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#448829 06/29/16 04:53 PM
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Good Afternoon,

I have searched and probably overlooked it but I am in need of some low pressure loads for Colt 1893 10 Ga. that recently started residing at my house.

I can find loads for PB and IMR7626 but since both of these were dropped from production some time ago they don't do me any good as nobody locally has a supply of these powders.

I am looking for a load, other than the Holy Black, that can be used with a currently produced smokeless powder and 1 1/4 oz or 1 1/2 Oz of shot. The gun has 2 7/8" chambers, extremely tight chokes (full +++) and 30" barrels which have minor pitting on the inside. I have some fiber wads coming from Ballistic Products and will be roll crimping Federal Hulls after cutting them down. Only plan to shoot lead thru this gun at clay birds when the mood suits me.

Thanks in advance for your help...

WBLDon

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Largest source of short 10g data I know of is on the Parker Club Site. I load my 2 7/8 tens with Green Dot.

Use a Remington wad with a split 16 G fiber wad bottom of the cup. I have roll crimped now mostly fold crimp in a Mec with a short kit. For Clays 1 1/8 oz Crows 1 1/4 oz. You could load 1 1/2 oz but really no need to break clay targets. 1 1/8 in a tight choked gun patterns beautifully.

Others may have other solutions, lot of guys I know use Red dot for 1 1/8 oz loads.

Light shot loads = less recoil

Boats .

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I shoot 30 grains of longshot in mine with 1 1/4 oz of bismuth. SP 10 wad with Ballistics 10 ga gas seal in Winchester 2 7/8 cut off hull roll crimped. I use # 5 Bismuth for waterfowl with this load.

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Green Dot, 700X, Promo, etc. I load 1oz loads for clays, and any low pressure load that works in a 12ga will work with the 10 - you have bigger chambers so pressure will be down from the 12ga load. I've also used 1 1/8oz 12ga loads. I have the 10 in Parker, Lefever, and Remington and shoot low pressure 2 7/8" shells. Fiber wads will lower the pressure even more and so will the roll crimp. I fold crimp all mine because I find it easier to reload them than after a roll crimp. Any 12ga load in the 8000psi range should work. A friend gives me used 10ga hulls he picks up at a public shooting range, and they're Rem, Fed, and Win hulls which are all straight walled hulls. I use the same data for all and do as said - a plastic SP-10 Rem wad and the necessary 16ga cushion wads inside to get the shot close enough for a good crimp - about .400. A Mec Jr with the short kit works for me and I find 21grs /GD, plastic wad with a 3/8 cushion and 1oz of shot will sit about .400 below the top of the shell for a good fold crimp. You'll only need 3/16" or so for a roll crimp. If using a fold crimp the distance is more critical so the shell doesn't buckle or the crimp looks like shit. With a roll crimp you have more lee way - from a 1/4" to 1/8' and still get a nice crimp. www.parkerguns.org has tested data in their reloading forum - good luck. Paul

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I took my short 10 loads from Pauls advice. Have shot couple thousand in the last year out of a Parker Hammer and Ithaca Super 10 Hammerless. I find the 1 1/8 recoil lighter 1 1/4 about the same as RST factory 10s

Never tried 1 oz the 1 1/8 recoil less and perform better than 7/8 12 G loads. 10 lb gun soaks it up.

Boats


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