| Topic: 7/8 load |
harkom
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 Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:21 am Subject: 7/8 load |
From 1990 :
For 2 1/2" guns :
CCI 109
19.0 Green Dot
Card, 2 x 3/8" felt wads
15/16 oz lead
Can substitute a plastic G wad for card+felt but reduce Green dot 17.5
Or :
CC ... |
| Topic: 16 ga weight |
harkom
Replies: 69
Views: 142288
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 1:03 am Subject: 16 ga weight |
Upland
Waterfowl
Skeet
Trap
My light 16 gauge guns become uncomfortable with 4 rounds of skeet.
The heavy ones are a burden for pheasants
The powerful loads of 3 1/4 and 1 1/8 hurt in lig ... |
| Topic: single barrel 16 ga |
harkom
Replies: 11
Views: 3993
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2023 3:09 am Subject: single barrel 16 ga |
Webley & Scott SB semi-h/less, top-lever might be useful type. Lightweight so may need to fit a pad unless using standard/light loads.
harkom |
| Topic: Curious Find |
harkom
Replies: 7
Views: 7833
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 2:00 pm Subject: wad |
| Hammer, I would be very interested to see a picture of one of the wads in your Activ shells. I am guessing that it would look like the SG16 wad.? |
| Topic: Curious Find |
harkom
Replies: 7
Views: 7833
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 1:49 am Subject: wad |
| looks like a cheddite wad based on the structure of the compression unit. |
| Topic: Tested load comes out over pressure |
harkom
Replies: 94
Views: 34013
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:30 pm Subject: Tested load comes out over pressure |
Thank you both for the time, trouble and expense taken to alert everybody.
As an afterthought do you think that the spreadsheets can have a warning added to alert users regarding the change in GD wit ... |
| Topic: 5/8 oz. revisited |
harkom
Replies: 15
Views: 5176
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 3:22 am Subject: 5/8 oz. revisited |
Thank you for the load data. Much appreciated.
harkom |
| Topic: 5/8 oz. revisited |
harkom
Replies: 15
Views: 5176
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:43 am Subject: e3 5/8oz load data |
WyoChukar,
would you be kind enough to point me to the post with this data or could you share it here.
Thank you.
harkom |
| Topic: Bismuth |
harkom
Replies: 32
Views: 7785
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:12 am Subject: Bismuth |
16 ga.
1/2 oz #9 bismuth
1600 fps
Remarkable performance on everything.
Best regards , Nick
Get the velocity north of the magic 1400 fps mark and prepare to be impressed.
Hmmm. ... ? ... |
| Topic: 65mm full crimp tested - Unique and 572 (update chrono test) |
harkom
Replies: 22
Views: 5311
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:42 am Subject: 65mm full crimp tested - Unique and 572 (update chrono test) |
Trax
were you going to try, as per MSM suggested, varying powder weight slightly in combination with a stronger? primer ? |
| Topic: Tested load comes out over pressure |
harkom
Replies: 94
Views: 34013
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:24 am Subject: Tested load comes out over pressure |
Jim,
would you care to provide the Lot/Batch No. of the Green Dot? May be useful information for others. |
| Topic: Does Anything Matter Anymore With 16ga Reloads? |
harkom
Replies: 22
Views: 6365
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:16 am Subject: Does Anything Matter Anymore With 16ga Reloads? |
| An interesting side note about the comment concerning a primer partially backed out. Sometime fire an empty hull with a live primer. No pressure, right? The primer will partially back out. Something t ... |
| Topic: Game bird recipes |
harkom
Replies: 21
Views: 5040
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 2:01 am Subject: Game bird recipes |
| Thank you, Jockc. |
| Topic: Game bird recipes |
harkom
Replies: 21
Views: 5040
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:04 am Subject: Game bird recipes |
Has anybody used the Hank Shaw recipe book Duck, Duck and Goose and care to comment?
My experience, albeit limited, shows that the pre-cooking management of wildfowl is more important and has perhap ... |
| Topic: Kent Cartridge |
harkom
Replies: 22
Views: 5404
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:16 am Subject: Kent Cartridge |
| After the legislative have put a total ban on lead shot, the next part of their anti-shooting agenda will be to target the use of plastic components (non bio-degradable to start with) as part of their ... |
