3 1/4 dram vs. 3 3/4 dram 12 gauge load
Stopped by the local store to pick up some 12/20 shells for my son and I - dove hunting tomorrow. I was looking at Federal (blue box)
"Heavy Field" #6 3 1/4 dram or "Hi Brass" #6 3 3/4 dram. Difference of 90 FPS but twice the price - $8.49 vs. $15.99! I don't think the extra 90 FPS is a big deal and I know the dove will not care. It seems the high brass are just a sell job. Now a few dollars difference would be ok. Could a "low brass" handle the higher dram or is the high brass needed when you get to a certain load? With my A-5, I set my friction ring based on the brass. I guess I should set it based on the dram but where is the cutoff between a light and heavy load?
And there was a pallet full of Rem UMC 9mm for $270/case. Glad I picked up mine for $100/case.
"Heavy Field" #6 3 1/4 dram or "Hi Brass" #6 3 3/4 dram. Difference of 90 FPS but twice the price - $8.49 vs. $15.99! I don't think the extra 90 FPS is a big deal and I know the dove will not care. It seems the high brass are just a sell job. Now a few dollars difference would be ok. Could a "low brass" handle the higher dram or is the high brass needed when you get to a certain load? With my A-5, I set my friction ring based on the brass. I guess I should set it based on the dram but where is the cutoff between a light and heavy load?
And there was a pallet full of Rem UMC 9mm for $270/case. Glad I picked up mine for $100/case.
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for dove the 'light' load is more than enough, but for a tough rooster pheasant the heavy loads would be better 0 -
Are they the same weight? If so, the 90 fps would be inconsequential as long as the pattern centered on the bird. 0 -
what weight of shot in each? iam a reloader so in my experince how much shot in the shell is where the differance is 0 -
what weight of shot in each? iam a reloader so in my experince how much shot in the shell is where the differance is 0 -
what weight of shot in each? iam a reloader so in my experince how much shot in the shell is where the differance is 0 -
i do not know why that posted so many times sorry 0 -
I load my 12 gauge AA's at 3 3/4 DE with 1 1/4 oz. of shot. 0 -
I load 1200fps 1.125oz up to 1580fps 1.125oz in ALL low brass hulls. As said before high brass is a marketing gimic to charge more.
I also fit 1400fps 1.250oz loads in lowbrass hulls.
I could load 1.375oz but I would need different wads.0 -
All specs were the same except for the dram. 0 -
Not much need for that much recoil just for doves. Standard "trap loads" are nearly perfect. 0
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