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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Browning Target Loads |
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Thu May 15, 2025 6:54 pm
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Thu May 15, 2025 7:09 pm
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| One piece wad, should be a Gualandi. |
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Thu May 15, 2025 7:14 pm
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| Awe, that’s what I get for checking in after working 50 hours the last 4 days. Off the bed. |
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Fri May 16, 2025 4:22 am
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| I wouldn't be in all that of a hurry to buy any. May be Browning box, logo etc, but betcha any amount $ Browning don't make 'em. Check on "Ammo Seek" which has just about everything available in 16ga and you will see this always priced higher than others just because of the Browning name. Read a review a few months back which claimed the shot wasn't all that good. |
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Tue May 20, 2025 7:50 pm
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About 7-8 years ago, Browning sporting loads got terrible reviews and justifiably so. Poor shot formation, many shot stuck together, inconsistent performance, terrible patterning, velocities all over the place, FTF's, you get the idea.
However, Browning continues to be the only company making and marketing a clay sport specific factory load for the 16 gauge. I'm assuming they are made by Winchester as they are part of the same corporate parent.
And yeah, you can get Federals in 1oz #8 but they are branded as a field load and they will beat you to death with the recoil.
I have not tried the 16 gauge Browning sporting loads yet, as I usually use a 12 gauge for trap, so I cannot speak from experience. Perhaps I will have to pick up a case and try them. |
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Wed May 21, 2025 3:45 am
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https://www.hullcartridge.co.uk/clay-cartridges/pro-sixteen/
Actually, Browning isn’t the only company cashing in on the 16 for clays, but likely the only major company in the US. Kudos to them for bringing it to the forefront, but I think I’ll skip…way too much invested in reloading, and I doubt they could beat my patterns or diversity of loads.
From a parallel perspective, the 16 ga guns may be like a bamboo fly rod, but the factory loads are like a modern silk fly line: expensive and only so practical. Just an opinion. |
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Wed May 21, 2025 9:56 am
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It depends on the price for me. I picked up more shot & wads a weeks or so ago, and was happy to see they finally have the 8lb kegs (jugs?) available again. I was less than happy at the $400 price tag for WST. Last time I remember buying one of these it was at the start of the pandemic and it cost $160.
So, a quality 16 gauge sporting load priced comparatively to 12 gauge factory loads would definitely have my attention. |
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