[Rick Barker]

CB-6118-12, which is a hot pink in color.

if you want to go 1 oz, it is CB6100-12 which is a lime green.

 

[MRS. KS-OKIE]

I use CB2100-12`s in the plastic base wad Top Guns and Estates .

 

[MadDipper]

awesome it looks like the info on CB's site is correct then

 

[Rick Barker]

I use CB2100-12`s in the plastic base wad Top Guns and Estates .

KS-OKIE’s post is more precise as the one he suggests is a clone of the Federal wad.

Federal Style

J-Ron Inc.'s Claybuster Wad Line is a well established economical wad line built for target-shooters and wing-shooters alike. With twenty-one different models from which to choose, the Claybuster Wad Line can satisfy nearly every target or wing shooting application for reloading. The wads are...

claybusterwads.com

The ones I suggested are more general, but recommended too.

12 Gauge

J-Ron Inc.'s Claybuster Wad Line is a well established economical wad line built for target-shooters and wing-shooters alike. With twenty-one different models from which to choose, the Claybuster Wad Line can satisfy nearly every target or wing shooting application for reloading. The wads are...

www.claybusterwads.com

 

[MadDipper]

I was thinking the cb2118-12 for the first round and see how it goes. 1 1/8 Oz load that seems to be what they have listed.

 

[phatkaw]

MadDipper, you might need the 1oz was for the newer plastic basewad hulls.
That will depend on what powder you are going to use.
The bulkier powders might work with the ‘proper’ wad. Any dense powder will need the taller 1oz was to keep the stack height up so you don’t get dished crimps.

I learned all that the hard way but never completely Understood what was going on until I read about it from the guys here.

 

[MRS. KS-OKIE]

I was thinking the cb2118-12 for the first round and see how it goes. 1 1/8 Oz load that seems to be what they have listed.

I normally load CB2118-12`s in Gold Medal plastics & papers and Estates & Top Guns with the fiber base wad for 11/8 loads . The plastic base wad is shorter than the fiber one thus you will have dished crimps . The CB2100-12 fixed that problem for me and my crimps are as good or better than factory out of a Spolar loader .

 

[PaulCISSA]

CB-6118-12, which is a hot pink in color.

if you want to go 1 oz, it is CB6100-12 which is a lime green.

My two favorite wads for the Red & Green powder show.

 

[bluskyshooter]

My experience - use the CB 12S0 (1 oz) clone for loading 1-1/8 in these new TG hulls. Even with the 12S0, I still had some slight dishing. When I first tried the 12S3 wad, I got major dishing with 1-1/8. These plastic-base TG hulls have "alot" of room inside. I'm not crazy about them.

 

[doc64]

How many reloads are folks getting with the Topguns? Thanks.

 

[lumberpete]

I use the 6118 with both Red and Green also.

 

[VegasJordan]

I’ve been using Claybusters 2118-12 and 2100-12, you do get a slight dish with the 12s3 in the TG hull. The data for the powder I was using had multiple loads using the 12s0 for 1 1/8oz, the crimps were a little more flat. I just picked up a bag of CB6118-12 wads and they seem to be a better fit for the plastic basewad

 

[pbansen]

I picked up a bag of CB2100-12 wads in an attempt to make a decent reload with the new Federal Top Gun hulls with the plastic base wad.

Here's what I'm using:
Federal Top Gun Hull
Winchester 209 primer
18 grains Promo
CB2100-12 wad
1 oz Northwestern Magnum #8

It's a variation of a load on the Alliant website that calls for a Federal primer and a Federal 12S0 wad. Alliant's experts have told me on previous inquiries that a primer substitution is allowable as long as the pressure with the 'book' load is 8,500 psi or less (this load is estimated at 8,300), so I'm comfortable with the primer substitution and the CB2100-12 is listed as an allowable substitute for the 12S0 wad, so I think that's OK, too.

But... the crimps suck - rather dished. They'll shoot, but I'm not happy with them at all and I'm loath to drop a pinto bean or two in each wad. Could try it with 9/8 oz of shot, but that's going to change the pressure considerably. I could also go with a bulkier powder. Suggestions on a bulkier powder than Promo? I have some Titewad, but that's considerably less bulky than Promo. Not too stoked about these hulls.

Pete

 

[EEB]

How many reloads are folks getting with the Topguns? Thanks.

I load once then toss, maybe twice.

 

[sandcountyalmanac]

I'm using the CB 6100 - 12A for my 1 oz loads with great success.

 

[pbansen]

I'm using the CB 6100 - 12A for my 1 oz loads with great success.

What powder?

Pete

 

[sandcountyalmanac]

What powder?

Pete

Pete, I'm loading 18 gr. Clay Dot over a Fed 209A primer. That recipe gives me 1200 fps according to the recipe. It's on the back of the label inside each bad of CB 6100-12A's. I have grown to really like that wad in any straight wall hull.

 

[pbansen]

Pete, I'm loading 18 gr. Clay Dot over a Fed 209A primer. That recipe gives me 1200 fps according to the recipe. It's on the back of the label inside each bad of CB 6100-12A's. I have grown to really like that wad in any straight wall hull.

Thank you, sir!

 

[sandcountyalmanac]

Pete, I'm loading 18 gr. Clay Dot over a Fed 209A primer. That recipe gives me 1200 fps according to the recipe. It's on the back of the label inside each bad of CB 6100-12A's. I have grown to really like that wad in any straight wall hull.

Thank you, sir!

My pleasure, Pete.