deafsg1
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I finally got down to the bushing that underthrows the charge range I need to load a specific shell. The problem is, I do not have a bushing that throws a charge that is somewhere within the range, nor is there one available that will do so. For instance, on the Lee Load-All II bushing system;
bushing 163 ~ 24.65 grains
bushing 155 ~ 23.25 grains
The range the load data for the specific components from Hodgdon's web site is from 24 grains to 24.6 grains. I've had bushing 163 make several throws weighing above 24.6, which makes me uncomfortable. The other bushing at 0.75 to well over a grain undercharged doesn't sit well with me.
How is a shotshell reloader supposed to handle this situation? I notice that pretty much ALL shotshell reloaders don't come with bushings that provide anywhere near the granularity by design that you get with the powder systems for rifle reloading systems. Gaps between bushings can be about .5 to .8 grains apart. Is a shotshell reloader supposed to use an off-press powder measure to get the granularity needed? Is it necessary? I don't know if it's okay to use the bushing that is outside the bottom range of a load recipe.
Thanks!
bushing 163 ~ 24.65 grains
bushing 155 ~ 23.25 grains
The range the load data for the specific components from Hodgdon's web site is from 24 grains to 24.6 grains. I've had bushing 163 make several throws weighing above 24.6, which makes me uncomfortable. The other bushing at 0.75 to well over a grain undercharged doesn't sit well with me.
How is a shotshell reloader supposed to handle this situation? I notice that pretty much ALL shotshell reloaders don't come with bushings that provide anywhere near the granularity by design that you get with the powder systems for rifle reloading systems. Gaps between bushings can be about .5 to .8 grains apart. Is a shotshell reloader supposed to use an off-press powder measure to get the granularity needed? Is it necessary? I don't know if it's okay to use the bushing that is outside the bottom range of a load recipe.
Thanks!