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bruski
PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:09 pm  Reply with quote



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does 1/4 oz make?
After working out a soft shooting load I'm now told I can't get all the bits for it.
Am thinking of going back to old set up but decreasing the load from 1oz to 3/4oz, the speed will remain the same ie. 1200fps. (I hope?).
Gun weighs 5 1/4lbs, give or take.

Thanks in advance.

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MSM2019
PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:46 am  Reply with quote



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Location: Central ND

1/4 oz. shot payload change in a shotshell load is a very significant change.

The velocity will increase when you decrease the the shot payload, quessing 50 to 100 FPS.

However that is such a large change that the load might suffer some consistency issues.

A better move might be something like ........ drop the payload to 7/8 oz. and drop the powder amount by 1 to 1.5 grains and give it a try.

If you have a chronograph it would be a big help.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:38 pm  Reply with quote
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I use slightly more constriction w/ 3/4 oz loads---ic instead of skeet.
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