10:51 AM.. Reason: Spell |
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07-18-2014, 06:08 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Last from me on the BP loads and Paper shells.
Back from the Club 5 stand. Half a box 2 1/2 Dram 1 oz other 3 Dram 1 1/8 oz. 3Dram load is the one. 2 1/2 seems a little too light. 3 Dram load not unpleasant to shoot and breaks the clays with authority. Making a run of 100 shells for the Sunday SxS 5 Stand get together now. Most of them are LC Smith shooters. Bill |
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i highly recommend lubed wads the more lube the better, I use 3 drams and 1 0z of #8 for all types of clay targets. that load shoots nice and soft. I like paper hulls too, I trim new cheddite paper hulls from ballistic products down to 2.5 in and use eight point crimp but after fifty shots the barrels could stand a good brushing before shooting some more. I only reload them once and sometimes not at all. I love shooting dirty but most of my friends hate it, to bad for them
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07-19-2014, 03:05 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I've shot quite a bit of BP in shotguns - never found a need for lubed wads. I've shot a 100 to 150 a day - the barrels just get awful dirty. Paper shells with a roll crimp look the best when shooting smoke.
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