Couldn't you have just used or loaded 3/4 ounce 16ga loads to achieve the same end?
If you reload, Gaugemates ruin your hulls.
They make sense in some circumstances, for instance a person who does not reload can shoot much less expensive ammunition in a 10ga.
If the Gaugemate Gold with the full length split, I could see it ruining shells for reloading, but the Silvers have no split and I don't see how it could ruin shells.
My experience with the Silvers 12 to 20 in patterning is it usually enlarges the pattern by 1-2" at 20 yds.
Might be a little slow reloading in the field, but some cut enough of the lip off of the Gaugemate Silver so the extractor can lift the shell only.
