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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Remington #12 shot? |
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:09 am
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I recently purchased one full case(2 flats) of Remington Green & Gold box, 16 gauge ammo, off of a friend of mine, who was acting as the seller for an old family friend. Beings that I'm the only person he knows with a 16 gauge, he came to me first. When I went looking to see what shot size the shells were the only thing I could find on the box, was something about #12 shot. I asked an older family member, who remembers #12, being big in skeet shooting and they referred to it as "Dust", when it was being made. I've shoot a few boxes, on the local skeet field, it does a good job at breaking targets, but it's alot louder then the newer ammo, I sometimes shoot. Has anyone heard of anything like this?
I wrote Remington, with no response so far. |
Last edited by Browningfan369 on Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:06 am; edited 1 time in total
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:18 pm
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I use No 12 that I buy from Ballistic Products to load handgun shotshells. I like the pattern density it provides in the (relatively) tiny payload of a revolver. However, the Moccasins here in S. Florida don't share my enthusiasm.
Never seen it or used it in a "real" shotshell.
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:58 pm
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The only use I've seen for it is .22 caliber shotshells.
I use #10 in my handgun shot loadings.
I've also heard #12 called "dust" shot.
I would never buy #12 in regular shotshells unless the price was right - as in almost free. |
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Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:50 pm
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| I've used #12 handloads in a .410 for shooting sparrows and starlings around the farm. The tiny shot is very deadly on small birds, but only within about 20-25 yards. It is good inside barns 'cuz it doesn't penetrate the walls or roof. I can't think of much else that it would be good for, especially loaded in a 16. Maybe shooting "late season" grasshoppers? |
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:06 am
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| Back in my Florida days when I was also young and dumb enough to try and hunt anything that would fly, I was loading 1/4 ounce, #12 shot .410 loads for swamp skimmers (dragon flies.) It was a real challenge, because these little buggers don't fly in a straight line for too long in any one direction. Thankfully, I came to my senses before I got good enough to put a dent in the local population. Today, I'd rather pot myself in the butt than shoot one of these most valuable insects. |
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:10 pm
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Back in the day two #12's were packed in certain boxes of skeet loads to be used for stations 7+8(one shell for each).Never knew of a full box of 12's being marketed.  |
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