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Topic: Boss shot shells
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 50
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PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:39 pm   Subject: Boss shot shells
Isn't 11500 PSI the SAAMI max for 16 ga. It looks like some of these at room temp were over that, but its hard to read the picture. Might be an issue for a day that starts out cold then warms as the s ...
Topic: Who would be interested in purchasing 16 gauge die sets
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 24
Views: 15817

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:59 am   Subject: Who would be interested in purchasing 16 gauge die sets
I'd be all for it.
You may get the same answer as I've gotten from wad manufacturers, press manufacturers, etc, Just not enough money in it for the.
So it goes
Topic: Fiocchi Base Wad Separation
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 1
Views: 2825

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 4:38 am   Subject: Fiocchi Base Wad Separation
A lot the cheaper off brand European shells like Dianas and Kemens are subject to base wad separation and cracking. I usually wind up pitching them if I get them from the range.
Topic: Pacific 16 reloader part wanted.
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 6
Views: 4627

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 4:36 am   Subject: Pacific 16 reloader part wanted.
Best thing to do is look on E bay and other auction sites, they come up once in a while and disappear just as fast.
Topic: Refrigerator Magnet Trick for MEC 600
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 14
Views: 10721

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 3:50 am   Subject: Refrigerator Magnet Trick for MEC 600
I solved all the problems I had with MEC presses by selling them and buying better presses, best move I made.
Topic: RIO.Hulls
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 5
Views: 4370

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 4:17 am   Subject: RIO.Hulls
I've got about 100 once fired 16 gauge RIO's that were given to me, you can have every one of them if you want. Just my opinion on this but compared to the 16 gauge Cheddites the Rios aren't worth the ...
Topic: RIO.Hulls
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 5
Views: 4370

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 3:25 am   Subject: RIO.Hulls
I've got about 100 once fired 16 gauge RIO's that were given to me, you can have every one of them if you want. Just my opinion on this but compared to the 16 gauge Cheddites the Rios aren't worth the ...
Topic: Browning 16 ga shotshells
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 4
Views: 4525

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 4:49 am   Subject: Browning 16 ga shotshells
I picked up several at the SxS shoot in Michigan last spring. They are Cheddite hulls much like Winchesters Cheddite hulls.
Since Winchester is making the ammo for Browning and Winchester hasn't mad ...
Topic: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 22
Views: 14404

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:31 am   Subject: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
Back to the original load, the Federal BB in 16 ga.. One must ask, how far can I kill geese with #2 steel? Now, after answering that, the litmus test for the BB load is this: will it pattern reliably ...
Topic: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 22
Views: 14404

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:31 am   Subject: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
Back to the original load, the Federal BB in 16 ga.. One must ask, how far can I kill geese with #2 steel? Now, after answering that, the litmus test for the BB load is this: will it pattern reliably ...
Topic: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 22
Views: 14404

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:29 am   Subject: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
Back to the original load, the Federal BB in 16 ga.. One must ask, how far can I kill geese with #2 steel? Now, after answering that, the litmus test for the BB load is this: will it pattern reliably ...
Topic: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 22
Views: 14404

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 3:52 am   Subject: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
While bismuth and tungsten are quite expensive, is steel shot really more expensive than lead?

It seems to me that the cost differential between steel and lead is not very much.
The shot itself is ...
Topic: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 22
Views: 14404

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 3:00 am   Subject: Re: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
From Federal.

This is new to me.
If anything as was stated I think you'd be hindering your self with that low a pellet count, which I got 65 pellets in a 15/16 oz load.
If I'm adventurous enough ...
Topic: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 22
Views: 14404

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:32 am   Subject: Re: 16 Gauge Steel Goose Load
From Federal.

This is new to me.
If anything as was stated I think you'd be hindering your self with that low a pellet count, which I got 65 pellets in a 15/16 oz load.
If I'm adventurous enough ...
Topic: Using Vectan at real savings
16GAwaterfowler

Replies: 9
Views: 6395

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:03 am   Subject: Using Vectan at real savings
Tons of info on using Vectan powders for target loads. But it's over at SGW. For 16ga, there's not as much data published or guys testing it, as well as very few folks posting about 16ga target load ...
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