Just wondered how many are using #8-1/2 shot. I used to use it a lot on 16 yd.targets. Especially when I was shooting both trap and skeet,because I loaded it in the 12 and 20 for skeet loads. I don't shoot skeet in competion anymore(haven't since I retired from the Air Force) and don't shoot 16 yd. much. With shot as high as it is I've been using reclaimed shot for my 16 yd. stuff and # 8s for caps. Eight and a halfs seemed to be popular for awhile but don't see people using it much now. 1 oz. of hard 8-1/2s sure turns 16 yard clays into dust balls!
I use 1 1/8oz of 8 1/2's with the 8 petal DownRange Fig8 wad and 19.3gn of Green Dot in a STS hull with W209 primer. Shot out of my 682 Gold E with Wrights Full choke it grinds targets to smithereens when I do my part.
I've been loading 3/4 oz. of 8-1/2's with CB's new 1075 3/4 oz. wad for 16 yd. practice for a couple of months. My scores haven't gone down, the recoil is negligible, and a bag of shot lasts FOREVER!
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