deerslayer303
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I just wanted to share. I have been working up a quad aught buck load for deer hunting. I've got it nailed down too and am super happy about it. I have been hand loading BP shotshells for quite sometime and wanted to experiment with Buckshot pushed by BP. Well my stash of 2F KIK was running really low. So for this experiment I grabbed a can of Pyrodex RS. I didn't have any 0, 00, OR 000 Buck pellets. But what I had plenty of was .375 round ball which is 0000 buck. So after searching the net I couldn't come up with any info on this here venture. I had to use 3" once fired red Winchester buckshot hulls. As they were thinner than any other hulls I had and the .375" balls stacked in them perfect without dimpling the hull. The load I found to perform the best was a Winchester Hull, Winchester 209 primer, 100 grains of Pyrodex RS, over powder card, two 1/8 hard felt non lubed wads, six .375 Round ball stacked by 2's ( yellow corn meal as buffer filled to top of pellets and filling in the space between the pellets), another 1/8 hard felt wad, over shot card, then the shell is sealed up with beezwax. After that the excess shell is trimmed off. My Single Barrel H&R full choked 28" barrel shotgun puts all 6 of those pellets into a pattern the size of my hand at 30 yards, 6-8" pattern @ 40 yards, and about the size of a dinner plate @ 50 yards. I had tons of enjoyment working this up. I started with a 70 grain charge and worked my way up in 5 grain increments until I reached the best performer at 100 grains. It seems the pattern tightened up the heavier the charge. I even tried an 8 pellet load but 6 pellets seemed to be the sweet spot. This load will be in the gun for next season. Thanks for reading and Happy SHOOSHTING!
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I just wanted to share. I have been working up a quad aught buck load for deer hunting. I've got it nailed down too and am super happy about it. I have been hand loading BP shotshells for quite sometime and wanted to experiment with Buckshot pushed by BP. Well my stash of 2F KIK was running really low. So for this experiment I grabbed a can of Pyrodex RS. I didn't have any 0, 00, OR 000 Buck pellets. But what I had plenty of was .375 round ball which is 0000 buck. So after searching the net I couldn't come up with any info on this here venture. I had to use 3" once fired red Winchester buckshot hulls. As they were thinner than any other hulls I had and the .375" balls stacked in them perfect without dimpling the hull. The load I found to perform the best was a Winchester Hull, Winchester 209 primer, 100 grains of Pyrodex RS, over powder card, two 1/8 hard felt non lubed wads, six .375 Round ball stacked by 2's ( yellow corn meal as buffer filled to top of pellets and filling in the space between the pellets), another 1/8 hard felt wad, over shot card, then the shell is sealed up with beezwax. After that the excess shell is trimmed off. My Single Barrel H&R full choked 28" barrel shotgun puts all 6 of those pellets into a pattern the size of my hand at 30 yards, 6-8" pattern @ 40 yards, and about the size of a dinner plate @ 50 yards. I had tons of enjoyment working this up. I started with a 70 grain charge and worked my way up in 5 grain increments until I reached the best performer at 100 grains. It seems the pattern tightened up the heavier the charge. I even tried an 8 pellet load but 6 pellets seemed to be the sweet spot. This load will be in the gun for next season. Thanks for reading and Happy SHOOSHTING!
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Not withstanding the smoke plume and a 28" barrel, I'm just envisioning 6x.375 simultaneously at 10-15 yards.