Originally Posted By: Rubberhead
Originally Posted By: Greyduck
Oldest son and I broke out the Elsie's for a duck hunt.


What load are y'all shooting in those nice old guns?

I've shot just about every soft non-toxic load imaginable and the only one that was close to lead was Kent Matrix (a poly-tungsten) load. Back at the turn of the century Federal made a similar load that was very light (one ounce in a 12 gauge) but it hit hard. They didn't make it for long. I had varying experiences with Bismuth loads but I think the Kent version out now is as good as any. Fiocchi, which I normally like, offered two density of Tungsten-ploy loads neither seemed to hit hard. I finally gave up and had choke tubes installed in a 1979 BSS and shoot steel through it now.



with an ounce and a quarter of #5 bismuth the following works wonderfully on mallards and pheasants.
Hodgdon Longshot Ched. 209 WAA12R 31.4 gr 7,200 PSI 1,350 fps

From https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/shotgun

Could use a tich less powder and a roll crimp for even less pressure.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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