Short Ten Winchester Super Field (WSF) Loads: Test Results

[Victor Wasylyna]

Originally Posted by Aaron Beck

How are you metering the bismuth, by weight or volume?

For testing purposes, everything was precisely weighted.

In practice, shot and powder are volumetrically metered using the appropriate MEC charge bar and bushing.

-Victor

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Victor Wasylyna

For testing purposes, everything was precisely weighted.

In practice, shot and powder are volumetrically metered using the appropriate MEC charge bar and bushing.

-Victor

I’m like you when I first started loading Bismith I weighed each load , now I just drop it as I would lead shot .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Joe Wheeler

Thank you for these.

The powder WST is the Winchester WSF Ball Powder correct?

No it isn’t ! There’s WSF and there’s also WST . As stated WSF is Winchester Super Field and WST is Winchester Super Target . There’s also a WSH Winchester Super Handicap . I took pics of WST and WSH but sorry to say all my WSF is in at the shop .

[Joe Wheeler]

Thanks for clarifying it for me.

[Rob Lewis]

Your post is old, but I just wanted to Thank You for sharing your pressure test data.

[Victor Wasylyna]

Rob:

You are welcome. This is still my go-to load for 10 gauge. I use 24 grains of WSF and 1.25 ounces of shot (lead or bismuth, depending on the target). Smokes clays and kills ducks dead.

-Victor

[6pt-Sika]

I’ve got 8 plus pounds of WSF . Was using it for 16 gauge , but since I e just about quit shooting the 16’s now I think I’ll try some of your WSF 26 grains with 1 1/4 ounces of shot . And just so happens I have a fair amount of fired 10 gauge hulls both green Remington’s as well as red RST/Cheddites . Perhaps a box of each .

[Victor Wasylyna]

Craig:

Start with 24 grains. I think you will find 26 grains a bit too spicy (high velocity).

-Victor

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Victor Wasylyna

Craig:

Start with 24 grains. I think you will find 26 grains a bit too spicy (high velocity).

-Victor

Well I thought that as well after making my post . I took screenshots of all three pressure test sheets . I’ve gotten a pretty decent number of 1 1/4 ounce loads , several 1 1/8 ounce loads , a couple ounce loads and one 1 1/2 ounce load . Seems SR7625 , Unique , Red Dot , Green Dot , WSF , W572 and Universal Clays all fit in , in atleast one weight range and some several weight ranges .

[6pt-Sika]

I loaded 25 with REM hulls using the MEC 25 bushing which supposedly drops 23.8 of WST and did the same with RST/Cheddar cheese hulls only difference I used a 3/8” 16 wad in the RST’s . Today I decided to try the MEC 24 which supposedly drops 23 grains of WST . Tuesday I shot two of the 23.8 loads and they weren’t bad in an EH 2 frame 28” .