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Thread: Wanted -Simple recipe for 12-ga. Round ball in full choke Beretta Companion

  1. 02-09-2021, 05:57 PM #1
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    Wanted -Simple recipe for 12-ga. Round ball in full choke Beretta Companion

    Sorry, I could not get through the thread drift on the other discussion. My buddy in Italy loads 5 grams of black powder in brass cases with no plastic or card & fiber wads column, but simply patched soft lead round ball 1/20mm larger than the choke diameter at the muzzle. Kills boar fine. Has anyone attempted this with smokeless?

    The Companion is very light 5 pound gun. I don't want a heavy load. I was thinking half the charge for a 12-ga. Trap load, say 13 grains of Red Dot?

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    Sir, I Have no experience with full cokes, I have fired 16 grains Red dot with Cyl bore, and 735 Lyman Punkin. Randy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sixgunner452 View Post
    Sir, I Have no experience with full cokes, I have fired 16 grains Red dot with Cyl bore, and 735 Lyman Punkin. Randy.
    Thanks, Randy. A valuable data point to begin a smokeless load once I get mold and patch combination that fits my Magtech cases, when they arrive. Lee .69 double-cavity round ball mold is on the way from Log Cabin Shop in Lodi, OH, along with assortment of pre-cut lubricated patches in various thicknesses. I will try black powder first to benchmark. My Beretta folder has a chrome-lined bore, so cleanup should be easy. Stay tuned...
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    Did some of this with a Damascus 12 bore WC Scott awhile back. Both barrel are FC. .690 ball with overpowder/cushion and overshot wad. The ball had a very thin cloth patch and the charge was ballpark 80 gr Swiss 1.5 fg. The recoil was mild and the group at 30 yds was about 6” for both barrels as one. Also loaded some #4 buck and #8 shot. I was not disappointed.





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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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