Ozarkrick
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I purchased the Lee 18 cavity buckshot mold in 00 buck and I am very pleased with the results. I use a 40/60 mix of pure lead and wheel weights to get a fairly hard cast buckshot that will not deform like pure lead. Pellets are water quenched, sorted for defects (10%) then I tumble them for 2 hours in a rock tumbler and they come out shiney and round (just like Hornady's, but harder like plated shot). I was looking for a low cost three gun load and after much experimentation this is the best load (from Lyman's 5th edition)
Remington STS Hull
Winchester 209
25.0 grains Universal Clays
SP 12 wad (Green Remington brand)
(1) 28 ga .30" card under pellots
(8) 00 Buck pellots, stack two accross, 4 levels
(1) 20 ga . 30 card over pellots, 8 point folded crimp
This load is 2 grains under max (because I swaped Win for Rem primer and I am looking for quick recovery, softer recoil). The Rem SP12 wad is slit only half way down and gives tighter patterns over full slit wads. At 25 yards this 1 oz load consistantly gives 10" patterns from a 22" barrel, lite-modified choke, with low recoil, velocity should be at or below 1300 fps. More to follow.
Remington STS Hull
Winchester 209
25.0 grains Universal Clays
SP 12 wad (Green Remington brand)
(1) 28 ga .30" card under pellots
(8) 00 Buck pellots, stack two accross, 4 levels
(1) 20 ga . 30 card over pellots, 8 point folded crimp
This load is 2 grains under max (because I swaped Win for Rem primer and I am looking for quick recovery, softer recoil). The Rem SP12 wad is slit only half way down and gives tighter patterns over full slit wads. At 25 yards this 1 oz load consistantly gives 10" patterns from a 22" barrel, lite-modified choke, with low recoil, velocity should be at or below 1300 fps. More to follow.