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Thanks folks.

I’ll give the Lee 6 cavity mold a try.

Thanks Randy, I am familiar with the Vang Comp treatment and have considered getting it done to both my 870s.

Since I use Federal flite control 00 buck I don’t think the Vang Comp barrel...

Thank you for your reply.

I’m in Canada and we can have short barrel shotguns without issue, the two shotguns I’m working with are a 14” barrel 870 and a 12.5” barrel 870.

Being short...

Thanks for all the replies!

The molds I am considering are the two cavity Lee molds. I want to cast round balls that require less post cast work.

I was planning to water drop them. I’ve got...

Thank you for the reply and feedback. I suppose buffer isn’t too big a thing to add. My experience is limited so I’d been hoping to replace my 1oz slug with 2x nitro card for a similar weight of...

Hi folks, it’s been a while since I posted. Life has been crazy. Six kids and years of building my own house on a rural acreage has taken all my time.

I’ve been casting and loading low recoil 1oz...

Thank you, I'll look into that.

Thank you Longbow, I may just order the DGS complete with wad from BPI; workup my load data to get my POI to match my POA then load cast slugs to match those for practice. Then I'm only shooting the...

Sorry to drag this back up but after seeing several threads on some Russian slug molds I thought I'd bump this thread and see what everyone's thoughts are on this topic after these molds have been...

Good point, that's my thoughts on recoil vs follow up shot as well.

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This is the slug slinger. Need to be refinish it and then it'll be good to go.

Thanks Longbow, I will be using a 14" smoothbore barrel. I'm not sure what the choke is but can check with some calipers when I get back.

I am looking for something for close range work, so...

Thank you both.

When I did a google search this one came up. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?218000-A-C-E-12-Ga-740-Gr-HB-slug

Hi folks, it's been a long time since I was on here last.

ive got a shotgun again and want to start casting and loading again.

I'm interested in loading my own dangerous game ammo for woods...

Good plan

Thanks for the help so far all.

Much appreciated.

Hey Longbow I have 1000 12S4 wads en route to me. My local Wholesale Sports is bringing them in for me.

Not sure where the nearest Wholesale is to you though. Spokane WA is the closest one that...

That is one of the odd benefits of living in Canada. With manual action firearms you can go as short as 26" overall... Same with rimfire.

My shotgun is non restricted here and is a wild little...

Thank you.

I picked up 3 pounds of Green Dot last night.

I'll get my CCI209M primers Monday. Then order my Win WAA12 wads.

My press came with 3 powder bushings. 17.7, 18.3, and 19.6.

All...

Thanks all.

For powder I chose to go with Green Dot, I want low recoil and the powder bushings that came with my press line up with two different green dot loads so I can try two charges until I...

Thanks all.

I am getting ready to order Green Dot powder, CCI 209M primers, and true Win WAA12 wads.

I will also use a nitro card of some form.

Now to research how to make my own Nitro...

Only got maybe 100 pounds of soft lead.

That is why I am debating buckshot or round ball for wheel weight lead

Hi guys, been really debating my reloading plans. I have been casting soft lead 1oz slugs but cannot find much soft lead.

Something I have lots of is clip on wheel weights, probably about 700...

From reading Alliant powder data I really like the idea of Green Dot in Gun Club Hulls with WAA12, DRA12 or DR XL1 1/8 wads and CCI 209M primers.

All these parts are available locally.

I read...

Thanks longbow

I am doing more reading on Unique, Blue Dot, and Green Dot.

Would green dot work better in Gun Club with a shorter wad ( WAA12 ) and 8 pellet?

Trying to pick one powder to do...