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Thanks for the heads up Deano but it's one of those dangerous damascus guns. What a beautiful gun but I don't know what use I'd have for 26" barrels on a 10. When I do pull the trigger on one it will have 32" tubes.
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4756 is not a good powder for lite loads in the 16ga better suited for 1oz and even better for 1 1/8 oz . Never seen any data for 3/4 oz or 7/8oz .
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09-19-2015, 08:16 AM | #5 | ||||||
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Daryl
I am getting good results in the 16 with Green Dot, 3/4 and 7/8 oz loads. This after many dead ends. Key is the right wad Downranges DR 16 is back in stock, anybody loading light 16's ought to lay in a supply of DR 16's. Other wads you have to use fillers The Blue DR is made for light loads. William |
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09-19-2015, 08:30 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Thanks Bill, I've been using the DR wad for a few years with 20/28 and it has worked well. What load are you using with GD for 3/4 and 7/8oz.?
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09-19-2015, 01:34 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Daryl
14 grs with 3/4 oz. 15.7 with 7/8 oz. 16 gauge . My P-W bushings don't have a charge drop between the two. 14 is about perfect for targets. 15.7 and 7/8 has more recoil than I like. I have an adaptor that allows MEC bushings in a P-W press, am going to see if I can drop back on the 15.7. MEC 25 or 26 ought to do it. Will see. All my 16 G base knowledge came from the 16 Gauge Society spread sheets. Good reference for old data no longer published. William |
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09-20-2015, 07:30 AM | #8 | ||||||
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Loaded up a few more Green Dot 16 G Using a MEC 28 bushing dropped 14.7 Green Dot. Hope this will tame the 7/8 oz load just a bit.
3/4 oz am staying with 14 grs of Green Dot and just ran off a hundred to shoot in the Trojan next week. Caution, always check your powder measure drops with a scale, and my load may not be safe in your gun. William |
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09-24-2015, 11:14 AM | #9 | ||||||
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After shooting 16 gauge guns exclusively for the past 30 years I have settled on two powders. Unique for 7/8th ounce and light 1 ounce loads and HS6 (Winchester 540) for heavier field use in modern (post 1930s) guns. I used to use Blue Dot for 1 1/8th ounce loads but found I could get just as many birds with a 1 ounce load and avoid the abuse of the 1 1/8th load in my light 16 doubles.
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