need recipe for 20 ga VH

[Mike of the Mountain]

I shoot a Trojan 20g and a VH 20g and use factory shells in both. Fiocchi, Nobel, Remington, RST, etc... I also reload 20g, both 2 3/4" and 2 1/2" and have some good loads that I've used and never had any issues with factory or reloaded ammo.

[James L. Martin]

Here's a load that's listed on the Hodgdon website. It's for 20ga 2 3/4 " Cheddite but I use it for new Cheddite 2 1/2 " hulls with a roll crimp. It all fits in perfectly. 20ga 2 1/2 new Cheddite hull , Cheddite 209 , Fed 20s1 ,Universal 17.0 grains , 7/8 oz , 20ga overshot wad , roll crimp , 1200 fps , 8900 psi.

[Terry Schneider]

https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/default.aspx

Look here for loads.

[Mike of the Mountain]

If you remove your stock, properly and carefully, and check the inletted head to see if it's good wood or if it's soaked with old gun oil, that will give you a good idea on the condition of the stock. You can always do a glass bed reinforcement or have a smith/stocker do it for you if that would alleviate any concerns you may have.

[Mike of the Mountain]

2 1/2" Cheddite hulls
13.2g Green Dot
SW 20 or Sport 20S BP wads
3/4 oz shot

for a spreader load I use the BP Brush Wad and you can add an X-Stream Spreader insert on top of the brush wad to really open the pattern up for close work.