Revived an old favorite.

[Eric Johanen]

Along with the black powder loads used on Sunday, I tried 8 smoke less loads using Hodgdon's Clay's powder. Past spring I was finally able to lay in a 8# keg of this powder and used it for the first time last week. I wanted to load Federal 2.75 " paper hulls with Remington primers, 18.5 gains of Clay's, Remington TGT 12 (I use the Claybuster clone), and 1 ounce of #7.5 shot. 1180 fps @ 6000 psi. Closed with a 6 point crimp. I had to drop 2 bushing sizes using MEC bushings. The old lot used a #32 bushing for 18.7 grains of powder. New lot went 19.1 grains with the #31 bushing and 17.8 grains using the #30 bushing. 17.8 average broke targets with authority and little felt recoil. Seems to be comparable performance to the old powder lot loading and just as effective. Temp. was 24 degrees and no off sounding loads. I use this load in both Damascus and steel barrels and it is easy on the guns. I'm loading a good sized batch now for use this season.

[charlie cleveland]

sounds like a good load to me...i have used clays in a few 10 ga loads also works well in it...charlie