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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Best Powder for a 7/8 to 1 oz load. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:58 am
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I am trying to decide what powder will work best for a 7/8 oz to 1 oz load in a cheddite/multi-hull case. I have seen a lot of recipes, and want to know what works best. I am trying to decide between Unique and Universal. Anyone have pros and cons for the powders? Which is "bulkiest"? Any other powder suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
I'm trying to keep from having to buy both powders...to try and save on cost. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:15 am
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| I use both in the RGL with 7/8 oz. I like the universal alot better the 16gr charge of Unique leaves tons of unburned powder for me and the Universal burns more completely. When I shoot 100 rounds of the unique it looks like the gun took a bath in it. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:32 am
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Or go with something faster. GD works fine with 3/4 oz and 7/8 oz in the 16.
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:27 am
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:37 am
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| I'll have to go back and check my books and the LPG files for greendot loads and see what comes up. I know I have many load recipes for Universal. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:15 pm
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| bowbuilder wrote: |
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I'll have to go back and check my books and the LPG files for greendot loads and see what comes up. I know I have many load recipes for Universal.
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Would you mind sharing those recipes for Universal??  I sure do need a few more. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:35 pm
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Last edited by mike campbell on Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:57 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:36 pm
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mtjim - the Low Pressure Group (LPG) has many loads and would be worth your while to join for this info.
Please forgive me if you are already a member of the LPG but I thought I'd point it out in case you aren't. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:54 pm
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| sprocket wrote: |
mtjim - the Low Pressure Group (LPG) has many loads and would be worth your while to join for this info.
Please forgive me if you are already a member of the LPG but I thought I'd point it out in case you aren't.
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I would love to join and have tried but never heard anything back from my email. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:25 pm
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| Be persistent and maybe drop a reminder - it will be worth it. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:35 pm
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| Russ maybe out of town because he is always good at getting back to people. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:37 pm
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:18 pm
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| I use Clays for 7/8oz. loads and universal for the 1oz. Clays is also a fast powder. |
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Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:12 pm
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I use american select for 7/8 loads in my 2.5" gun for a nice low pressure low recoil load. I have been well pleased with the performance.
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:46 am
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What about Solo-1250, has anyone tried that for 7/8 loads? What kind of performance do you get from it?
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