[Tom Gonos]

Got a good deal on some Herco powder anyone have any 1 1/8 12 ga. loads?

 

[OldRemFan]

Check Alliant. They have a few 1250 FPS loads for Herco listed in their reloading data.

 

[Limpy100]

Tom, I have used herko for years for caps.Always worked fine.

 

[1oldtimer]

Dirty powder,not designed for trap loads. I tried it.

Clyde

 

[eightbore]

It is way slow for 1 1/8 ounce loads.

 

[mag410]

You can use it for fast 1 1/8 oz loads, but it is dirty and not well suited for the task. It is also not very economical as it takes a bunch of it. If you try to load it down it will not burn very well. It is better used for 12 gauge 1 1/4 oz Field (3 1/4 dr) loads. Works well with 16 and 20 gauge shells too. Only if it was free and I didn't have anything else I would use it to load 1 1/8 oz.

There used to be 3 3/4 dram 1 1/4 oz (1330 fps) loads listed, I shot a bunch of them, but they disappeared after Alliant bought Hercules Powder Company.

Michael

 

[eightbore]

Even serious flyer shooters have quit using 1330 fps loads.

 

[mag410]

Serious Squirrel and Pheasant hunters shoot lots of 1330 fps 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 oz loads of #6, #7, or #7 1/2 shot, but I am neither anymore. I quit Herco when I found 800x anyway.

Michael

 

[338reddog]

I am doing this from memory. Remington Nitro STS hull, 25 grains Herco, AA12 or replacement wad. 1 1/8 #7.5 and a win 209. Ive used it for games. I gave the load info to a friend for games and now he said he is going to use it for windy day caps. (?)
I to like 800x better, but I would take either one in todays powder poor climate.

A good 1 1/4 load. Win AA hull, WWAA12r wad, 26.5 grains Herco, Win 209 primer. Patterns well for me

 

[eightbore]

I still use Herco for 1 1/4 ounce pigeon loads, but at about 1225 fps. Unfortunately, I have a bunch loaded, will probably load no more. At ten bucks a pigeon at shoots and seven bucks for practice, I use them very slowly.