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Joined: 07 Sep 2014 Posts: 419

I was able to pick up a bunch of powder in Ohio this weekend, though unfortunately no Long Shot. My powder of choice for 16 gauge Skeet loads. Driving home today with 8 pound jugs of Red Dot, 296, Unique, 700X and Blue Dot.

Anyone have a recipe for 1 1/16 or 1 1/8 ounce loads with Remington Plastic Game Hulls, SP16 Remington wads and any primer (have all the U.S. sized primers in my inventory) using Unique? They seem to only list 1 ounce loads with a plastic case, but do show one for 1 1/8 with Federal Paper, which I do not have.

Thanks Bob

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1308 Location: Western WA

You might as well use the other powders for weed killer but Unique is great stuff. I don't have your recipe but I would like to see it also.

Brewster

Joined: 07 Sep 2014 Posts: 419

I load all 5 gauges (No 10 gauge) so the assortment I got was good to cover them all, but I don't have enough Longshot and am looking for something to replacement that is available more often.

Bob

Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 20 Location: Long Island, NY

Bob,

There were some 7625 recipes posted on the Hodgon site, if you have some and want to use it for 16. They were loading the RST/ Cheditte hull and used Gulandi wads and 7/8 oz. i had the same hulls/wads tesed by precision using 20/28 and now use it regularly since 7625 has been discontinued. Send a pm and i,ll send you the stats.

Good loading,
John

Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2168 Location: Florida

RP SP 16 Plastic 1-1/8 oz. Unique 18.0 Rem 209P WAA16 1185 10,300 Alliant 1998

Not the right wad . I think there is one in the Lymans 5th using the sp wad , I will look tonight

Powder Valley has LS in 1lb and 4lb jugs

http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/index.html

Joined: 28 Aug 2014 Posts: 924 Location: Eastern Tennessee

I went ahead and looked up Lyman's based on fn16ga's thought. They have 1 oz but nothing larger listed.

Member Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 601 Location: Virginia

Chukarman's charts show quite a few loads for 1-1/8 oz with the components you mention. I believe these are now maintained in the 16 gauge group on yahoo.

Dan

Joined: 07 Sep 2014 Posts: 419

All the loads I could find for Unique in Plastic Hulls were for 1 0z or less. I think there might not be enough room for the powder and a plastic wad with 1 1/8 ozs of shot. Longshot shows loads for 1 1/8 with the SP16 Remington Wads.

Will just try to buy more Longshot and use the Unique for other gauges and pistol loads.

Thanks all.

Bob

Member Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 2168 Location: Florida

That Blue dot will work for 1 1/8 oz . Unique is agreat powder for 1oz in the 16ga

Unique & WSF are a couple of my favorite 16 ga powders. Avoided Blue Dot since the factory safety warning about its use in 41mag. Would use Longshot for the 16ga mag loads if ever needed.