I have a shotshell reloading quandary: I picked up some Ramshot competition and this is what I'm trying to reload:
Win AA Hull Federal 209 primer (NOT 209A - these are old stock)
AA12 Wad for 1-1/8 oz #7.5 shot
Here's the quandary.
Lyman manual calls for 18.0 gr for 1147 fps
Western manual calls for 17.5 gr for 1150 fps
My MEC powder bushing drops:
#28 - 17.5 - errs on the low side to 17.3 or 17.4
#29 - 18.5 - errs on the low side to 18.3 or 18.4
The Western manual has a recipe that calls for 18.6, delivering 1200 fps.
Which bushing would you use? I feel like the #28 is just a touch low, and the #29 is just a touch high.
I tested the load the other day with the #29 bushing - just two boxes - and they seemed to be fine, although a bit sharper recoil than the Red Dot loading I'd been using, but otherwise I did ok - 21/25 clays on that box of reloads. (I went on to shoot Remington Gun Club factory loads and shot 3 other rounds, all of which were 21/25.) I still haven't fired the second box.
Thoughts?
Win AA Hull Federal 209 primer (NOT 209A - these are old stock)
AA12 Wad for 1-1/8 oz #7.5 shot
Here's the quandary.
Lyman manual calls for 18.0 gr for 1147 fps
Western manual calls for 17.5 gr for 1150 fps
My MEC powder bushing drops:
#28 - 17.5 - errs on the low side to 17.3 or 17.4
#29 - 18.5 - errs on the low side to 18.3 or 18.4
The Western manual has a recipe that calls for 18.6, delivering 1200 fps.
Which bushing would you use? I feel like the #28 is just a touch low, and the #29 is just a touch high.
I tested the load the other day with the #29 bushing - just two boxes - and they seemed to be fine, although a bit sharper recoil than the Red Dot loading I'd been using, but otherwise I did ok - 21/25 clays on that box of reloads. (I went on to shoot Remington Gun Club factory loads and shot 3 other rounds, all of which were 21/25.) I still haven't fired the second box.
Thoughts?