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Posted: 4/27/2012 9:12:58 AM EDT
| Hey guys I am wanting to start reloading slugs and buckshot for 3 gun. I think I know how I can do the buckshot, but the slugs are confusing me. Can I reload slugs with my current stuff? |
| I've cast both Lyman and Lee slugs and loaded both with my MEC Grabber and Winchester AA hulls. For short range use like you will usually find in 3 gun, they are fine although I usually use Wolf slugs nowadays as they are fairly inexpensive and low powered- similar to many reduced recoil slugs. |
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Is it worth the money and effort to make your own? I fell that no matter who reloads, never saves any money or "effort" you just shoot more... At that, with being able to "make" your own, I can shoot more of my slugs down range, gaining practice, and ultimately being more accrete in the long run. In my local store a 12 gage slug runs about $1.25 each, and I reload for a lot less. The last time I went to the range I shot over 200. I think I saved in the long run... but probably not |
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Quoted: I use the same recipe.Hello, For the 12 gage, try using the Lee 1 once slug in a WIN AA hull, with a WIN 209 primer, in a WAA 12F 114 wad, with 36 grains of Hodgon HS6 powder. I found this to work very well. All I use is a LEE Load-ALL second generation for all my loads. No problems cycling my Mossberg 500 or Rem 870 |
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I have had good luck with Ballistic Products. I came up with a buckshot load using some of their components that shoots great in my shotgun. I know they have stuff for slugs too, check it out: http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Slugs/departments/198/
Just be careful, shotgun actions are not as tough as other firearms, and pressure can get wonky quick with the wrong combinations. YMMV |
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Yeah my concern is that I might have to fine tune a load so that it wont be too hot, but still have enough power to cycle through my Saiga. And Ill have to check what kind of powder I have at home, but could I use the hulls that had buckshot in them just as a test?
EDIT: Also would it help for me to get some reloading manuals? I have some for rifles, but don't think my dad has any shotgun manuals. Would this help, or would I be better off just trying to create my own loads? |
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Yeah my concern is that I might have to fine tune a load so that it wont be too hot, but still have enough power to cycle through my Saiga. And Ill have to check what kind of powder I have at home, but could I use the hulls that had buckshot in them just as a test? EDIT: Also would it help for me to get some reloading manuals? I have some for rifles, but don't think my dad has any shotgun manuals. Would this help, or would I be better off just trying to create my own loads? Trying to creat your own loads is very dangerous unless you have testing equipment and a great deal of experience and prior knowledge. Lyman makes a good shotgun loading manual. The last version I looked at had loading data for slugs and buckshot in addition to their regular shotgun loading data for smaller shot. I tried loading both slugs and buck years ago and had OK results, but with the amount of slug and buckshot shooting I do, a case of Wolf slugs, which are pretty low recoil and a case of LE reduced recoil buckshot loads last me several years. I just don't bother with loading either one anymore. |
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Yeah my concern is that I might have to fine tune a load so that it wont be too hot, but still have enough power to cycle through my Saiga. And Ill have to check what kind of powder I have at home, but could I use the hulls that had buckshot in them just as a test? EDIT: Also would it help for me to get some reloading manuals? I have some for rifles, but don't think my dad has any shotgun manuals. Would this help, or would I be better off just trying to create my own loads? Trying to creat your own loads is very dangerous unless you have testing equipment and a great deal of experience and prior knowledge. Lyman makes a good shotgun loading manual. The last version I looked at had loading data for slugs and buckshot in addition to their regular shotgun loading data for smaller shot. I tried loading both slugs and buck years ago and had OK results, but with the amount of slug and buckshot shooting I do, a case of Wolf slugs, which are pretty low recoil and a case of LE reduced recoil buckshot loads last me several years. I just don't bother with loading either one anymore. With the testing I was going to do some internet research and try low power loads and keep going up until I found a load that would work. And I was actually looking into the Lyman manuals so that I would have some reliable information to go from. The other thing is that I was going to try to cast my own slugs and buckshot. I already have a lot of the stuff needed becasue we used to make jigs and other stuff for fishing so all I would need is the mold. I just thought that it might be cheaper to load my own. i was planning on getting all of the hulls from my next 3 gun match to test which hulls I wanted to use once I did it more. |
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Quoted: That is a bad idea, get a shotgun reloading manual for safe tested data.Yeah my concern is that I might have to fine tune a load so that it wont be too hot, but still have enough power to cycle through my Saiga. And Ill have to check what kind of powder I have at home, but could I use the hulls that had buckshot in them just as a test? EDIT: Also would it help for me to get some reloading manuals? I have some for rifles, but don't think my dad has any shotgun manuals. Would this help, or would I be better off just trying to create my own loads? Lyman #5 Shotshell Reloading Manual (latest one) is a good manual.
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