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Stan, Ive shot Remington Shur Shot 20 ga 1 Oz loads for years at quail. They are great quail loads imho. Sadly, with Remington now in bankruptcy and being sold off, Im guessing there will be no more Shur Shots. Sadder yet, likely no more Remington STS.
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Thanks, buzz. I'm hoping to find a few boxes scattered between four stores in two small towns within 25 miles of me today ........ one sportsman's store, two hardware stores and a W'mart. The Winchester equivalent is the Super - X Heavy Game load, XU20H8, at 1165 fps as well, and in Federal the Game Load, FRH20 7.5, at 1170.
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The RXP-20 wad is what you want Stan.
It works In the new or old style AA or the Remington hulls perfectly with an ounce.
Herco is my preferred, but there's a load published for the AA with 20/28 that could be shaved by a grain and a half and still have adequate pressure and likely be around the velocity you seek.
You have once again confirmed that many 'published' loads are impractical. Ditto for this load. For years that RXP20/Herco combo was my 1 oz load for birds.
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Thanks, Skip and Shotgunjones. I'll be ordering some of those soon. I found five boxes of the Super X Heavy Game Load(s) today. My immediate needs are met. I can take some time to get what I need to load a bunch for future hunts.
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Cheaper than dirt list them. I also see they have a Sporting Clay version but I am not a big fan of 1300+ fps shells. This obsession over hyper velocity just does not do much for me. Often the patterns are less than what I am after.
Stopped into a local gun shop this weekend and was surprised to find five bags of straight 7 Magnum shot. They said it came in with a lot that was supposed to be 7 1/2 shot. They even knocked two bucks a bag off for me. Brought it all home with me. I like seven shot for birds.
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Hunted this afternoon from 3:00 to nearly dark with the Sterly 20 and some of the Win. Super X Heavy Game loads. First covey flushed a little wild and I took the first shot with the "new to me" gun at about 20 yards with the .006" barrel. I knew I was on the bird and it folded cleanly. Next shot was with the .016" barrel at nearly 30 yards, and dropped it too. When the dogs were retrieving the birds they brought in two birds from the first shot. My friend, who was behind me, said he saw the two birds drop on the first shot. I thought, "3 for 2 is a pretty good start".
The 1 oz. at 1165 fps shells worked well the rest of the afternoon. No cripples were lost. If I was on the bird it fell. I took a total of seven this afternoon. I think I'm gonna like the shells, and I know I like my "new" Sterly quail gun. Thanks, Bobby.
If I just had my old eyes back. Can't pick out a single bird in the gathering dusk as quickly as I used to.
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"If I just had my old eyes back. Can't pick out a single bird in the gathering dusk as quickly as I used to."
You are not alone in that camp by any stretch. However, its beats not being here. On top of that, I can't hear them flush any longer, but do remember what it sounds like.
Glad that you had such a fun start. Perhaps give some thot to writing that down + a bit about the gun and inserting it in the hollow of the butt stock?
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Stan, out of curiosity, what difference did Dean find in pattern between 7/8 oz and 1 oz? When I got the gun I took it straight to the grease plate and tried it with 7/8 oz. loads. It crossfired pretty bad. I tried a couple different brands. Same deal. I called Dean and asked him if he could move the patterns that much (can't remember how many inches, but I'm guessing it was around 8 inches. I think I mentioned it in another thread. I'll try to find it.) He said send it and he'd try. He called me back after he'd shot the gun and said all it needed was slow 1 oz. loads, and regulated fine with them. So, he just opened the chokes and lengthened the chamber for me. I'm happy.
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I have 1500 or so of the coveted WAA20F1 wads that I'm willing to sell. They have be stored properly and ready for the next reloader.
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Lance, thanks and check your private messages, please.
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