Here ya go, when it's snowing outside. 2 3/4" AA hull, win 209 primer, 26 gr. 800-X, down range DR-XXL, and 7/8oz. Lee keydrive slug. Nice crimp at 50/60lb wad pressure. They shoot well outta all my shotguns. Use for multipurpose utility loads and 3 gun. My load data use at your own risk.CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The High Road, nor the staff of THR assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information.
When its snowing outside.
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hard to say, big flake powder-different wad-different hull-different loader. dunno really all shotshell recipes are different. all i know is if i do any less i dont get a good crimp or i get a collapsed wad or hull.
George P
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Possibly the wrong wad then? Issue becomes if there is TOO much pressure, eventually the wad will expand back giving you crimp that can open up. I have had that happen when I tried putting 10# of you-know-what in a 5# bag so to speak. The crimps "tented" upward letting pellets leak out and gave poor performance.
never had a problem with loading cycling or accuracy. never had a crimp open up. have had some loaded upward of 1.5 years. i am not collapsing the wad at this pressure it has been verified by a cut open loaded hull. i don't think the pellets will fall out since its a 7/8 oz. slug.
this isnt a load that is in a book per-say. its one i have come across online and one i worked up off of known load data from older manuals using 1oz of shot and 800-X. then picking wad type/height by volume to get a good wad height/fit for the crimp. crony at 1300 fps. will cycle autos even an old a-5 on light setting but not heavy setting. have put roughly 200 of these down range through several shotguns and they work well. just sharing for the sake of it. i have seen several loads calling for heavy wad pressure and i assume this wad is no different then those i have seen.
i agree to a point. however if using a hull designed for a strait wall hull in a tapered hull or vice versa then to seat the wad on-top of the powder properly, wad pressure is needed. also depending on wad strength it may or may not push back to open the crimp up.
Jesse Heywood
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Y'all must be in north Kansas. Down south we had a 2 minute snow this morning. Huge flakes, but it wasn't even long enough to go downstairs. 
Armored farmer
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I will try your loads, I cast about 50 1oz lee key drives, but couldn't get consistent results.
darn. got about 4 inches id guess hereY'all must be in north Kansas. Down south we had a 2 minute snow this morning. Huge flakes, but it wasn't even long enough to go downstairs.
Armored farmer
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Yes indeed.
My bad.
My bad.
Scooter22
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I snow blow. Usually get a couple feet. But I want to save the info on the Lee slug.
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