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Still using 16.0 International here, around 1170 fps depending on primer.

Just went back to the shop and counted up the holes on the I/M pattern. 146 hits for 76%. This one was more patchy though than the Modified.Thinking the 5s just don't like the .027 worth of constricti ...

In this particular case, the I/C marked choke has .011 constriction, Mod .0185 and I/M .027. I routinely use the I/C and Mod chokes for hunting. The load I used opening weekend isn't quite as tight, b ...

Heading back to South Dakota this week for another pheasant hunt. Figuring it was 2 months into the season and the birds would probably be a bit wilder I decided to compare patterns between the Modifi ...

Exactly, no telling how many rifles I put together in my imagination using those barreled actions and semi finished stocks. Still have and use a cast bullet sizer/Luber from them.

After seeing Marks posts on Vit N320 I bought some since Universal is unavailable. Finally got to run some through the Sizemaster this morning. I'm planning to use it mostly for target loads so wanted ...

Still have about a thousand of those 1632 wads and 3 lbs of 800X. Think I'll either drop half a grain or so or use up some Longshot with them. Switching to CCI or even Win primer might drop pressure a ...

I had a load tested a few years ago and posted here that was similar, different wad and primer.

22.2 gr 800X, Cheddite 209 primer, 1632 wad, 1 1/8 oz nickel plated #5 shot.
1300fps, 11830psi
1304 ...

Just got a short kit in the mail. I've been going through the old purple Herters hulls pretty quick. They don't last as long as the version you get in new primed hulls from Precision Reloading and oth ...

I understand your point, I rarely freelance loads but I used the Cheddite primer to save the few winchesters I have on hand for hunting.
With the data showing the fed hill and w209 , and SG-16 givin ...

Crimp was only around .035-.040.

Actually, the one load listed above showed the SG-16 wad with 21-WCF at 1165fps and 9700 psi. If I remember right the cheddite hull has a slight amount more room than the federal so I was thinking I h ...

Bored waiting for bird season and was puttering around the reload room. Since Universal isn't available I started looking at the files I downloaded before the Yahoo site went away for 1 oz load option ...

A bit more experimenting. I had some new, primed Fiocchi cases that I tried with the CB0078 pink wad, 1 oz Eagle #8, and 21 gr WSF. I wasn't real happy with the amount of dish in the crimp so I called ...

I got the WSF powder yesterday so this morning I did some experimenting. The little data I'd found on the web and the old Yahoo site sheets led me to believe that 22 gr with 1 oz shot would work well ...