WRideout
11-15-2012, 09:44 PM
I don't know what happened, but when I tried to bring back and add to a thread I started a while ago, I could never see my last posting, although it shows a new one in the index. I will start from scratch.
I traded with Mike in MI for some Lyman 1 oz 12 ga slugs. I had never loaded slugs before, but he advised me on a load for the black Remington express hulls. It consists of Rem hull, win 209 primer, 40 gr of SR4756, and a white WAA wad with the petals snipped off. Roll crimp. I substituted the Fed primer because it was what I had. Initially, I trimmed 1/8" off the hull, as specified. My first target is the top left photo. The shooting was done with a Win 1200, 28" barrel, offhand at 25 yards. Full choke tube screwed in (!) The larger red square is 6" across, the smaller one is 2".
I was having a lot of trouble sizing the high brass hulls, due to a seperate sizing ring, which sometimes won't let go. I opted for the low brass Peters trap hulls, which I have a ton of. They appear to be the same internally. I did not trim the Peters hulls, because I did not think they would exceed the chamber dimensions, with the roll crimp. I also dropped back to the Win 209 primers, as specified. Next trip to the range, I shot a second group with the Peters loads (cyl choke tube this time). The second target is top right. The bottom two photos are of the components, and loaded shells. They aren't real pretty, but they work. You can see the name of our elected representative at the bottom of the targets. He leaves bundles of them at the gun club. He knows his consituents.
Couple of observations: I am using only the front bead site, and found that if I hold it so the bottom of the bead is tangential to the top of the receiver, it isn't a bad sight. Recoil is brisk, but not excessive. However it does kick out the empties from my pump gun like it was a semi-auto. I have been told that SR4756 is discontinued, so there are only a few cans left on the shelf. That's a shame, because it seems like that would be a very versatile powder for shotgun and cast boolit loads. I am not interested in long-range accuracy, but rather being able to bag the ones that are running by after being pushed by other hunters.
Wayne
I traded with Mike in MI for some Lyman 1 oz 12 ga slugs. I had never loaded slugs before, but he advised me on a load for the black Remington express hulls. It consists of Rem hull, win 209 primer, 40 gr of SR4756, and a white WAA wad with the petals snipped off. Roll crimp. I substituted the Fed primer because it was what I had. Initially, I trimmed 1/8" off the hull, as specified. My first target is the top left photo. The shooting was done with a Win 1200, 28" barrel, offhand at 25 yards. Full choke tube screwed in (!) The larger red square is 6" across, the smaller one is 2".
I was having a lot of trouble sizing the high brass hulls, due to a seperate sizing ring, which sometimes won't let go. I opted for the low brass Peters trap hulls, which I have a ton of. They appear to be the same internally. I did not trim the Peters hulls, because I did not think they would exceed the chamber dimensions, with the roll crimp. I also dropped back to the Win 209 primers, as specified. Next trip to the range, I shot a second group with the Peters loads (cyl choke tube this time). The second target is top right. The bottom two photos are of the components, and loaded shells. They aren't real pretty, but they work. You can see the name of our elected representative at the bottom of the targets. He leaves bundles of them at the gun club. He knows his consituents.
Couple of observations: I am using only the front bead site, and found that if I hold it so the bottom of the bead is tangential to the top of the receiver, it isn't a bad sight. Recoil is brisk, but not excessive. However it does kick out the empties from my pump gun like it was a semi-auto. I have been told that SR4756 is discontinued, so there are only a few cans left on the shelf. That's a shame, because it seems like that would be a very versatile powder for shotgun and cast boolit loads. I am not interested in long-range accuracy, but rather being able to bag the ones that are running by after being pushed by other hunters.
Wayne