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I haven't reloaded any yet. I am using AA feather lite #22 mec powder bushing and ballistics products wad part # 072src , inside dimensions are similar to the STS hulls I normally use
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How much powder ? Different powder charges can be thrown by different people using the same bushing, so telling us what bushing you're using isn't much help. Paper shells after a couple of reloads will get burn holes just above the brass and should be discarded. They are fun to shoot and look cool with a roll crimp. I like to use paper wads also.
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how ya doing mr. harm ... my #22 mec powder bushing throws between 12 and 12.2 grains of AA LITE every time. I like paper wads also but do you know anyone who makes them. it takes me a lot of time to make them. in 2 3/4 in shells I load 15.0 grains with a 3/4 oz of #9 shot for skeet, using the AA lite. say are we going to have a SxS shoot this winter
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Paul, you can get paper wads from www.circlefly.com - just tell Craig what you're loading and he'll be glad to help. I get the 1/2" thick cushion wads - they're easy to split in case you need to make up a different thickness, like 3/4". That and a .125 over powder wad, and a .028 over shot card. Your wad is for a 1oz load, but I didn't see in BP's description if it was for a straight walled hull. Is that hull you bought straight walled ? When I use plastic wads I like to use a shorter wad in the 2 1/2" shell. I use Claybuster wads [ which are way cheaper than BP's wads ] and use the CB-3118-12AR , which is a 1 1/8oz wad and load 7/8oz of shot in it. Because of it's lower cushion area, it loads very nice. About the winter shoot. If I thought there would be enough interest I'd have one. Have to wait and see.
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Paul, we buy wholesale so our price is a bit cheaper. I see Precision reloading [ www.precisionreloading.com ] has Claybuster wads and they're $9.99 for 500 where as the BP's wads are $7.89 for 250. BP's items I feel are way over priced. Precision usually carries the same product for less.
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hi paul....the wads I am using in the paper hulls I shorten to 2.5 in. part # 072src are a non taper design they are with in a couple of thou. of inch from top to bottom. in 2 3/4 in. hulls I use clay buster wad part #cb1100-12 , I normally load 7/8 oz in this wad but when I use STS plastic hulls I load 1oz of shot in the same wad. I don't shoot the 1oz much any more . I practice mostly with clay buster #cb0175-12 with 15 grans of AA LITE in modern guns I shoot in skeet tourneys . I am starting to load black powder , what do think would be a nice starting point with these paper hulls?
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11-20-2013, 09:30 AM | #9 | ||||||
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You may already know, but use only paper wads when loading BP because the plastic wads will melt in your barrel leaving a mess. A nice light load is 1oz of shot with 70grs of 3F. Back when I liked to feel the " push " of a BP load [ and liked to scare my friends who had no idea that I was shooting BP ] I'd load 94grs of 2F and 1 1/8oz of shot. Because of the cost of BP, I quit doing it. There's 7000grs in a pound, and at 70grs per shot you get 100 loads per pound. Because 3F burns faster than 2F, you can use less and get the same results.
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11-20-2013, 09:51 AM | #10 | ||||||
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If you need BP, Grafs has it the cheapest, I think. They're at www.grafs.com - their reenactor powder only 11.95 - the 2 or 3F is 15.95 a pound. Last time I bought it , I got 20lbs to help with the haz mat fee of $27. That spread it out to a little over a buck a pound. Don't know what the " reenactor " powder is, first time I saw it. Maybe give them a call and find out.
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