28 gauge load

[Jeff Elder]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Really…. 1190 psi????




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It’s what it says. I went to alliant it has same recipe in modern HS shells. I have a Herco for those old shells 7900 but Herco,and Unique has one 8400, but you can’t seem to find that powder. Btw I’m shooting out of a modern gun not a classic. And while I have your attention, I sent you a PM asking about pressure on the Parker 16, but I found that. Could you tell what Parker recommend on their 28? My great grandfathers will be back in my possession in a few months and I’ll start reloading for it. Thank you

[Mike of the Mountain]

I load 2 3/4" Cheddite or Fiocchi hulls with 3/4 oz shot and 14.2g Universal. I use the PT28 wad or the Sport28 wad with a 1/8" nitro card. They run 1200 FPS.

[MaggieMollie]

At various points in time due to supply chain issues, used Unique, Green Dot, Longshot, and HS-6 in 28g. All work well.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Jeff Elder

It’s what it says. I went to alliant it has same recipe in modern HS shells. I have a Herco for those old shells 7900 but Herco,and Unique has one 8400, but you can’t seem to find that powder. Btw I’m shooting out of a modern gun not a classic. And while I have your attention, I sent you a PM asking about pressure on the Parker 16, but I found that. Could you tell what Parker recommend on their 28? My great grandfathers will be back in my possession in a few months and I’ll start reloading for it. Thank you

It may be what it says, but a reasonable person, with reloading experience, would know that simply can't be correct. Most every published 28ga load will have pressures in excess of 8000psi, and usually over 10,000 psi.
I suspect there may have been a dropped digit, either a 1 in front of 1190, or a zero at the end, as those are numbers one would expect.
Green Dot in 28ga is somewhat odd, though common in 20ga.

[Jeff Elder]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

It may be what it says, but a reasonable person, with reloading experience, would know that simply can't be correct. Most every published 28ga load will have pressures in excess of 8000psi, and usually over 10,000 psi.
I suspect there may have been a dropped digit, either a 1 in front of 1190, or a zero at the end, as those are numbers one would expect.
Green Dot in 28ga is somewhat odd, though common in 20ga.

It came out of The handbook of shotshell reloading by Kenneth W Couger. Published in 1984. I bet you are right.