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Hi all, this is a follow up post to a previous one I did.
Has anyone used RST shells in 2 1/2" 16ga 1oz loads? If so, how did they work out?
Also, any info one RST loads in general would be great.
Thanks so much!!!
Greg
Gregory J. Westberg
MSG, USA
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I have used the RST 16 gauge loads for both sporting clays and hunting (ruffed grouse, pheasant, chukar partridge). They were great for all uses. I have used their 10 and 12 gauge loads as well. Nary a complaint from me.
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I have used the RST 16ga loads and like them a lot. The only complaint I have which isn't a big one. I find them very dirty and leave a lot of powder residue in the bores. I chalk this up to the low pressures they develop.
This is why I shoot them, they are kind to my old guns!
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Do you have the pressures for the RST 16 ga loads ? Do they come in #6 shot ?
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Daryl: this data is from 1-07 and may be different now, and is for the plastic hull loads 16 ga 2 1/2" - 7/8 oz. -1100 fps - 5700 psi 16ga 2 1/2" - 1 oz. - 1145 fps- 7600 psi Yes, they come in 5s, 6s, and copper plated 6s http://www.rstshells.com/Shells-best.htm
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I have used RST in all gauges, ten to twenty eight. Some time back, I was given a full chart of RST pressures, all of which were sufficiently low for use in light composite barrel guns. They will provide pressure figures for specific loads on request but warn us that pressure levels change with each batch, so published figures are approximate. The shells are so pretty I hate to shoot them. I just bought a batch of RST 28 gauge #7 lead that I'll use for everything from quail to preserve pheasants. I believe they are 5/8 ounce loads and are very light recoil in my underweight, short chamber guns.
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Ditto to all the previous comments. Great shells, low pressures, light recoil, and great people to work with. I shoot the 7/8oz 16ga 2 1/2" in my Sterly, and Elsie. Never a problem.
Marc
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Great quality, correct pressure for vintage doubles. To top it off, the people who run RST are some of the nicest, most genuine folks I have ever met.
RST shells are the only shells that I recommend for use in doubles that I have restored.
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I used the RST 16 ga, 1oz #5's this past December for Pheasant in S.D. They worked great! Downed the birds with authority on reasonable shots.
I did give some to my brother who was shooting a short chambered A5 16 ga. It was a single shot with the RST loads, I imagine due to the lower pressure.
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I use RST 16ga 2 1/2 in. paper #7's for grouse, and I am well satisfied.
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