noelf2
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Diogenes415 said:
Last night I loaded a brass 20 gauge hull with a .60 lead ball. The column went like this: 70gr Pyrodex RS, over-powder nitro card, lubed felt wad, 4 each 1/8th inch cork disks, and a patched ball (trimmed excess patch). The cork was added as a buffer, and to bring the ball closer to the mouth of the hull. With all properly compressed, there was still about a half inch from the hull mouth. I tapped the loaded shell a bit, and the ball wanted to shift. So I got the ball out, and added another patch around it to tighten it up a bit. Still it would shift if I wasn't careful. I wonder if there's a way to add a slight crimp without destroying the brass? Still, Not sure how it will perform anyway, in a mod choke shotgun. Will have to test it.
When I load 7/8 oz slugs I'll just stuff a card in there on top of the powder and then run the slug down in a pillow ticking patch, like I do with my smooth bore flintlock.
Last night I loaded a brass 20 gauge hull with a .60 lead ball. The column went like this: 70gr Pyrodex RS, over-powder nitro card, lubed felt wad, 4 each 1/8th inch cork disks, and a patched ball (trimmed excess patch). The cork was added as a buffer, and to bring the ball closer to the mouth of the hull. With all properly compressed, there was still about a half inch from the hull mouth. I tapped the loaded shell a bit, and the ball wanted to shift. So I got the ball out, and added another patch around it to tighten it up a bit. Still it would shift if I wasn't careful. I wonder if there's a way to add a slight crimp without destroying the brass? Still, Not sure how it will perform anyway, in a mod choke shotgun. Will have to test it.