Fiber Wads and Smokeless Powder for Short 10 Gauge

[charlie cleveland]

look at pete lesters 10 ga loading sheet posted here....charlie

[Alex Dawes]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

look at pete lesters 10 ga loading sheet posted here....charlie

I did and the couple in there list 31 grains of Red Dot with card wad OP with filler. That's seems like a pretty stiff charge since most of the target loads I see on here are around 20 grains if loaded with a plastic wad. I was nervous about a load with 150% charge since I was under the impression fiber wads loaded with exact charges typically only drop 1000 PSI or so. Am I crazy for thinking this or should I just use the loads as listed? Thanks! I do apologize. I'm a newby to 10 gauge smokeless reloading. I've been using black powder up to this point.

[Alex Dawes]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

look at pete lesters 10 ga loading sheet posted here....charlie

Looking at these loads with pressure data is what gave me pause with the 31 grain figure:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22015

[6pt-Sika]

I realize it isn’t fiber wads but I use 18.6 of Red Dot with the SP-10 with two 16 ga 1/8” nitro wads in the bottom of the cup and 1 1/8 ounces of shot . Not saying to go out and buy SP-10 wads but you oughtta be able to adapt it some sort of way as it’s quite lite in my opinion .

[Alex Dawes]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I realize it isn’t fiber wads but I use 18.6 of Red Dot with the SP-10 with two 16 ga 1/8” nitro wads in the bottom of the cup and 1 1/8 ounces of shot . Not saying to go out and buy SP-10 wads but you oughtta be able to adapt it some sort of way as it’s quite lite in my opinion .

I got into wanting to go smokeless at the wrong time. SP-10s are going for fairly outrageous prices. I just backed of a Gunbroker lot that's made it to $31 without shipping even factored in and 9 hours left. I don't mind black, but my hunting buddies are getting a little tired of not being able to see after I shoot

Any thoughts on starting with similar load data as the SP-10 then building up the wad column and using overshot cards? I can't imagine any pressure issues with those combos, but like I said I don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone has already found something okay. 31 grains from the Hercules manual seems excessive, but if someone is using it I'd love to know how it's working.