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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Federal hull load |
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:25 pm
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I put together a Federal 2.5 inch hull with 17.4 hrs of IMR PB topped with a DR 16 wad with 7/8 ozs. of shot and roll crimped them.
Have any of you guys loaded a similar load and how did it perform.
I am going to get them pressure tested but wanted to know if it works well.
Regards,Gordon |
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Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:44 pm
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Gordon,
That is a very light load.
In a Federal hull, you will probably me a lot happier with 20.0 grains of PB.
That will give you somewhere around 1,250 FPS. If you think that is too fast than maybe 19.0 or 19.5 grains of PB.
17.4 grains of PB with 7/8 oz. of shot will be a very low pressure load, probably under 6,000 PSI in a Federal hull. The velocity would probably be around 1100 FPS.
If that's what you want, I would use either a Winchester, CCI 209M, Federal or a similar robust primer with that load.
I went back through all of my data and that is about the best I can guess. |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:30 am
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| I had 17.0 gr 7/8oz tested with the sg16 wad Ched hull Fed209a 1100fps and 6600 psi . |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:21 am
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Correct me if I am wrong but PB is not longer available. I have about 4 lbs left and am hoarding it.
James |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:59 am
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Yes PB has been discontiued .
Realy no need for testing ,
These are from the Hodgdon site .
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/shotgun
Winchester Straight Walled Hull
IMR PB Rem. 209p DR16 18.06,100 PSI 1,150
IMR PB Rem. 209P DR 16 19.1 6,900 PSI 1,200
IMR PB Rem. 209P DR 16 20.2 7,700 PSI 1,250
IMR PB Rem. 209P DR 16 21.5 8,600 PSI 1,300
IMR PB Win. 209 DR 16 17.4 5,900 PSI 1,150
IMR PB Win. 209 DR 16 18.7 6,800 PSI 1,200
IMR PB Win. 209 DR 16 20.0 7,600 PSI 1,250
IMR PB Win. 209 DR 16 21.3 8,500 PSI 1,300
Fed hull should be a little less pressure |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:36 pm
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Thank you all for this information. I know PB has been discontinued. Fortunately for me I have about fourteen pounds of PB left.
Regards, Gordon |
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Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:44 pm
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When Hodgdon announced that PB, SR7625 and SR4756 were being discontinued, I stated that I really didn't care, there were other powders......welllllllll.......the jokes on me I really miss SR7625 and to a lesser extent PB.
I used up the last of my SR7625 about a month ago!!!!
This kinda sucks!!  |
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