7/8 ounce 16-gauge loads

[Researcher]

Anyone have a good 7/8 ounce load for the old W/W compression formed 16-gauge hulls?

I've been making my 7/8 ounce 16-gauge loads with the DR16 wad in the purple Federal hulls with American Select.

For decades I've loaded one ounce in the W/W CF 16-gauge hulls with the WAA16, and later CB0100-16, with WSF. The load with the * in the Winchester Ball Powder Loading Guide.

I see in the years since last time I did any loading, something new has been added --

http://www.claybusterwads.com/index....8-16-load-data

However, they don't give any load data for the long out of production W/W CF hulls.

[john pulis]

have you checked Hogdons site? also have you called claybuster?

[Eric Wood]

For my 7/8 oz load I use Cheddite 2 1/2” hull/15.3 gr. Greendot/ BPI SG16 wad. Nice low pressure load.

[Keith Doty]

Eric, have you, by chance, had that load tested? I'm getting a press set up for my 2 1/2" 16 gauges and will soon (I hope) be loading my own and am looking for low pressure hunting and clays loads for 16 ga. 2 1/2".

[Eric Wood]

Originally Posted by Keith Doty

Eric, have you, by chance, had that load tested? I'm getting a press set up for my 2 1/2" 16 gauges and will soon (I hope) be loading my own and am looking for low pressure hunting and clays loads for 16 ga. 2 1/2".

No I haven't had it tested. I got the Load from the 16 ga group on Yahoo. If the load has been tested it will say or who the load came from. My load I use is from FN16ga. He posts on the 16 ga. Society site. I trust His data. His load is 15.5 gr Greendot 3/4 oz with SG16 wad for 1177 FPS and 7400 PSI. Cheddite hull and primer.

So I use his 3/4 oz load too but bumped it up to 7/8oz and dropped to 15.3. That just happens to be what my bushing drops. I use this load in my 16 ga Fox.

For what ever reason I load both 3/4 oz and 7/8 oz. about equally. Very mild loads in my light Sterlingworth and crushes clays. I’m sure it would be good on game with the appropriate shot size for the game you hunt.

[Double Lab]

Dave;

Try this link. It should give you a good start so I hope it opens for you. If you have a supply of 20/28 powder I can vouch for the DR16 load with 3/4oz. Let me know if it works for you.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#la...ts?projector=1

[Harry Collins]

Case: 16 ga. Winchester
Primer: Winchester 209
Powder: 15.8 gr. International Clays Wad: DR16
Shot: 7/8 oz. lead
1,150 fps @ 6,200 psi

I use this load for everything.

[Keith Doty]

Thanks for sharing that Harry, that's about EXACTLY where I want to be. I had some conversation with RST and they said their 2 1/2 Max-lite 12 ga. was about 6200 psi, well within my "sweet spot". My goal is to stay under 7.5K with all my 2 1/2" guns. No reason to beat up century old walnut OR a shooter who long ago saw the half century mark, don't consider doves and quail dangerous game. I happen to have a big ol' jug of international I use in the 12 gauges. I don't recognize the DR16 wad, whose is it? Source?

[john pulis]

dr is downrange wads, the 16 wad is ideal for 3/4 and ok for 7/8. they can be purchased thru grafs, precision, and recobs. a little more expensive than claybuster but they load well in rst-cheddite 2&1/2 hulls. i use the BP 16 for 7/8. Skeet Shooting magazine published a listing of loads using both wads with the now defunct pb and 7625 along with Universal and International. those are now on the hogdons site. I had loads tested by precision using 20/28. dr-16, 3/4 from 12-20 grains in rst 2&1/2 hulls. i settled on 20 g 20-28, pressure was in the 5-6 range, 1100 or so fps with a mec 600, short kit. nice crimps and i got 3-5 loadings before the hulls turned black and crimps shredded. worked for me. nice recoil. i thought the International loads kicked more, but that could be in my mind. i had lots of 20/28 from 20 gauge skeet.

good shooting,
John

[Harry Collins]

CB0078-16 Claybuster Wad list the same data as the Down Range wad for 7/8oz loads. Another Claybuster load with the same wad and WW hull: Win. 209 PB 17.4 1150 5900