Anyone have a solid recipe to reload 12ga 2.52" RST hulls with? Just a standard 1oz, 7k psi +/- lead load, for use in a damascus Lefever.

From the hardcover Hodgdon shotshell data manual.
shortened Remington Premier,WW209 primer, wad WAA12R, 20.8 gr universal, 1oz shot= 7300 psi on page 99 of the hardcove manual.

bill

Those are Cheddite straight walled hulls. So any good data for 2 3/4” Cheddite hulls will work fine. If you don’t adjust the wad height the hulls might have to be roll crimped.

mark,

Look at Allaint's and Hogdon's web sites. There are many on the Hogdons site to choose from. You can also call claybuster: they have some loads listed on their site.

good shooting,

Thanks guys. I found what I was looking for, from an earlier post here by Dr. Bob:

2 1/2" Cheddite (RST) hull
Cheddite or Winchester 209 primer
20 grains International Clays powder
GU-1222 wad.
1 oz. lead shot/6 fold crimp
1220 FPS@6800 PSI


2 1/2" Cheddite(RST) hull
Cheddite or Winchester 209 primer
22 grains IMR PB powder
GU-1222 wad
1oz lead shot/6 fold crimp
1225 FPS@7200 PSI

Mark,

Hodgdon's reloading site doesn't list a 2.5" cheddite hull in their online loads. They do show a 2 3/4" cheddite hull with basically the same load, but higher pressure. Does anyone know the pressure difference of a 2.5" hull compared to a 2.75" hull?

=== Hodgdon Site Load====
2.75" Cheddite hull
Cheddite 209 primer
20.6 grains International powder
GU-1225 wad
1 oz lead shot
1235 fps @7700 PSI
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Ken