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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Powder Choice for 7/8 oz |
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Sat May 16, 2009 11:34 am
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Joined: 23 Aug 2004
Posts: 98
Location: Ballwin, MO
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I use H-Clays for a 7/8 oz or 1 oz load for targets in the 12 ga, and H-Universal in the 16/20/28 ga. It seems that Universal is a bit slow for the lighter 7/8 oz 16 ga loads, and Clays is too fast. I am looking for a clean-burning powder for 7/8 oz and 1 oz, 1200-1250 fps loads in the 16 ga. Currently I am using mostly Fiocchi hulls, with a few Winchester Cheddite, and some Nobel Sport hulls. I have a few thousand of the DR-16 wad, 5K of the R-16, and some Gualandi 1 0z wads. Any suggestions on a more suitable powder would be appreciated. Almost forgot - has to also be consistent down to about 20 degrees F. Below that, I stay inside! Looking forward to your suggestions. |
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Sat May 16, 2009 12:07 pm
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Hogdon International Clays, IMR PB and Alliant Green Dot should be on your list. International Clays and PB will be clean. Forget about the temperature, if you build a good load it will automatically be good in any temperature. I would start with Winchester 209 primers. |
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Sat May 16, 2009 12:35 pm
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Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Posts: 425
Location: Maine
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I use green dot for 7/8 oz. in Cheddite and Federals, and 1 oz. in Federals. Very consistant; no cold weather issues. |
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Sun May 17, 2009 6:31 am
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Joined: 05 Feb 2008
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Location: Dover-Foxcroft, ME
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Ditto the GD for 3/4 and 7/8 oz. I don't find the "improved" GD dirty in 16 ga applications. Its less expensive than INT and PB around these parts.
Sam |
_________________ Just another bitter American clinging to his guns out of frustration. |
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Sat May 23, 2009 3:39 am
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Joined: 25 Nov 2005
Posts: 790
Location: Central Florida
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Sat May 23, 2009 8:57 am
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Joined: 06 Mar 2008
Posts: 596
Location: 17603
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"What about faster 7/8 loads in the RGL cases?"
Hal,
I use Unique or Herco,
Cheers,
R*2 |
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Tue May 26, 2009 7:29 am
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Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
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I agree. Unique comes into its own for 1300+ FPS 7/8 ounce 16 ga target loads. Unique should act much like Green dot does in 1200+ FPS 12 ga trap handicap loads. Unique's burning speed will give lower pressures and a flatter burning curve for higher velocities. It should produce patterns with nicely filled out centers for bird crushing breaks at longer ranges in these faster loads.
I'm basing my opinion on the results I've gotten when loading Unique in my extra high velocity 12 ga 1-1/8 ounce target loads for shooting Annie Oakley rounds and other longer range trap games. It is just the ticket when Green Dot limits are reached. It does the same thing as GD at even higher velocities.
Another powder that might work well here is PB. It is similar to GD and Unique and a bit more flexible than either. However, it is also more expensive and harder to find in larger canisters. That is a consideration if a lot of loads are needed for practice and competion. |
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Tue May 26, 2009 6:20 pm
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Joined: 07 Oct 2008
Posts: 74
Location: MO Ozarks
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RGL hull
W209 primer
16.9 gr. Unique
DRA16 wad
7/8 oz shot
This load has NOT been tested yet. I'll be sending it out next week, I hope. I'm not recommending it to anyone. Once I find out what velocity I'm getting with this load, I will work from there. I want to get something around 1300 to 1350 fps with less than 10K psi (9,500 would be perfect!). I expect I will probably have to use somewhere around 18 gr. Unique to get what I want.
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