Browning A5 light load vs heavy

Swampfox

October 07, 2003 15:05

I recently acquired three browning a5's, 1 12 ga. mag, 1 light 12, and one 20 ga. mag. How are loads classified as either light or heavy? I reload my own loads and generally use 23-24 grains of unique with 1 1/8 oz of shot for the 12 ga. or 34 grains of H-6 (Win. 540) with 1 1/4 oz of shot. For the 20 ga. I generally load 1 oz loads but haven't yet loaded any for the 20 ga. Is there a rule of thumb for what is considered light or heavy?

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  p3skyking

  October 07, 2003 15:41

  Try your loads with the washer and bushing set for heavy. If the weapon doesn't function correctly, set it for light.
  
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  bobski

  October 07, 2003 16:37

  since reloading changes everything on a gun, stay with the advice you were given above. its sound. but normally for 12ga, 1 1/8 oz and below is light, 1 1/4 and up is heavy. for 20 ga, 7/8 oz or less is light, 1 to 1 1/8oz is heavy.

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