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Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

hey from a re loaders stand point it makes sense. less shot, less powder, and less recoil for the gun and your shoulder. win-win in my book. and to top it all off it still breaks clays if you do your part

Joined: 11 Dec 2017 Posts: 77 Location: South Dakota

7/8 oz is a great target load in 16 gauge, and does work fine in 12 gauge too, although I use 1 or 1 1/8 oz myself. I don't like to push things too far. I think 3/4 ounce is pushing things too far.

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

I shoot a lot of 410 and that’s 1/2oz works great on clay targets. I only shoot anything over 7/8 if I have to or want a special load. I have about 12 flats of 12 gauge 1 1/8 but hardly ever shoot it. Now for hunting the lightest I will go is one ounce for dove.

*Last edited by skeettx on Thu May 14, 2020 9:06 pm; edited 1 time in total*

1/2 ounce will do well for doves near Amarillo, Tx
Winchester Model 42

Joined: 09 Feb 2020 Posts: 64 Location: Southern Illinois

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My favorite bird to throw shot at,,,,,,

What's the load Mike?

Win 410 Compression Formed Hull (non-HS) 2 1/2 "
Win AA 410 Wad
14 grains of 296
Win 209 primer
1/2 ounce of Magnum HARD #9 shot

HOT DAY!!
Tristar Brittany 410 , Fausti Silver 410. Crescent Arms 410

Mike

Joined: 09 Feb 2020 Posts: 64 Location: Southern Illinois

Crescent, there's a dandy,,,,,looks like a very good day indeed.

Bought a Spanish double earlier this year, layed in new Fiocchi's. Looks like I may have loaded a tad hotter than I needed to.

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1842 Location: Central ND

Mike,

It must be something about retired military folks and Model 42's. My late boss Pete, retired Air Force, loved 42's. He had a bunch of them, and shot them very well.....I don't Embarassed

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1842 Location: Central ND

megasupermagnum,

Today I shot at a course in New Paltz, NY, Mid-Hudson Sporting Clays.

I shot my Citori w/28" barrels.

I took 5 boxes of:

Winchester/Cheddite 2 3/4" hull
Federal 209A Primer
16.0 grains 700-X
DR-16
7/8 oz. West Coast #7.5 magnum shot

I chrono'd similar loads at 1210 to 1230 FPS.

I was using today as a simulation for a registered event. I don't think about loads, chokes, the gun, nothing else but how to break the targets.

After I was all done, I realized how nice the load was. I smashed some honest 45 - 50 yard targets with it.

Thanks for the basic load. It got me to put together a 7/8 oz. load that I actually like.

I am also trying it in some Federal hulls.

Joined: 11 Dec 2017 Posts: 77 Location: South Dakota

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1842 Location: Central ND

megasupermagnum,

I always have 700-X on hand, I use for all my 12 gauge target loads. I have been using it since 1974, it was the first powder I reloaded with.

These loads cycle my 16 gauge 1100 just fine.

The only issue with 700-X in the 16 is I don't think there are a lot of useful loads for it.

But this load certainly is nice.

Mark , 700X has been the bomb for ever . Probably 50yrs . Have been using your load only 14grns /3/4 oz shot . LIKE !! cycles the 48 ... Been using a Green dot version in my 1187 20ga with 5/8 . Knocks the snot out of trap birds when hit . Shoot a little left with my new eyes , need to fix that , but those little loads PERFORM !!( hows the weather in Connecticuit holding up - yucky !?)

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1842 Location: Central ND

Weather has been very good. Shot yesterday at Mid-Hudson, perfect day. A little rain now and then enough to keep the grass growing is about all.

Joined: 11 Dec 2017 Posts: 77 Location: South Dakota

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1842 Location: Central ND

Unique, Universal are the go to powders for 1 oz. 16 gauge loads. Those will give you velocities from 1150 to 1275. I know that some folks like 1100 to 1125 but right or wrong that isn't the velocity level most folks want.

The other thing, for 1 oz. loads 13 to 14 grains of powder doesn't always give the correct wad column to get a good crimp.