I'm new to the 410 reloading. Question is about shot height above wad.
Loading 3 in Remington hull with 13 grs of 2400, and a Rem SP410 with 3/4 oz shot.
The shot is way above the wad ,crimps fine.Just wondering if it's right.
I'm new to the 410 reloading. Question is about shot height above wad.
Loading 3 in Remington hull with 13 grs of 2400, and a Rem SP410 with 3/4 oz shot.
The shot is way above the wad ,crimps fine.Just wondering if it's right.
Assuming we're talking about a cylinder shaped shot cup type of wad, the purpose of the wad is to keep the shot together until it exits the bore for a better pattern. So if the shot column is higher that the wad I'd not expect great accuracy as it can become deformed as it travels down the bore. I think the solution is a different wad, a fairly inexpensive item.
DG
Got the load data from Lyman manual, going to load up a few 2 1/2 inch hulls with same wad and 1/2 oz shot.
Yes and finding 410 components is a real challenge right now. Since Claybuster is out of business it is more like finding a gold mine to find any shot wads in 410 for sell. If I remember right, the SP410 is intended for 1/2oz to 5/8 oz. loads. You may have to use a over the powder was to adjust the height of your column. I am pretty much a beginner on the 410 also and have been doing a lot of reading. One thing I have found out is the 410 is not as easy a shell to load as the 12 and 20 gauges. james
Claybuster out of business?
Wads are made for 1/2 oz skeet loads. Have only loaded skeet loads, using all Winchester components.
The 296 powder i used, took up less room, compared to 2400. Now newer powder are just made for the 410.
Do use hard magnum shot for tighter paterns.
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Last edited by 243winxb; 12-26-2023 at 06:36 PM.
lead shot is fine over the shot cup and most 410 data uses the same wad for 2 1/2 and 3 inch hull . There is not a lot of choices when it comes to 410 wads , but company like Ballistic Products do sell special type wads for the 410 .
Here is another example the waa12r is used now for 1 1/4 -1 3/8 loads wich has 1 1/8 shot cup and the old shotshells had no shot cup at all lead shot loaded on top of fiber wads . This is fine for lead shot only .
there is no news about Claybuster and companys like Graf an Sons are still receiving claybuster wads and claybuster web site has no news of going out of business
I quoted a source that told me that claybuster was no longer shipping and probably not producing wads for some time. Usually, I don't make statements that I haven't checked out or had personal knowledge about. This time I did and I apologize for that . Claybusters site is indeed still up and running. The people who I usually buy my wads told me that it had been quite some time since they received a shipment of wads from them and that they had no word on their back orders. I don't know what is going on with them, but there seems to be a problem somewhere. james
,I was starting to think the same thing.Not many choices in LGS around here.
You might check with Precision Reloading. They usually have a fair selection of 410 componets.
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