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Flintfan
PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:43 pm  Reply with quote



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Just in case someone might be interested I just got the results back from a bismuth load I had tested.

Hull---Cheddite 2 1/2" 16 ga
primer---Win 209
powder---15.5 gr Green dot
wad---SG16
shot---7/8 oz. #7 bismuth
overshot---.030 card

-roll crimped-

ave pressure=6228 psi
ave velocity=1119 fps



My Cheddite hulls actually measure almost 2 9/16", and the 7/8 oz load was good fit with this combination. Could drop the shot charge to 3/4 oz. but would think I would need a 1/8" wad in the bottom of the shot cup to raise the shot column. Or I could trim a bit of the hull. A 3/4 oz load would drop pressure a little, and raise vel. a bit.

Plan on using these in a 1920's vintage Vickers for snipe this fall, so the 7/8 oz load is a bit overkill for what I plan to do with them. Figured it was the heavier of the two loads I might roll up, so that is the one I had tested.

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fn16ga
PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 1:44 pm  Reply with quote
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Nice low pressure load for vintage guns , thanks for sharing
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ithaca1
PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:11 am  Reply with quote



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Very nice FF!
One for the spread sheet!

Best,
Bill

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