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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ FYI - Low Pressure Load |
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Sat Aug 10, 2019 12:13 pm
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Hi all, I was looking thru Lymans 5th and came across this recipe:
2 3/4" Federal Hull
Win 209 Primer
Z-16 Wad
24.5 grs Longshot
1 1/8oz payload
1237fps
6500psi
I loaded up a few and they loaded beautifully. You do need an overshot card to get perfect crimps.
Patterned them and they patterned very well (at least in the gun I used!). A bit tight, but not overly tight.
With the 1 1/8oz payload this should be a nice load for pheasants and prairie grouse in an older vintage gun.
Just thought I'd pass this on.
Best,
Greg |
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Sat Aug 10, 2019 12:37 pm
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| That looks like a real nice load, for those that are pressure sensitive!! |
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Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:02 pm
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| Whenever I see these 1 1/8oz loads I think would this be too strong for my Elsie for a few shots at pheasants a year. This one though has really low pressure. Does it burn dirty? And thanks for sharing. |
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Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:19 pm
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| I kinda understand the recoil part that beats up the wood, but LC Smith's are strong shotguns. |
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Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:13 am
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Greg, that looks like a workable load if one wants pressure that low.
I've noticed that load in the 16 ga. wahoo spreadsheet ("loads by wad") and one thing that has always troubled me a little was how the next load listed (sourced from Ballistic Products) show a large pressure jump with 1/2 a grain less powder and switching only to the Federal 209A primer. All of the other components are the same. Yes, we know the Fed 209A is a hotter primer, but there is a 3,800 psi jump. That and I'm always a little leery of Ballistic Product's data. Just a minor heads up! |
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Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:30 pm
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| Dave Erickson wrote: |
Greg, that looks like a workable load if one wants pressure that low.
I've noticed that load in the 16 ga. wahoo spreadsheet ("loads by wad") and one thing that has always troubled me a little was how the next load listed (sourced from Ballistic Products) show a large pressure jump with 1/2 a grain less powder and switching only to the Federal 209A primer. All of the other components are the same. Yes, we know the Fed 209A is a hotter primer, but there is a 3,800 psi jump. That and I'm always a little leery of Ballistic Product's data. Just a minor heads up!
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Hey Dave, I agree 100%, BPI loads are sketchy at best. I go with loads that are proven either thru Lymans 5th (The Bible!), the powder manufacturers or those tested on reliable spreadsheets. BPI has some nice stuff, but their data is questionable.
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