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mcrewz
PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:11 am  Reply with quote



Joined: 20 Jun 2011
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Location: Illinois

Im not sure if this as been covered here, but I received a box of Classic Doubles in my stocking, so I thought I would crack open a shell to see what was inside.

2.75" 1oz 1150FPS #4 HEVI SHOT Classic Doubles

Like other hevi shot shells i have opened there were small seeds over the shot to use as a filler.

The shot was similar to ITX in that it had a band around the middle and was very uniform, not the typical slag looking hevi shot. It had a more matte/dark gray appearance than ITX.

10 pellet avg. was 3.1 grains
measurement around band .131
measurement around dome .127
including the seed filler there was 444 grains in the shot cup

I put it through a plier test, not scientific but just to get a feel for how it compared to magnum lead, ITX 10, and ITX 13.

I would say it crushed just as easy if not easier than magnum lead. But when it crushed it broke into about 12 pieces and some dust. It crushed much easier than ITX 10 but ITX 10 stays intact when crushed.

Both ITX 10 and Classic doubles fail in a similar way. Where as lead gradually gives/deforms these others resist being deformed and then fail catastrophically.

I did not pull the wad as I was hoping to recrimp the shell and save it to pattern some day. The wad was a full length wad similar in appearance to the VP80, except it had 4 slits.

If anyone has a ballistics program I would be interested to see what kind of penetration this shell offers.

Mike
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