Joined: 06 Mar 2008
Posts: 596
Location: 17603
|
|
| Bronco wrote: |
|
I am loading 2.5in Cheddite hulls using Gualandi 1 oz wads. My supplier, Graf&Sons, has them on back order. They have Cheddite 1 oz wads. Are these wads interchangable? Thanks, Bob
|
Bob,
I've just started reloading the 65mm hull, (possibly a more correct and accurate term for the short 16ga, leastways that's what's stamped on the Belgian barrels, (16 65), ). I got an assortment of wads from Grafs, and have on hand the GU1621 & GU1618, check above for the difference on those two.
The Cheddite 1oz has a much deeper shot cup, the GU's are actually purposely built to have a certain amount of the shot above the cup, the theory being that this acts as the outside of the "doughnut" pattern shape with the cup contained shot acting as the dense core in the "doughnut hole". Breaks birds for me anyway.
With my 7/8oz load and the current set-up on my Ponsness, I found that I had to put a cardboard overshot card when using the Cheddite. Lovely flat crimp, works fine too. Seein' as how I've got about 3000 of the Gualandis, guess which one I'll be using,,,,.
As 16gg points out, be prepared to juggle your total load column with a variety of techniques to get a good crimp.
Cheers,
R*2 |
|
|
|
