KDS
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Hey everyone, I am about to try reloading shotshells for the first time. A friend of mine gave me an old MEC reloader set up for 12 ga, except for a few missing parts. I have a list of everything I need to get, except I am unsure of what powder bushing to get (it has a 34 already).
Another friend gave me an unopened bottle of Hodgdon Clays powder, a package of Winchester AA12 wads, Remington STS primers and a bag of #8 lead shot. I have a ton of Remington gun club hulls I want to reload.
So, with all that in mind, I went to the Hodgdon website and put all that info into their Reloading Data Center and they gave me 3 powder weights to choose from, 16.6, 17.7, and 18.8. According to the MEC bushing chart, none of the bushings are an exact match for those weights. My choices are 31 (16.9 gr), 32 (17.5 gr) and 33 (18.2 gr). The 34 is 18.9 gr.
My question is, which bushing should I get to start loading?
My main purpose for these shells will be sporting clays, with maybe some skeet, trap or 5 stand mixed in. I also plan to load 1 1/8 ounces of shot per shell.
Another friend gave me an unopened bottle of Hodgdon Clays powder, a package of Winchester AA12 wads, Remington STS primers and a bag of #8 lead shot. I have a ton of Remington gun club hulls I want to reload.
So, with all that in mind, I went to the Hodgdon website and put all that info into their Reloading Data Center and they gave me 3 powder weights to choose from, 16.6, 17.7, and 18.8. According to the MEC bushing chart, none of the bushings are an exact match for those weights. My choices are 31 (16.9 gr), 32 (17.5 gr) and 33 (18.2 gr). The 34 is 18.9 gr.
My question is, which bushing should I get to start loading?
My main purpose for these shells will be sporting clays, with maybe some skeet, trap or 5 stand mixed in. I also plan to load 1 1/8 ounces of shot per shell.