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Dave in Maine
PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:07 pm  Reply with quote



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I'm looking for loads using 700X - I fell into an 8 pounder of it and the price was very right.
I would prefer loads for 16 or 20 ga, preferably short (2.5 inch) hulls. If I can use fiber wads, so much the better.
I have a couple lower-pressure loads using it for the 12 ga.

I'm told this is a relatively fast powder, but hey, it is what it is. It's like the wise man said: "when the universe drops Cameron Diaz into your lap feeding you popcorn and showering you with kisses, you find a way to put up with her sh*t".

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4setters
PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:28 pm  Reply with quote
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Dave, I've got about 25 loads for 700x in 2 and 3/4 hulls in a Xcell spreadsheet. About half are "old" loads from Lyman's 1st or an undated Du Pont Handloader Guide and about half are from Hodgdon data that they posted on their website in 2007. I don't have any 2 and 1/2 inch data, per se. Let me know if you want what I have--Ill post it here or PM you with it.

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fn16ga
PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:28 am  Reply with quote
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Have you seen these

http://www.16ga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14233&highlight=700x

And this one (MARK) MSM2019 had tested

Federal 2 3/4" 16ga. hull w/paper basewad
Winchester 209 primer
16.0 grains 700-X powder
DownRange DR-16 wad
7/8 oz. # 7 1/2 West Coast magnum lead shot
Crimp Depth - .060" - .065"
Crimp type - Fold
Wad column seating pressure - 30 lbs.

Shot String - 6 rounds

Velocity

Average - 1260 FPS
Hi - 1275 FPS
Lo - 1245 FPS
ES - 30 FPS
Sd - 11 FPS

Pressure

Average - 8163 PSI
ES - 1160 PSI
Sd - 470 PSI
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MSM2019
PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:53 am  Reply with quote



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Yes I did have that 7/8 oz. 700-X load tested.

Really nice target load using #7 1/2 and it has also taken Sharptails and Huns this fall using #7 shot.

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Dave in Maine
PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:23 am  Reply with quote



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Location: Maine

Thanks!

The two with the short Cheddite hull - behind the link, where the folks at Precision Reloading tested them - look like winners, though the one is a bit hot, pressure-wise.

I have a mess of RST short Cheddite hulls and a bag of DR-16s looking at me, taking up space.

So far so good. Still, going to keep looking for more loads.

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