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Does, anyone know how hard this new 15g/cc shot is and what barrels and what chokes it's safe to shoot out of?

Thanks,
Lon

About 10 years ago I had some intermittent fail to fire issues with my 16 gauge Citori while using various factory ammo. Since it was happening with at least three different brands of ammo, I conclud ...

This shotgun is sold, pending the arrival of funds.

Thanks,
Lon

For sale: Browning 16 gauge Citori White Lightning, 26" barrels.

The gun weighs 6 pounds, 14 ounces on my electronic mailing scale.

The serial number ends with ZM131. I believe that means ...

I've always enjoyed and appreciated PoppelCop's contributions to this forum.

Sir, you will be missed. RIP.

Lon

My understanding is the Claybuster 7/8 oz wad is actually more ideal for a one ounce load in straight walled hulls or you need a filler to get a good crimp with 7/8 oz.

The DR16 wads work great for ...

Triple H,

Thanks for adding to the thread. Those two recipes are certainly germane to this thread and like you said, BPI data is suspect to some of us.

That's interesting that the speed and pre ...

I concur with Mike Campbell and byrdog.

Lon

pudelpointer,

No offense taken!

I agree, in a perfect world, it would have been best to evaluate the Green and Green dot on the same day. I didn't have any Green Dot powder on hand so I took the ...

Here are the three one ounce loads I tested using IMR Green powder:

Load #4

Fiocchi 2.75" 1x hull
Federal 209A
18.5 grs IMR Green
SG16
1 oz 6s

1262 FPS
6 SD
17 EV

No pr ...

16GAwaterfowler,

I would tend to agree with you about IMR Green probably producing higher pressures than Green Dot and thus, more consistent SD and EV numbers.

Only paying for pressure testing w ...

Here are more details for those interested:

All chronograph tests were 10-shot strings with new or once fired hulls.

The three 7/8 oz loads I shot over the chronograph are as follows:

Load ...

I finally got a chance to shoot some 16 gauge reloads over the chronograph using the new IMR Green powder.

As a reminder, IMR has copied several Alliant gun powders and named them similarly: Green, ...

Here's an interesting read about our beloved 16 gauge. It's on the Shooting Sportsman website:

http://shootingsportsman.com/the-sweet-sixteen/

Earl,

I reload a lot of 16 ga. 2.5" hulls and I use the SG16 wad. It works perfectly with 7/8 oz loads. And depending on the type of powder and how much powder you can squeeze in 1 ounce loa ...