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The problem with Herter's 16g. is they come in 1 ounce only and many 16g. guns are light, at least mine are. Cannot shoot an ounce through them comfortably at sporting clays. If they came in 7/8 ounce they would take the entire market.
One ounce in #6 is deadly on wild pheasant but you don't shoot many in a day.
So many guns, so little time!
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Sidelock
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The problem with Herter's 16g. is they come in 1 ounce only and many 16g. guns are light, at least mine are. Cannot shoot an ounce through them comfortably at sporting clays. If they came in 7/8 ounce they would take the entire market.
One ounce in #6 is deadly on wild pheasant but you don't shoot many in a day. Yes, it would be nice to find 3/4oz 20ga and 7/8oz 16ga shells at our local merchants shelves. I do feel your disappointment.
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One of my 16 G Hammer guns FN about 1910 weighs less than 6 lbs. One I shoot the most Parker Hammer is 6 lbs 8 oz. Either one Herters 1 oz way too much recoil and they don't need a lot of shot. My reloads in Herters hulls Bushing is supposed to throw 3/4 oz. By weight it's throwing 11/16 oz. 11/16 oz at 1150 fps is a fine sporting clays load for targets 30 yards and under if the gun is choked.
I use 7/8 in a Trojan that weighs 6/10 near perfect load for that gun.
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And that's the reason we reload, to make stuff we cannot buy.
And you guys who load the straight walled stuff, especially the rolled crimps... my hat is off to you.
I load for the same reason I cook... not because I enjoy it, but because I'm not going to pay for an overcooked hamburger and the results justify the effort.
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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I seem to recall that Federal offered some 7/8 oz 16ga loads a few years back. I was excited until I saw the velocity was something over 1300 fps. Not much recoil reduction from 1 oz @ 1165 fps.
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I seem to recall that Federal offered some 7/8 oz 16ga loads a few years back. I was excited until I saw the velocity was something over 1300 fps. Not much recoil reduction from 1 oz @ 1165 fps. I like Federal Cartridge. It is the only company I can think of that loads steel shot in 16ga. While expensive at $20 per 25 in comparison to same cartridge in 12ga it is substantially cheaper than other 16ga non-lead alternatives.
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Are RST 16 gauge shells Cheddite also?
Tom C
�There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.�
Aldo Leopold
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Are RST 16 gauge shells Cheddite also? Yes they are. Best, Greg
Gregory J. Westberg
MSG, USA
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