herco powder

[Cal Lego]

I found a 10 gauge load on BRI site using 30 grains Herco and 1-1/4 oz shot in a 2-5/8" case. Shot these in Winchester 1901 using #6 (I know-nothing politically correct for trap). It broke the birds way way out there too!

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Cal Lego

I found a 10 gauge load on BRI site using 30 grains Herco and 1-1/4 oz shot in a 2-5/8" case. Shot these in Winchester 1901 using #6 (I know-nothing politically correct for trap). It broke the birds way way out there too!

What is the BRI site? Can you give us a link to it? Thanks.

[Cal Lego]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

What is the BRI site? Can you give us a link to it? Thanks.

Sorry about the BRI name. It's "Ballistic Products Incorporated" (BPI). Been mixing up my acronyms.

The link to the 10 gauge data is: (now corrected in first post)

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/bpi...a040504105.pdf

I substituted a Remington SP10 for their Decimax wad.

[Bill Murphy]

I have never shot my 1901 Winchester but now that I have read Cal's post, I may go out and shoot her a bit. These guns are plenty strong, but the 12 1/2" stock and severe drop makes them fairly unsuitable for serious shotgunning.

[Cal Lego]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I have never shot my 1901 Winchester These guns are plenty strong, but the 12 1/2" stock and severe drop makes them fairly unsuitable for serious shotgunning.

Thanks Bill for the info on the gun being strong & all. It appears to be in great shape mechanically and just a few light pits ahead of the forcing cone area.

Someone butchered the butt stock even shorter and am keeping an eye out for a replacement.

[Paul Harm]

Those leather slip on pads are great to make a stock longer. Cut some leather shims to put inside to make one even longer. And for the drop in those old stocks - just learn to shoot them with your head up, not down and out like a turtle. With light loads you won't feel the recoil anyways. Charlie, was your data useing paper wads ? They usually have less pressure than useing plastic. Just from feel - the same load useing plastic wads kick alot more then when useing paper wads. Paul