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Topic: Do you have a shotgun problem?
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 46
Views: 1641

PostForum: 16ga. General Discussion   Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:36 am   Subject: shotgun problem
I did not start to have a shotgun problem until a few years after my divorce Shocked Since then I have been able to follow my passions.I got started with sxs double guns when I bought my first, a CZ ...
Topic: need a good, functioning 2.5" load for my A-5
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 17
Views: 1984

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:06 am   Subject: 7/8oz loads
I can agree with MSM on using 7/8oz loads in a A-5. I have a Rem M11 16ga that I have shot a bunch in the past and it needed 1oz loads to cycle reliably. I have used Federal Hulls cut down and roll cr ...
Topic: L. C. Smith question
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 149
Views: 389573

PostForum: 16ga. General Discussion   Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:15 pm   Subject: Whittington
Lloyd3: Sounds good. I'll bring my 1894 10ga Hammer gun again this year and we can have a squad of old elsies. And a couple other guns that I didn't bring last year.
Topic: Source for 2 1/2 16 ga
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 12
Views: 1294

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:04 pm   Subject: Rem game loads
The RP Game load hulls used to be 2 5/8" and work great in my short chamber guns. The latest hulls that I have seen are a full 2 3/4 and have to be trimmed for my guns.
Gamebore and Hull Cartrid ...
Topic: 16ga For Sporting Clays
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 22
Views: 1670

PostForum: 16ga. Guns   Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:59 pm   Subject: 16ga sporting
When I was shooting a lot of tournaments in 2016 I did most of it with my CZ Ringneck 16ga. The fixed chokes did not bother me a bit. I just used spreader loads for the close targets. That was when Ca ...
Topic: Boss Ammo pushing for lead ban
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 21
Views: 2141

PostForum: 16ga. General Discussion   Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:25 am   Subject: Salt Creek Ammo
I was in contact with Salt Creek Ammo recently about some Bismuth ammo for my short chamber 16's and they said they had some being tested at that time. They produce a good low pressure load for my 18 ...
Topic: active g-28 and G-32 (AKA Cheddite 1628 and 1632) wads
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 17
Views: 938

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:07 am   Subject: blood clots
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Mike. I have had similar problems myself and recovery was not bad. Hopefully you can make it to the Rocky Mountain Vintagers event at the Whittington Center in late A ...
Topic: 7/8 oz. loads, with a few 3/4 oz. loads thrown in.
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 37
Views: 3847

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:14 pm   Subject: 7/8oz loads
I load 7/8oz loads in Cheddite hulls with SG16 wads with no problem using Green Dot. I don't have to add any filler because all of my hulls are trimmed to 2 5/8" for my old double guns with short ...
Topic: Who shoots a CZ 16 gauge SxS?
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 5
Views: 601

PostForum: 16ga. Guns   Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:02 pm   Subject: CZ sxs
I bought my first sxs in 2006. A 16ga Ringneck. I had a local smith open the tight choke in the left barrel and enjoyed it for many rounds of sporting clays and a few years of tournaments. I worked my ...
Topic: Green Dot Available
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 6
Views: 2229

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:27 pm   Subject: Green Dot
Last month I caught an 8lb lug of Green Dot at Powder Valley for a good price and made the trip to pick it up ( combined with some bird hunting). I have been loading a few cases of 7/8oz loads for my ...
Topic: Winchester Five Seventy Dud
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 12
Views: 1154

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 3:22 pm   Subject: 572
Here in the south I have had good results with 572 the past couple years. Started using it when Universal became obsolete. I don't leave my ammo in the freezer or my van for weeks at a time either. I ...
Topic: NID barrels
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 16
Views: 23762

PostForum: 16ga. General Discussion   Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:05 pm   Subject: spreader loads
I have had good results using the SG16 wads with the shot petals removed with and extreme spreader dropped in before the shot was dropped. They pattern well in my tight chocked LC Smith and was able t ...
Topic: Green Dot
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 3
Views: 2867

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 3:58 pm   Subject: Green Dot
I picked up an 8lb jug from there today. Saw the price online and since I was going to be hunting and dog training (mostly just getting the needed exercise to get ready for the season) in the area thi ...
Topic: I almost hesitate to ask . . . but any news about DR-16s?
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 3
Views: 2052

PostForum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading   Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:32 pm   Subject: DR16 lotto
I have had good success using the Claybuster 7/8oz wad in place of the DR16. In the RP hulls I use the data for 10z loads but use 7/8 wads and shot and have had good success.
Topic: F/S -- 16ga Fox Sterlingworth
Byron Whitlock

Replies: 3
Views: 1833

PostForum: 16ga. Guns Wanted or For Sale   Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:03 am   Subject: Fox
Chamber length?
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