christcorp
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I've reloaded quite a few shotshells in my life. Mostly for targets. For hunting turkey, pheasants, geese, deer, etc. I usually buy commercial ammo.
Because of cost and shortage, if I wanted to load some shells up as stash for hunting in the future if necessary; I am curious about the recipe.
For instance; if I have a lot of target powder on hand; e.g. ramshot competition, clays, etc. is there any major negative using that powder for small game hunting? The gun and shotshell doesn't know the difference between 1 - 1 1/8 ounce of #7.5 and #4 or #2. An ounce is an ounce is an ounce.
Same with a 1 ounce slug for deer hunting. Does it really matter the powder for basic hunting? I understand that when fast moving targets like duck and geese are involved, the load needs to be designed more around that purpose. And again; up until now, I've always used commercial 12 gauge ammo for hunting. But my thought is, reloading data doesn't need to be that complicated for basic hunting. Even deer out to 50 yards. Use whatever shot size you choose for the game; choose the weight; etc. I've never been into micro-loading where I care about the brand of primer; brand of hull; brand of wad; etc.
But the biggest thing is; if I load 1 ounce of 7 1/2 shoot for clays; then why should it matter if I change out the 7 1/2 for #4 and shoot a turkey? Almost all the load data I've seen for a particular powder, if I look at all the combinations of hulls, wads, primers, and shot weight, the load doesn't change that much. Usually less than a half a grain either direction. I understand when it comes to steel/non-lead for geese and similar that some minor changes do make a big difference. But does it really matter if you shoot a 1 1/8 oz target load; 1200-1300 fps, or use the same type of powder with a 1 1/8 oz slug or #2 shot, etc.
Thanks
mike
Because of cost and shortage, if I wanted to load some shells up as stash for hunting in the future if necessary; I am curious about the recipe.
For instance; if I have a lot of target powder on hand; e.g. ramshot competition, clays, etc. is there any major negative using that powder for small game hunting? The gun and shotshell doesn't know the difference between 1 - 1 1/8 ounce of #7.5 and #4 or #2. An ounce is an ounce is an ounce.
Same with a 1 ounce slug for deer hunting. Does it really matter the powder for basic hunting? I understand that when fast moving targets like duck and geese are involved, the load needs to be designed more around that purpose. And again; up until now, I've always used commercial 12 gauge ammo for hunting. But my thought is, reloading data doesn't need to be that complicated for basic hunting. Even deer out to 50 yards. Use whatever shot size you choose for the game; choose the weight; etc. I've never been into micro-loading where I care about the brand of primer; brand of hull; brand of wad; etc.
But the biggest thing is; if I load 1 ounce of 7 1/2 shoot for clays; then why should it matter if I change out the 7 1/2 for #4 and shoot a turkey? Almost all the load data I've seen for a particular powder, if I look at all the combinations of hulls, wads, primers, and shot weight, the load doesn't change that much. Usually less than a half a grain either direction. I understand when it comes to steel/non-lead for geese and similar that some minor changes do make a big difference. But does it really matter if you shoot a 1 1/8 oz target load; 1200-1300 fps, or use the same type of powder with a 1 1/8 oz slug or #2 shot, etc.
Thanks
mike