Light loads

[Richard Mason]

I’m looking for a little help on some light loads
I can’t get a manual at this time , in a few weeks
So far

What I have
Cheddite primers 209
Cheddite hulls 2 3/4
Clay buster wads
Competition special short wads
Powder
Hodgdon longshot
Hodgdon international powder

Nickle Plated lead shot in 7 1/2
Nickle Plated lead shot in # 6

I can’t get my hands on the Advantages Reload manual
If any has one , could you please send me a couple picture of the loads they have listed at like 8000 PSI

Please and thanks

[Harold Pickens]

The Hodgdon reloading site has plenty of great info, and would be the first place I'd look.Just Google Hodgdon reloading site. BTW, I assume you're looking for 12 ga?

[john pulis]

Also look at the Claybuster WS. It had loads listed for their various wads and powders.

[Andy]

My experience is most of the Advantages stuff is high pressure high velocity loads. I'd look at the powder load data on their respective web sites as Harold mentioned. 12 gauge?

[Paul Harm]

You don't say how much shot. It sounds like you want target loads and if so 1oz is more than enough. Myself, I use mostly 3/4 and 7/8 for trap where all the birds are on edge. Many of BPI loads are computer generated. In other words they haven't been tested with a pressure barrel for actual pressures. Alliant also has a web site with many loads. You'll have to go to CBers website, or on their bags for 3/4oz 12ga loads.

[Mike of the Mountain]

I have a beautiful 7/8 oz load for 2 3/4" 12g but it's 16g Clays powder.

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

The Hodgdon reloading site has plenty of great info, and would be the first place I'd look.Just Google Hodgdon reloading site. BTW, I assume you're looking for 12 ga?

Yes sir , it’s for a couple Parker 12’s

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Paul Harm

You don't say how much shot. It sounds like you want target loads and if so 1oz is more than enough. Myself, I use mostly 3/4 and 7/8 for trap where all the birds are on edge. Many of BPI loads are computer generated. In other words they haven't been tested with a pressure barrel for actual pressures. Alliant also has a web site with many loads. You'll have to go to CBers website, or on their bags for 3/4oz 12ga loads.

I’ll be honest , I don’t know how much shot to add , I have some charge bars in 1 , 1 1/8 , and 1 1/4

I want light loads for pressure and for kicks as these old guns

I already spent like $500 on stuff , plus a loader , this is a new learning curve for me
I spent all my life loading for big game

[charlie cleveland]

you gona enjoy this new reloading...its hard to get a light load using very much shot 3/4 of and ounce makes for a light load in the 12 ga.....charkie

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

The Hodgdon reloading site has plenty of great info, and would be the first place I'd look.Just Google Hodgdon reloading site. BTW, I assume you're looking for 12 ga?

I spent a couple hours on that site looking loads with the powders I have and the primers , hulls

The only thing I have that is not on the loads is the wads

The wads I have are claybusters in 1 1/8 and 1 1/4
Now I did find some light loads with that amount of shot , but in different wads , they used GU 1225

Is it ok to switch out wads for what I have and it shouldn’t change the pressure much ,
Or should I just try to find those GU1225 wads


Also
I have another bag of wads made by ballistic products, they called 12 gauge target & light field loads
I’m thinking they for 1 ounce loads of shot

Thanks for the help , I’m getting excited about learning this , only wish it was easy to find new bulls and stuff , getting hard up here in Canada to find it