Tried something new

[PapaG]

Pretty fair trapshooter, been at it for about fifty years, and without bragging feel that at sixteen yards 25s are fairly easy (or 24s anyway). 96+ % average most years at 16 and caps. All said, I've been shooting 1 1/8 oz for most of my career. Two years ago I tried 1 oz for 16 up to 20 yards and average didn't change, in fact went up a tenth or two of a percent. I saw a bag of 7/8 oz wads the other day and picked one up. Saturday, I shot a couple 16 yard rounds with 7/8 oz of #8 and ran both of them. Breaks were fine but no ink spots and no cheap chips either.
Think I've found something new to play with for the rest of the year. Still have to use the 1 1/8 for our handicap as my team is back to 25 yards (perhaps mental, but it works for me).
Anyone else playing with 7/8, or even 1/4?

 

[kudu]

I load almost all 7/8 for my 12's. I don't push them to the super high velocity that you can, I keep them at about 1200-1250fps and they will ink ball most targets. Push them slower the shot hangs together tighter. I use them back to 25 yards on the trap range with #8.5 shot and get good solid breaks on targets. Shoot sporting clays with them also, break some really long shots with them. They are light enough that I let new shooters try them, very little recoil. Just have enough oomph to cycle my 11-87 reliably, although they are usually run in my O/U or one of my pump guns.

I don't normally shoot more than about 300 trap birds a year as I mostly shoot skeet, even then I shoot the occasional 25 straight. About a month ago I shot my first 50 straight in trap from the 20 yard line, and then turned around and shot a 50 on the skeet field, felt pretty proud of myself for that one. Both with pump guns and 7/8oz shot.

I also run 3/4oz in my 20 gauge and see good results as well as saving shot.

 

[Armored farmer]

I went a different direction....
Shooting reclaimed shot.