I loaded some up based on data I found on various sites.
Winchester cases
9.0 grains of Unique
.025" cardboard wad (cut with a 7/16" grommet hole cutter)
~173 grains of 7 1/2 shot (approx 140 pellets)
sized Hornady .45 gas check crimped in on top
I tested them yesterday out of a Taurus 450SS ultra light with a 2" ported barrel. Even with the ports, the load feels hotter than your typical Cowboy Action load. You really wouldn't dare use something like this as a defense load. Maybe at contact ranges, but at 8 feet I had 60 pellets hit the gallon jug and 55 of them never made it out of the jug.
Now, the whole point for this post: I was hoping to find a powder that would give me acceptable performance with less bulk so I could fit more shot in the case. Any suggestions?
Winchester cases
9.0 grains of Unique
.025" cardboard wad (cut with a 7/16" grommet hole cutter)
~173 grains of 7 1/2 shot (approx 140 pellets)
sized Hornady .45 gas check crimped in on top
I tested them yesterday out of a Taurus 450SS ultra light with a 2" ported barrel. Even with the ports, the load feels hotter than your typical Cowboy Action load. You really wouldn't dare use something like this as a defense load. Maybe at contact ranges, but at 8 feet I had 60 pellets hit the gallon jug and 55 of them never made it out of the jug.
Now, the whole point for this post: I was hoping to find a powder that would give me acceptable performance with less bulk so I could fit more shot in the case. Any suggestions?