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Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:36 am
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I have been loading 3/4 oz in my 20 and 12 gauge with good results with tighter chokes . Want to try some 16 gauge loads but have not come up with any data . Anyone loading 16ga 3/4 oz. Using Red Dot in 12 and Unique in the 20 have worked well for me. Any thoughts I have BP data but  . Thanks for any replies. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:51 am
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| 19.5 unique z wad in cheddite hull 3/4oz load. I was skeptical at first but very impressed with 16 yard results. Very nice load for shooting protection also. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 4:28 am
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Cheddite 2 3/4" hull
Winchester 209
18.0 Grains American Select
DR-16 wad
3/4 oz. lead shot
1,339 FPS
9,480 PSI
Tested by Tom Armbrust. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:21 am
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| browningsweet161977 wrote: |
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19.5 unique z wad in cheddite hull 3/4oz load. I was skeptical at first but very impressed with 16 yard results. Very nice load for shooting protection also.
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Are you using a filler this load came up short for me in a new hull . It worked in a 2 1/2" hull with a roll crimp . |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:25 am
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| MSM2019 wrote: |
Cheddite 2 3/4" hull
Winchester 209
18.0 Grains American Select
DR-16 wad
3/4 oz. lead shot
1,339 FPS
9,480 PSI
Tested by Tom Armbrust.
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I like this load on paper but the powder and wads are not available up here at this time. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:28 am
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| I show that load as a BPI sourced claiming to be around 1290 fps and 9200 psi using a Cheddite primer. Does not reference a filler, but makes sense in the Z wad. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:52 am
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| Yes, I put a 1/8" 20ga cork filler on top. Leaves me with a really nice crimp. I have shot these over my chronograph and they are 1250-1290 fps. But a good ol cheerio would work just as well. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:31 am
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| browningsweet161977 wrote: |
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Yes, I put a 1/8" 20ga cork filler on top. Leaves me with a really nice crimp. I have shot these over my chronograph and they are 1250-1290 fps. But a good ol cheerio would work just as well.
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I used a .125 card in the wad and a overshot card finished up nicely . Thanks I will give them a go . |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:48 am
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| I was very surprised. It is a nice load. |
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Browning 525 sporting 32" 16 gauge
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:19 pm
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| For vintage guns, International 16.6 gr, cheddite 209, DR16 in a 2 1/2" cheddite hull is a sweet shooting load. 1200 fps and 6200 psi. Good luck finding the DR16 wads however. Info is straight out of Hogdons reloading data. I load mostly 3/4 in 20 ga also, but have not tried it in 12's, loading 7/8 oz for that. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:31 pm
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For vintage guns, International 16.6 gr, cheddite 209, DR16 in a 2 1/2" cheddite hull is a sweet shooting load. 1200 fps and 6200 psi. Good luck finding the DR16 wads however. Info is straight out of Hogdons reloading data. I load mostly 3/4 in 20 ga also, but have not tried it in 12's, loading 7/8 oz for that.
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The DR16 wads have been a unicorn up this way also . The Claybuster 3/4 oz wads work out very well in the 12 they come with lots of good data AA hull works for me . |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:34 pm
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| At these low pressures couldn’t another wad be safely substituted for the DR wads? |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:12 pm
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:57 pm
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I’m using 15.5 grains of green dot for 3/4oz loads in 2 1/2” and 2 3/4”.
I drop the same amount in both the European hulls using the sg-16 wad, as well as the Remington hull with the claybuster loads.
Both of those options Im having to load some filler to them. They both pattern good with the 9’s I typically use in skeet especially the European hulls with the sg wad. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:28 pm
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| RED Dot is a little fast for 16 ga--Unique is a much better choice |
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