2 nice loads, same set-up

[Hogtamer]

Just came in from a nice loading session - easy and efficient and very deadly loads.
AA hulls
Win 209 primer
20.1 grn CLAYS dropped from Lee Load all for both loads below:

Load 1): AA12L grey wad
1 -16 ga. nitro card in wad
Lee 7/8 key drive slug
8 pt crimp. (Crimped on Mec)
~ 1325 fps, very good from smoothbore or rifled @ 100 yds


Load 2): AA12 white wads
3 stacks of 3 - .311 (Lee mold) buckshot (perfect fit)
BPI buffer
OS card
8 pt. crimp

~ 1400 fps, very good pattern @ 40 yds from full choke

Loaded, boxed and labeled 25 of each in about an hour, seemed like 15 minutes! Such fun when things go well...

[FullTang]

Nice looking loads, Hogtamer! Is that new Clays, or an old stash? Haven't seen that around in a while, but I've put together similar loads with Alliant e3 (19 gn)---seems like it takes a dense powder to fit all this into a AA hull.

[Hogtamer]

this batch is several years old.

[longbow]

I do gotta get me a Lee 7/8 oz. slug mould. Still haven't got to that but I have been busy in other areas.

The Lee slugs bear a resemblance to the Nessler balls and the 7/8 oz. the most. I was planning on making a mould to produce some Nessler ball repros just to try them but haven't got there yet and the Lees are so close I have to wonder if there is any benefit or whether the Lee is just as good. you are certainly having good results with your Lee slugs.

Longbow