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Greetings all. I came into several hundred Remington Peters 20 gauge 3 inch hulls with a separate plastic base wad but there’s no published recipes for them. Ever source I find is for the unibodies.

If I want proper crimps I have to measure my hulls before reloading. I'm currently using calipers but after about a hundred or so my hand starts hurting. I have a mill and lathe and can make just about anything but I can't think of anything besides an old school step scale and I don't think that would be very accurate. What are you guys doing?

Has anyone found success in using Nitro 100 or Ramshot Competition powder for light target 3/4 Oz. 12 Gauge reloads? Do they work as well as Alliant Extra-Lite or Hodgdon Titewad in this regard?

Is there any published (or personal, via Precision Reloading or Tom Armbrust pressure and velocity testing) load data for 12 Gauge 3/4 Oz. shot using Nitro 100 NF powder and the Claybuster CB0175-12 wad? Note: I kindly ask that you not drift this thread away from it's focus upon Nitro 100 NF and toward any other powder.

I'm just double checking myself here. In this case i'm loading for a 20 ga 2 3/4" using Ched pre primed hulls and CB 1078-20 wads 18.9 grs of longshot is the max powder My Mec bushing is dropping 18.5 double checked with a electronic and RCBS beam scales. Max pressure for this published load is 10,700. So up to this point i should be fine. My 1 Oz charge bar was very light dropping 7.5 shot so i filed the inside being very careful file checked filed checked. But the last time i checked i... Dropped pellet different weights

I'm wanting to load up some 12 ga 2.75" #1 buck using Pro Reach. But, Alliant doesn't list any buckshot loads on their site uusing that powder. Anyone know where I can find buckshot data for PR? Prefer straight walled hulls, but I do have some STS and AA's. Thanks.

Would someone in the know assist me in my turkey loads. I shot a turkey last season at 25 yards with my early 1900's NR Davis 12 gauge. The animal was injured ran into the woods and expired. I found him months later, I don't want repeat that. I used 70 grains of black powder, approximately 5/8" of wading then filled the rest of the hull with #4 shot. Any suggestions thank you in advance .

Got out to the range to test a bunch of buckshot loads I recently loaded. 1st, WinAA hull, 18gr High Gun, HCD21 wad, 9 pellets #0 buck, 3x3, 1143fps, 8" spread @ 10 yards. 2nd, Top Gun hull, 29gr Longshot, BP1253 wad, 10 pellets #0 buck, 2x5, 1/8" cork under shot, 1112fps, 8" spread @ 10 yards. 3rd, Top Gun hull, 30gr Longshot, BP1253 wad, 10 pellets #0 buck, 1/8" cork under shot, 1145fps, 9" spread @ 10 yards. 4th, Top Gun hull, 29gr Longshot, BP1253 wad, 12 pellets #0 buck, 2x6, 1174fps... Buckshot tests

I recently bought 10 flats of these. Shot 100 rds today. Seems to be a really good shell. Are they reloadable? Thank you

Long story short after a Cardiac Ablation I am now AFIB free and can resume shooting the 12 gauge. BTW shoot 4 gun Skeet and the 12 provides a 5 point boost over using the lighter 20 gauge. Problem is that the 8 lbs. bottle of Clays is now getting low. I have enough for the upcoming State Shoot but beyond that it's uncertain, may have 8-12 boxes of powder left after the State's. Currently using the Claybuster CB8100-12 but do have 4 bags of the CG0175-12 on hand in the event of a need to... Running out of Clays, need suggestions for alternate powders.

Thinking I want to try a 20ga semi-auto and am wondering which would be a better sporting clays gun................. Beretta A400 or the Browning A5? Not worried about initial fit as that can always be adjusted. Am wondering which would be the more trouble-free and easily serviced.

I have a late 90's era silver pigeon (bought it used years ago) that at some point in its life was butchered by a less than competent gunsmith. The barrel lug was ground way too far down, and while it still locks up OK the forend feels a bit loose / doesn't feel quite right, and the gun opens too easily. I know there is way to repair this by welding steel back onto the barrel lug to add back material and then removing it to an appropriate level. I have a pretty strong aversion to shipping... Gunsmith recommendation for weld repair of 686 Barrels