Let's see what is really going on inside a loaded shell.
I posted some pictures of finished loads for some one ounce loads and some 7/8 loads that seemed to open a can of worms. The loads were using book data from Hodgdon. The only zinger, not the Dolly Madison kind, is that I showed the loads inside a translucent Remington Clay and Field hull.
My OPINION and I would like to hear from others, some wads are more forgiving than others, and are EASIER to load with, and require less adjustment of the press.
I use Remington TGT and Fig8 (Clones included) wads a great deal of the time. They seems to crimp better in my component selection. My OPINION is they crush easier than WAA12 style wads resulting in a better finish crimp more often.
I find AA wads need to be adjusted more and I end up with dished crimps more often than I do with Rem style wads.
I normally load Remington hulls and Federal Gold Medal hulls. I do not use AA hulls. This very well could be the basis of my bias.
Here are some of the pictures previously posted.
one ounce load with a TGTwad
7/8 load with a DRXXL1 Pink wad
Feel free to blast me provide you own opinions.
Over the next couple of days, I will load up several different loads using the translucent Clay and Field hulls. That way we can see what is going on inside and maybe get a better look at what is really going on. I will use my 9000G to size, deprime, and prime as well a starter crimp, finish crimp, and taper the shells. I will use my 600JR for inserting wads at zero pressure. I will hand weigh each shot and powder charge. I have a three day weekend, gotta do something.
One ounce wads will be OEM TGT12, DR Hybrid TGT, and WAASL. I will load some 1 1/8 ounce just for fun. I have a few different wads.
DR Jammer Orange, DR Blue Duster, possibly some DR Hybrid Fig8
Clays of the newer variety, purchased two months ago, will be used. One ounce loads will be loaded to 1235 fps and the 1 1/8 ounce will be loaded to 1145 fps. Exact data used will be posted.
Let's see how they look.
If anyone else has some translucent hulls, Remington or others, please load some up and show us what you got.
More to follow.
I posted some pictures of finished loads for some one ounce loads and some 7/8 loads that seemed to open a can of worms. The loads were using book data from Hodgdon. The only zinger, not the Dolly Madison kind, is that I showed the loads inside a translucent Remington Clay and Field hull.
My OPINION and I would like to hear from others, some wads are more forgiving than others, and are EASIER to load with, and require less adjustment of the press.
I use Remington TGT and Fig8 (Clones included) wads a great deal of the time. They seems to crimp better in my component selection. My OPINION is they crush easier than WAA12 style wads resulting in a better finish crimp more often.
I find AA wads need to be adjusted more and I end up with dished crimps more often than I do with Rem style wads.
I normally load Remington hulls and Federal Gold Medal hulls. I do not use AA hulls. This very well could be the basis of my bias.
Here are some of the pictures previously posted.
one ounce load with a TGTwad
7/8 load with a DRXXL1 Pink wad
Feel free to blast me provide you own opinions.
Over the next couple of days, I will load up several different loads using the translucent Clay and Field hulls. That way we can see what is going on inside and maybe get a better look at what is really going on. I will use my 9000G to size, deprime, and prime as well a starter crimp, finish crimp, and taper the shells. I will use my 600JR for inserting wads at zero pressure. I will hand weigh each shot and powder charge. I have a three day weekend, gotta do something.
One ounce wads will be OEM TGT12, DR Hybrid TGT, and WAASL. I will load some 1 1/8 ounce just for fun. I have a few different wads.
DR Jammer Orange, DR Blue Duster, possibly some DR Hybrid Fig8
Clays of the newer variety, purchased two months ago, will be used. One ounce loads will be loaded to 1235 fps and the 1 1/8 ounce will be loaded to 1145 fps. Exact data used will be posted.
Let's see how they look.
If anyone else has some translucent hulls, Remington or others, please load some up and show us what you got.
More to follow.