So before I started reloading I bought two flats of the Herter's 16Ga shells that are made in Italy (By Cheddite I believe) and now that I can load my own I was wondering if anyone hand any experience with these 16GA hulls and or could get me started in the right direction to go with them.
Last edited by JonB_in_Glencoe; 05-13-2016 at 11:44 AM. Reason: edited title
some of those overseas brands use metric primers, may not be able to use the cheep primers.
Try here. Lots of good information available when you join the group.
http://www.16ga.com/
BIG OR SMALL I LIKE THEM ALL, 577 TO 22 HORNET.
cheddite are Winchester primers.
they are however a straight walled hull and usually do better with those types of wads.
many of the over seas primers are larger in diameter.
fiocchi or RIO are those little bit bigger ones you can buy locally.
I keep them on hand so that I can wring those last 2-3 loads from my worn down AA's and such.
For some published and tested data, Ballistic Products Inc has a dedicated 16 ga. manual. http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Rel...s/products/16/
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