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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ 16 bore ammo sale |
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:01 pm
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Location: N. Idaho
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:49 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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They are quite useful
Get all you can afford
The hulls reload 3 or 4 times
Mike |
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:45 pm
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I bought some and really enjoyed them and am looking for more. |
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:30 am
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Do you think they would be OK to shoot in my 1937 Sterlingworth ?
Any ideas on the pressure of this Rio load?
Thanks ferrett |
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:42 am
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Last edited by mike campbell on Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:10 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:40 pm
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Mike you should try the Kent 1oz at 1260fps, got my attention.The second shot from my Sterlingworth 16 bore on a quail at about 45 yards dropped him stone dead. I mean the second shot ever. I still have 23 of them green Kent 16s in the box.
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:08 pm
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I may be over conservative, but I never shoot anything over 8000 psi if I can help it...and I can |
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:58 pm
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Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:49 pm
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Why lower pressure...as I understand it some double guns need extra care after 60-90 years as the wood gets old, brittle, and can crack under stress; not to mention shooting laminated or damascus barrels, which is another issue as well.
I get less felt recoil, effective patterns, and the fun of reloading as well in putting together LP shells in 2.75 and 2.5 inch lengths. A couple of LC's, a Wilkes, a Fox, and some scrappy old Knickerbockers all appreciate the consideration and bring down the birds if I'm performing adequately.
But, of course, to each his own.... |
_________________ AKA Cedar Creek Sam
"There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country." Theodore Roosevelt |
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Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:06 pm
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Ditto....for the most part. I appreciate the fox, Smith, Parker, Sauer, W & C Scott, among others that are "experienced" in their careers and want to ensure they stay in good shape. Dont need high pressure to accomplish what I need to do on either clays or birds |
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Posted:
Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:03 pm
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Last edited by mike campbell on Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:09 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:34 pm
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My tested 16 ga. 2.5 and 2.75 LP loads are doing 1250+ with pressures averaging ca. 7,500, so I don't feel I'm giving up much.
Have a 12 load that that does 1300+ at 4,464 av. PSI, so no losses there either, though I'll admit I was very surprised at the low pressure. The 2.5 inch 12 does 1303 but is a bit hotter at nearly 8,600. It proved to be a good sea duck load.
These are all non-toxic loads as well which we have to use for everything I gun for these days. Expensive as the dickens but that's life. |
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:28 am
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$6.92 as a sale price? My, my, it wasn't that long ago when $3.99 was a regular internet sale price. |
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:35 pm
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I always thought it was recoil that broke old stocks, not pressure. If pressure was the culprit, wouldn't the barrels also be showing problems?
One could possibly shoot low pressure heavy loads (1.25 oz.) that would do more damage to an old gun than a high pressure light load (.75 or .875 oz.) would, right? |
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:39 pm
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That's true. a 1 1/8oz load moving at 1200fps at 8000psi has more recoil energy then a 3/4oz load moving at 1300fps at 11,000psi. |
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