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Getting this in late. 837.

Has anyone used WST in the 16? I reload mostly 3/4 and 7/8 oz for practice and haven't been able to restock my usual powders (Red Dot/Promo and Clays) for those loads. I did find a jug of WST which ...

Unique and 20/28 have the same burn rate. They have different densities, 20/28 being more dense, so are not equivalent in volume for a given weight. You can use the same recipes for both by weight f ...

I have reloaded the 12-gauge B&P hulls and found them to retain heat after firing, much more so than other shells. No idea why this should be, but it's very noticeable.

I shoot skeet, trap, and sporting clays with my 16-gauge Citori White Lightning. Never have felt handicapped with it, and I reload shot weights of 3/4, 7/8, and 1 oz respectively for the three games. ...

I load 7/8 oz in the SG-16 wad and drop a 28-gauge overshot card on top of the shot. Flattens the crimp and has no effect on patterns that I can see. Much easier than stuffing a filler in the wad.

I think the silver colored bases are actually zinc coated steel. A magnet will tell. Winchester made a bunch of those at their own plant back in the 1990s after they dropped the compression formed h ...

My source tells me alliant does not make powders.

Alliant makes powders at their Radford, VA, plant. Some rifle powders are outsourced, but AFAIK all their shotgun powders are made in house.

My 2021 White Lightning came with a 1/2" thick Iside, which I replaced with a 1" Iside. Got it from Browning cheaper than Midwest.

A thin 28-gauge overshot card dropped on top of the shot before the crimp starter station will take care of your problem.

Alliant says 20/28 produces the same pressure as Unique by charge weight. It was formulated to be more dense because when Winchester went to HS hulls in the 28 gauge, they were shorter and the normal ...

Hmm. Now I wonder about my 1100 barrel. It's the right length at 21" and has rifle sights, but it's also marked MOD. It does have some choke, according to my crude measurements with a micromet ...

1, as in Numbah Won.

Activs had more volume than any other available hull. I use data for Federal hulls in the Activs. Even then the crimps are usually dished a bit.

I have been shooting 3/4 oz of shot using Clays powder. A 28 gauge fiber wad in the shot cup takes up the needed space using an SG-16 wad. Nice cloud of fiber feathers to commemorate a broken clay p ...