Lee .410 Shotgun Reload Data for the 195gr and 210gr Slugs

[AndyC]

Looks like I may get it this week:

[AndyC]

Mold arrived a day early.

Mold with the insert in place for the hollow base:


View of the cavity:


Not pretty because I cast them quickly from a cold mold. 107gr (around 1/4 oz) and .410" dia at head and skirt.

[cwlongshot]

Looks awesome Andy!!!

I sent ya a PM

CW

[AndyC]

Answered.

[AndyC]

Brass cases arrived and they fit:



Now just waiting on the wads and we should be up and running with experimentation.

[AndyC]

Wads finally arrived today - a replacement from MidwayUSA, as the location of my original shipment is in dispute between UPS and USPS.

I have to admit I have no idea what powder-charge I'll use - I have H110 and L'il Gun.

[SuperBlazingSabots]

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[AndyC]

I finally had a little time, so I'm developing the initial .410-bore slug loads and going slowly.

Each additional 0.5 grains of powder raises the slug inside the case quite visibly:


The setup inside - powder, over-powder card, 3x 1/4" cushion wads, slug, overshot (or overslug, in this case) card - sealed with hot glue:

[Powersgt]

The 38 caliber slug is a Lyman 358495 round flat cowboy, WW alloy drops at 161 gr.

Just curios but was this a hollow base WC? With needing it weight forward for a smooth bore, just wondering if a hallow base wad cutter would work more like a slug/wad combination

[SuperBlazingSabots]

Greetings AndyC, great pictures to back up your post and for us to visualize things far better. I would only change for plastic OP wad for far better obturation and therefore even reduce the powder charge by .5 to 1 gr after using that.

Thanks for sharing it.

Best regards,
Ajay K. Madan
Super Blazing Sabots

[W.R.Buchanan]

Looks good! For size comparison I'd really like to see one of your .410 Lyman Slugs next to a 12 ga Lyman Slug?

Randy

[AndyC]

Thanks, Randy. I don't have a Lyman 12-ga slug, but here's this slug next to a .22LR:

Greetings AndyC, great pictures to back up your post and for us to visualize things far better. I would only change for plastic OP wad for far better obturation and therefore even reduce the powder charge by .5 to 1 gr after using that.

Plastic wads will be next once I find a safe load with these fiber wads.