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Would somebody please help with a reloading question?
I am having trouble finding the powder I usualy load 16 gauge with, but I have 8 pounds of Hodgdon Longshot I am using for 20 gauge I can find recipes for 12 gauge and 20 gauge but nothing for 16 gauge. It seems that I should be able to load 16 gauge with Longshot as it sits between 20Ga and 12 Ga.
Does anyone have any information?
I want to load Winchester Super X hulls, with Polywad Winchester AA clones and Cheddite primers, 1 oz. of shot.
Thank you, Pete
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I have a bunch of 2.5" 16-ga reloads on my shelves right now, but no 16 to shoot it in. I was wondering where that load came from recently because a couple of friends just got 16 gauges. It certainly wasn't Hodgdon. Guessing from the wad that I may have gotten it from Ballistic Products, Inc. But I cannot verify that.
Lyman's 5th is another possibility, but I am doubtful.
Last edited by BrentD, Prof; 04/24/23 04:27 PM.
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Lyman's 5th Edition has 1 ounce 16 gauge loads using Longshot with several hulls, wad, primers. I am sure you can use their data as a starting point.
I use 7625 and WSF in WAA16 hulls for my 16 gauge - all 7/8 and 1 oz. loads.
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16.ga.com was the go to site for 16 loading information. Death and time may have changed that. Try them first. They had a spreadsheet of hundreds of tested loads for the 16.
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16.ga.com was the go to site for 16 loading information. Death and time may have changed that. Try them first. They had a spreadsheet of hundreds of tested loads for the 16. 24hrcampfire.com as well.
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Drop the extra period. 16ga.com. It is still active. Good people who share information.
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16.ga.com was the go to site for 16 loading information. Death and time may have changed that. Try them first. They had a spreadsheet of hundreds of tested loads for the 16. In 1990 I began, with the help of several other people, to develop a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet of attributed 16 ga. loads. It has about 1000 loads currently and I offer it for free if contacted with an e-mail address to send it to. When the 16 gauge group was being formed I sent this list of loads to Russ Gray and that, I believe, was the genesis of the various lists going around now. I hoped to do my small part to keep those nice old guns shooting. If want the list, PM me with your e-mail and I'll send it along.
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All the requests for the 16 gauge data file that I have received via PM have been e-mailed. Check your e-mail if you sent a request. Thanks.
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I Load 16 gauge with longshot all the time. 21 grains of Longshot with 1oz of shot, cheddite primer and claybuster 16 gauge wad makes a fine low pressure load. I usually have to add 1 20 gauge nitro card wad in the bottom of the shotcup to get a good crimp.
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