I have grown fond of my 14" barreled 12ga Tac-14 .... and I love shooting these Shorty/Short or Mini shells out of it. However, these Shorty/Short/Mini shells don't cycle in my Tac-14 ... or in any of my other 870s ...
So, this gave me the idea of reloading something similar and that would cycle in my 870s. Basically I am trying to come up with a load that resembles a 2.5" 410 load. Those loads are normally loaded with four #000 Buckshot pellets .... and they run at around 1200 FPS.
However, in my research online I could not find much information ...
Has anybody played around with something like that? The idea is to have a very low recoil load that women and children could feel comfortable with ... and out of a 12ga 870 or a 12ga Tac-14 ... and that will cycle in an 870 ... and that resembles a 410 buckshot load.
I just loaded the following load ..... but I have not tested it yet. I need to get out to the range now. Basically four #00 Buckshot pellets in a 3" 12ga hull ... and we are talking here about pretty low pressure territory.
1. Cheddite 3” hull
2. Chedditte 209 primer
3. Powder: 17.1 grains of Clays
4. BPGS gas seal
5. PT1215 wad
6. 2x 20ga .125 Nitro Cards inside the wad
7. 4x #00 Buckshot pellets
8. Buffer
9. Clear overshot disk
10. Roll crimp
So, again has anybody played around with something similar like this?
If yes, what were your findings and challenges to overcome?