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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Wasn't paying attention and loaded the following: |
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:20 pm
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Rem GL hull, with W209, 20.2gr of Green Dot, SP16 Wad, & 1-1/8oz of #5 shot.
Loaded with MEC 600 Jr., and crimped NICELY.
Made six loads and fired thru M90. Recoil was nice and SMOKED the clays!
SO how bad is this load.
The powder should have been Longshot.
Did make some hulls up with Longshot and crimps are not as tight as the Greeen dot.
Constructive remarks welcomed. |
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:27 pm
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I hope this is constructive. I would scour the spreadsheets for very similar loads. Barring finding a load that is the essentially the same ( a small variation in grains of powder would not bother me) I would send it in for testing and see how it pans out. $25 is cheap insurance. |
_________________ A fine gun is nice. A fine bird dog is essential. JTF
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:29 pm
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Alliant manual ( Rev 7 - 96) shows only two 1 1/8 oz loads for Green Dot.
First in the Federal hull with SP16 wads. It is 19 grains and shows pressure of 10,600 psi.
Second in the Activ hulls with SP16 wads. It is 19 grains and shows pressure of 10,600 psi.
Mike |
Last edited by skeettx on Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:25 pm
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Looks like you may be on the edge of safe pressures. Or above. I would not shoot or load any more until they are pressure tested.
Regards
Jeff |
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Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:32 pm
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Seems like #5 shot is a little bit bigger than I would consider to be needed for breaking clays. |
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:29 am
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The load is over SAAMI MAP for sure, how far over is anyone's guess.
You can't tell much of anything in regards to felt recoil.
I wouldn't bother having it tested, unless you dropped the powder to about 17.0 grains of Green Dot.
Move on to your load with Longshot, it is a better powder choice of the payload weight. |
_________________ Mark |
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:48 am
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Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)
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I'm with DC for sure . Guns can take overloads to a point , but I'd take those apart and start over . GD can make a great field load in your arena , but not that much powder . We never talk about it much , but the best pheas / gun combo was a m12 , 16 , 26'' full and those old Rem 2/34 , 11/8 6 loads in my yute. |
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:27 pm
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Since you already shot up all the overloads and your gun is still intact, what do you want to know? Stick with the Longshot and be happy.
Dan |
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:36 pm
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Location: western pa
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I'm in the habit of putting a piece of masking tape with the # of grains dropped and the powder name right on the powder canister on the loader. Even on loaders that I never change powders in. Takes the mystery out of it later on. The older I get, the less I like to rely on memory. Fred |
_________________ Always get get a drink upstream of the herd-Will Rogers |
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Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:33 am
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Location: NCWa
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fred lauer wrote: |
The older I get, the less I like to rely on memory. Fred
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I gave up on remembering years ago- terminal CRS- so for the last several years when I get done loading, all remaining powder goes back into the original can, shot into a marked bottle, primers into the original box, wads back in the bag; bushings back in the rack and scale reset to 0. That way I don't have to try and remember what I did yesterday- although I can tell you what I did fifty years ago. |
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Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:04 pm
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I think your little adventure into the unknown is a tribute to the durability of your M90. I suggest you count your blessings and not try it again. Otherwise, you might end up counting your fingers and coming up short. |
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