Blue dot powder, Winchester AA and 00 shot?

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

I have blue dot powder and 00 shot, the manual doesn't list blue dot powder and 00 shot together and I would like to know a loading for Winchester AA shells with Blue Dot powder and 00 shot.

 

[gamestalker]

I need a lttle bit more information in order to offer you the advice your searching for.
Are you loading 12 ga.?
Are they 2 3/4", 3" or 3 1/2" hulls?
What hull make, STS, AA, Nitro 27, Premier RXP, Gold Medal, Fiocchi, Gun Club, AA. The hull has some importance in refrence to the wad colum needed to provide the proper fit for powder and shot volum.
What shot weight are you loading, 1 1/2 oz., 1 5/8 oz. or other such as #12-00 buck?
I've been loading shotshells forever and will most likely have the information for you as soon as I get those details from you. I've got lots and lots of shotshell data and Blue Dot is a common powder for everything from 7/8 oz. up to 2 1/4 oz. loads so I should have no problem providing you with some help.
Here is one of the 00 buck loads using Blue Dot.
* 2 3/4" Federal Plastic Paper basewad hull, fold crimp
* 36.0 Grains Blue Dot
* Win. 209 primer
*Wad colum as follows-
1- WAA12R wad
12- 00 buck pellets
Estimated velocity 1261 fps
Estimatated PSI 9,800

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

Its 12 gauge, 2 3/4 and AA shells. Do you have a loading data for this kind of shell?

 

[loadedround]

go to the Allient powder reloaders guide on line and select the load and components you desire. www.allient.com

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

They don't list Buckshot.

 

[gamestalker]

OK, here's the deal. I found data using the AA hull for buckshot as follows:
This is a load for 9 -00 buck size pellets. Don't add more than that or pressures will rise unpredictably.

*Primer:
Win. 209
* Wad colum:
Card .135" + 1/4 + 1/4 fiber
* Powder:
Blue Dot 39.0 grains
* Estimated velocity
1250 fps
* Estimated pressure:
10,900 psi
I've still got a lot of in depth searching to be done in my shotshell loading books. But for now this is all I can locate for the AA hull using buckshot. If you were using anything but the AA hull, I could provide you with several dozen load combinations that are far more simplistic than that one. Do you have any hulls other than AA's? If so give me that information and I'll get it for you.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

I only have the AA shells because I've never saved shotgun shells. I returned the 00 buck and got #4 buck and it has a loading for it. Thanks anyway.

 

[gamestalker]

10-4 Fivetwoseven! There are tons of loads using the #4 buck as I'm sure you've discovered.