Please forgive my ignorance on this matter. I have been loading rifle and pistol stuff for over 10 years now but this is my first attempt at reloading shotshells and it seems I picked an odd area to begin. The data for buckshot is very scarce. I'm pretty resourceful read cheap and I have a few supplies on hand I would like to use to make my loads. Heres my list
Win AA HS hulls
aa12 wads
hand casted by me #4 buckshot
Unique powder (powder is not that critical)
My question is this...My load of 27 pellets weighs roughly 1 1/8 oz. Can I use Alliant data for loads of this weight with regular shot? They list a Win 209 primer, 21-23.5 gr. Unique, WAA12 wad and 1 1/8 oz of shot all in my hull for 1250 fps. I loaded a dummy round up and it crimped fine. The only thing I noticed is that the last 5 pellets were above the wad. Is this a safe load to fire or am I totally off base here. Thanks in advance for your replies and the more info the better!
Win AA HS hulls
aa12 wads
hand casted by me #4 buckshot
Unique powder (powder is not that critical)
My question is this...My load of 27 pellets weighs roughly 1 1/8 oz. Can I use Alliant data for loads of this weight with regular shot? They list a Win 209 primer, 21-23.5 gr. Unique, WAA12 wad and 1 1/8 oz of shot all in my hull for 1250 fps. I loaded a dummy round up and it crimped fine. The only thing I noticed is that the last 5 pellets were above the wad. Is this a safe load to fire or am I totally off base here. Thanks in advance for your replies and the more info the better!