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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Acceptable variance in shot and charge weights? |
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Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:59 am
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Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Posts: 179
Location: United States of America (Wisconsin)
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Just curious...what do you feel is acceptable variances in shot and charge weights when reloading?
Let's just say you're using a 1oz. charge bar and the load requires 22.5 gr of powder.
What +/- variability is acceptable? |
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Posted:
Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:23 am
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Joined: 17 Jan 2005
Posts: 138
Location: Parma, OH
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I've heard +/- 0.2 grains for powder and +/- 5 grains for shot for hunting loads. The variation I'm sure increases with a reloader like a MEC, PW, etc. Maybe 0.5 gr for powder and 10-15 grains of shot if you're using a reloader?
Mike Doerner |
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Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:51 pm
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Joined: 29 Jun 2007
Posts: 302
Location: Maricopa County, Arizona
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If you are using bushings, the variance will not be as close as a UCB. On my MEC with the UCB and using the PC red baffle, my powder variance is 1/10+- grain or closer. Most of the time it throws the exact charge. On the Shot side with #8 shot it is + or - 6 pellets what ever that is. When I set the Pellet charge of the UCB that seems as close as I can get with my scale.
I like the UCB, some do not. In my estimation the PC powder baffle is a must if ya got a MEC. |
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Posted:
Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:12 pm
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Joined: 05 Jun 2007
Posts: 156
Location: Martinsburg WV.
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The powder baffel definitly made a world of difference on my mec.
I also love the ucb. I can usually get to where Iam with in a 1/10 of a grain of powder also, and about +/- 3 BB's. Which I think if I remeber correctly with 8 shot was about 1 to 1 1/2 grain on my scale. |
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