doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Has anyone tried 3/4 oz 12 ga loads

I think these super light loads have a place if the shot result is inconsequential. If you are a contestant in a competition where some or more $$ is on the line I am sure most will upgrade the amount of pellets headed at the target!! Even if you have high confidence it is really hard to bull shit a target (or ZZ bird)

I started about 5-6 years ago reloading 12 ga. in 3/4 oz. It shoots just fine and I am happy with the results. My favorite hull is Remington Gun Clubs, powder 15.0 grs. Titewad, Claybuster CB0175-12 and Cheddite primer. Reload calls for 15.0 grs. but my Mec 24 bushing throws on average 14.8 grs. PSI 7200 and velocity 1150 fps.
With using Titewad and Remington hulls (Gun Club, Nitro, etc) and using Mec bushings 24 and 25 the difference in pressure using Cheddite and Fed 209A primers is 700 psi. The Cheddite 209 with 14.8 grs. is 7200 psi and the Federal 209A with a 25 bushing (15.4 grs) is 7900 psi. Many people state the Federal 209A is a hot primer but it all depends on what it is pushing powder-wise.

Yes and I like them.

I shoot 3/4 oz in my 16 gauge pinfires. Not much help to you, but it works fine.

3/4 oz loads are way underestimated, both in the 12 and 28. For the 12 I use the loads from Alliant with their ExtraLite powder and the Claybuster wad in either Remington or WAA hulls. 8.5 size shot will get you good pattern density. A good friend had pretty much gone to the 3/4 oz load in his 12 gauge target guns to combat a bad flinch. It helps.

I've used 3/4 oz loads in everything I load for the last time the price of shot went up. Easy to do with 12 and 20 with the Claybuster wads. It fits well in AA hulls. Great at skeet and 16 yd trap. I haven't tried it with the 12 but with a 20 with modified choke I locked a trap for straight away and got back to the 23 yard line before the breaks got iffy.

Hard to believe that when I first started shooting clays and then reloading, 1 1/8 Oz was the only thing I ever shot, bought or loaded up. I was under the spell of more must be better for long time. Of course a bag of shot cost anywhere from $9 to $12 back then. Powder & primers were cheap and more importantly, available. Times sure have changed haven’t they?
Nowadays, the only shells I load using an 1 1/8 Oz + are bismuth duck loads. 7/8 to 1 oz for 99% of my hunting loads and 3/4 oz loads for clays.

great to see what I plan to use already in use. My plan is Rem STS/Gun Club, Ched 209, Tite Wad and Claybuster CB 0175 . Amazed I could find the charge bar and wads online and should have shortly.

Here in England the standard load for beginners in clay pigeon shooting is a 3/4 ounce loading. The Hull Compex ones work well. I have fired 300 of these at a Simulated Game day in the summer wearing a T-shirt with no ill effects.

I believe the serious clay shooters go for a 24 gram / 7/8 ounce load.

HB

Three-quarters ounce loads are for .410s and 28s.

Don't get your hackles up, I'm fine with anyone who wants to use 3/4 oz. loads in a 12. It's just not for me. I like 3/4 oz. loads in the smaller bores. For some reason, years ago, I became gauge specific with my payloads.

I like:

10 ga. (3 1/2") - 1 3/4 oz.- 2 oz.
10 ga. (2 7/8") - 1 1/4 oz. thru 1 5/8 oz.
12 ga. 1 oz. thru 1 1/4 oz.
16 ga. 1 oz.
20 ga. 7/8 oz. thru 1 oz.
28 ga. 3/4 oz.
.410 1/2 oz. thru 3/4 oz.

I know ............I've got too many guns.