10z. reload for 28 guage?
Does anybody have info on a one ounce reload for 28 guages? I have several boxes of Super X one ounce factory loads from the mid 1960's so I know it can be done. I assume the shot protector would need the sleeves removed to have room for the shot. That's what I have to do to replicate the 3/4 oz in a 3" .410 which was also loaded in the 50's and 60's. Any info is appreciated.
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i have a receipe for 7/8oz wildcats with federals. 1 ounce? youre asking for a wildcat load. send me a pic of the winchester box please. i want to see 1oz 28ga. maybe i can pass it around and get it from my contacts up at winchester.
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Bobski: the WIN part# is X28H6 for what I have, which is 1 oz of #6 shot. This is much more recent than the 60s.
Old Hickory:
I used a 1 oz load to shoot ducks over decoys in Minnesota in the late 60s and early 70s. I had a REM 1100. Loved that gun. Sold it but seller's remorse struck and I had to buy another one. I also now have a Beretta 687 EELL 2 barrel set , 20ga and 28ga. The 28ga is my favorite ga. by far.
Page 441 of the #25 HODGDON loading manual lists 4 loads for 1 oz. However, they are all with the card and fiber wad. Obviously this book came somewhat after the time I was hunting with the 28ga. and I have lost my records of the load I used. It was an amazingly effective round in a MOD choke barrel. Card and fiber wads are still available from most black powder shops, as far as I know. I still have some from back then, but since one can't use lead on waterfowl I load very few of the heavy loads anymore.0 -
roysha and bobski, thanks for the replies. I'm not trying to make a magnum out of the 28, but Iove the guage and in certain pheasant situations the extra shot is useful. I keep my shots short of 40 yards and the 7/8 is usually plenty. 0 -
Old hickory: Winchester still makes the 28 ga. 1 oz. loads, infact they just brought back #5 shot, this year. So it's available in 5,6,7 1/2, and 8. You are right they don't use a "cupped wad" they use a small plastic one, with what I'll call a thin plastic liner. (I cut one of my shells apart to see). Maybe if you go to there web site, and look under ammo, you can get the part number of their wad and order it.
I like the 1 oz. load too, I feel I have more range with that, than the 1 oz. 20 ga. load. But that's me and my Md 12's for you.
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thanks guys for covering me on this one. i was always under the impression that the 1oz load started out as wildcat, and remained such. i see now im wrong. i should have known field loads would have them. add me to the list of guys who wants the receipe! 0 -
Hello "Old Hickory"[:)]
The only 1 ounce loading that I know of for the 28 gauge, use over powder cards and 1/2" fiber wads.
From Lyman Shotshell Reloading Handbook - 4th Edition:
Federal Plastic Cases - Paper Basewad - Folded Crimp
Blue Dot 20.0 grains, Primer Federal 209A, Two 28 ga. B.P. .125 cards over powder, one 28 ga. B.P. 1/2" fiber wad. Velocity 1112 fps, Pressure 10,300 LUP
H110 35.0 grains, Primer Federal 209A, one 28 ga B.P. .125 card over powder, one 28 ga B.P. 1/2" fiber wad. Velocity 1319 fps, Pressure 8,500 LUP
Remington Plastic Cases - Plastic Basewad - Folded Crimp
H110 32.0 grains, Primer Remington 209P, one 28 ga B.P. .125 card over powder, one 28 ga B.P. 1/2" fiber wad. Velocity 1235, Pressure 8,800 LUP
Yes, I am a 28 gauge fan also, when it comes to quail, dove, and snipe.
Best Regards [:)]
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