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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ New older 16 gauge load-7/8 |
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:39 pm
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Location: Anchorage, AK
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I bought a collection of 16 ga Remington R-16 wads at a show. I didn't realize they were "R"-16's initially. These are an older 1 ounce power piston wad that apparently has been out of print for a while.
Behold! A friend resurrected an Armbruster reference to these wads, with a load. It was on the SSM webpage 10/16/03:
Remington black hull
Winchester 209 primer
R-16 wad
15.8 grains of Unique
7/8 ounces of shot
1200 feet per second
8300 psi
So, if you have Remington R-16 wads you don't want...I may have a use for them!
Cheers!
Mike |
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:39 pm
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Location: Illinois
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Good luck on finding anyone willing to part with the so called sacred R-16 wad---  The money they bring on ebay is unreal----My solution for lighter loads was a certain 20 ga wad at a MUCH cheaper price AND readily avaliable-- |
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:44 pm
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| Thanks Hoa! I doubt I'll purchase any more of them! Too bad, though...another load that doesn't need filler and spacers is hard to find. I have been using a Fiocchi hull load, but the hulls don't seem to last very long. Mike |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:56 am
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You can make that same load with the SP16 wads. You just have to shim up the shot cup a card / two. R16 and SP16 are the same accept the SP16 has a bigger shot cup for the 1 1/8 oz. I have loaded this load that you have referred to with SP16 and 16.0 g / Unique and it is OK. The only problem is the Rem. blackie ain't good for too many reloads. Good luck  |
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:49 pm
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Location: Bozeman, MT
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[quote="Little Creek"]I bought a collection of 16 ga Remington R-16 wads at a show. I didn't realize they were "R"-16's initially. These are an older 1 ounce power piston wad that apparently has been out of print for a while.
Behold! A friend resurrected an Armbruster reference to these wads, with a load. It was on the SSM webpage 10/16/03:
Remington black hull
Winchester 209 primer
R-16 wad
15.8 grains of Unique
7/8 ounces of shot
1200 feet per second
8300 psi
.....that is exactly what I'm loading now, only with SP-16's (with cereal filler to take up the extra space), sure would like to find some R 16's......
nice, light, low pressure load so I won't beat up this wimpy LC Smith (sorry, revdoc)....
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