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Topic: steel shot shells

Posted By: d4570
Subject: steel shot shells
Date Posted: 14 July 2019 at 19:19

I'm starting to load for waterfowl season.
Depending on how the big game season is working out for us the 3 of us go through anywhere from 400 to 600 shot shells.
all 12 gauge and mostly 3" I have a 3 1/2 but I have not had as good performance out of my hand loads.
I shoot mostly 3".
For most pass shooting or on the river over decoys we use duplex #2xB steel.

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I like to use new hulls for steel and re use them as 2 3/4 lead.
I start with 3" blue pre primed Rio hulls, "TPS" 3" hulls from BPI. Nickle plated steel shot and an over shot card, steel powder.
37 gr steel, 200 gr #2 shot in the wad first, then 290 gr #B , and over shot card a 5 point crimp .
I put it through a taper die and a drop of crimp sealer . That's a 1 1/8 oz. load and runs close to 1500 fps.
We push it through a .669 extended ported choke.
Wonderful pattern but a large recoil.

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Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 14 July 2019 at 19:58

Interesting d.....you load on a MEC for steel shot machine? Lots of lever pulling. Wondering if you or the site put in the caution in red in your post. I see it references both the writer and the staff of BSB whomever that may be.

I just use 3" factory steel shot shells for my little bit of waterfowl hunting.

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Irish Bird Dog

NRA Life/Endowment

2nd Amendment Supporter

Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 15 July 2019 at 14:21

I put it in Dead dog put it in on Handloads and I thought it was appropriate so I copied it.

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Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box

Posted By: RaySendero
Date Posted: 16 July 2019 at 06:07

I reload 2-3/4",

But buy 3" steel for ducks.

Use the smallest shot size that

WILL go all way thru'em.

Don't want to find steel shot in my ducks or geese!

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Ray