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Thanks Steve and empirically I have also found the density & number of #5 shot to work best for me.


Cheers,

Raimey
rse

True most of the time. The exceptions tend to be older 2 1/2" guns with very short and sharply tapered forcing cones. On those, you will probably know right away that the slightly longer hulls are a bad idea. Blown ends on the cases, excessive recoil. But you'll find that advice printed right on British shotshell boxes. However, it also refers to guns proofed under the old "tons" system. And if one of those older 2 1/2" guns--we're mostly talking 19th century--was reproofed back in the "tons" era (or later), then it probably also had its chambers lengthened at the same time.

Just got in a shipment of BPI multimetal hulls. Prob seems to be solved. Thanks all.

As a side-bar, I stumbled across a next door source for Kent's >>All Purpose<< 1oz, 3 1/4 Dram Eq., 1290 FPS, 2 3/4" length with #7.5 >>Diamond Shot<<. Has anyone shot many of these blue hulls?


Cheers,

Raimey
rse

With Kent, you always want to check whether the shot size is US or Brit. Otherwise, good stuff. I have not used that particular load, but have shot quite a few Kent field loads (usually their "Pure Gold" loads) at pheasants and prairie grouse, in both 12 and 20ga.