With the big price increase in Greendusters here in the East, I am trying the XL1's. Besides being 3 grains lighter, has anyone found any other points of interest, pro or con, with the XL1's? Also your favorite load for them. I've loaded 19 gr./green dot with Fed. 209's in AA's & Sts. Seems adequate for my needs. Comments please.
Sam
I have loaded lots of Green Duster, XL-1 and the JXL-1 wads. I prefer the Dusters as I get zero bloopers in my .745 barrel with the Dusters. I have had some with the Downrange wads.
Wincheser AA hulls,Winchester primers,22.5 grn. WST powder,Down Range XL-1 neon green wads, 1 oz of 7 1/2 shot. Through my crono at 1290-1310 fps. Mark Mauch
I tried a few boxes of the dusters and broke targets just fine. A couple years back, several shooters said the duster would sometimes fly way out there! One guy said he even broke a clay with a duster wad! In looking beyond where most wads land, I found out why. Shot will embed itself into the base of the plastic which makes it carry much farther out. Look around the ranges, you too will locate a few with embedded shot. I use the XL-1. Hap
definatly go with the downrange XL-1. I load 19.2gr of solo 1000, 1 oz., tog gun, fiocchi primer, and a DRXL-1. I will shoot this shell from the 16 to the 27 and just crush targets. word of caution though dont use alot of wad pressure. these wads do not collapse uniformly. hope I could help.
A lot of interesting data posted. I also notice no one using green dot. Being sensative to recoil, I decided to use green dot, having heard it creates a more gentle push instead of the sudden jolt of faster powders. Both green dusters & XL1's pattern similarly for me, better in modified than full, however.
Sam
I've replaced Green Dusters with DRA-12 due only to availability. Work equally well: Rem Hull, FED 209, 17.5 International Clays, 1 oz 8's.
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