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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 3036241" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>Well, I shot some of my hand loads this morning through a Uberti Cattleman 1873 SA revolver, and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I had also taken some factory "cowboy load" ammo with 158-grain flat-nose round-nose bullets and a rated velocity of 800 fps. When my gf and I loaded two rounds of each in the revolver without telling the other the load sequence, we could still tell the difference between my loads and the factory loads, with mine having a lighter recoil. </p><p></p><p>Then we tried each ammo in my 1894, and the factory ammo performed just fine during the cyling stage, while my loads caused slight hiccups. Nothing serious like a stove pipe or a jam, but enough that the cycling sequence was slowed down while we worked the lever to get some of my rounds to go into the chamber rather than hang up on the edge. Since the factory rounds had a visibly shorter COL, I can only assume the rounded shoulders of the factory bullet vs. the truncated cone of my bullets were the reason for the smoother cycling of the factory ammo. </p><p></p><p>I also had loaded up some 12 gauge shells for testing in my Winchester clone 1887 lever shotgun, since the only factory ammo I had, some Federal target loads, were often getting stuck in the chamber after firing. The factory ammo had steel bases, and since I had to use a cleaning rod to drive out the spent shell, I figured the steel wasn't contracting enough to facilitate extraction. I got some once-fired Federal Gold Medal hulls with brass bases and loaded them with a mild recipe, and the 25 shells I produced extracted just fine after firing. So I was pleased on that score as well. </p><p></p><p>Question; all of the shotgun reloading recipes I see in manufacturer's load databases list a maximum amount of powder for a given load, but none of the recipes list a minimum amount. Since I want to produce very light loads with 7/8 oz shot, how low can I go with the amount of powder? I was using a 15% reduction with a Hodgdon recipe for a light field load, but the recoil was still stouter than I had expected. Is there a rule of thumb for the amount of reduction one can safely use with a shotgun load?</p><p></p><p>Oh, and best of all - no one lost any body parts today! <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 3036241, member: 7157"] Well, I shot some of my hand loads this morning through a Uberti Cattleman 1873 SA revolver, and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I had also taken some factory "cowboy load" ammo with 158-grain flat-nose round-nose bullets and a rated velocity of 800 fps. When my gf and I loaded two rounds of each in the revolver without telling the other the load sequence, we could still tell the difference between my loads and the factory loads, with mine having a lighter recoil. Then we tried each ammo in my 1894, and the factory ammo performed just fine during the cyling stage, while my loads caused slight hiccups. Nothing serious like a stove pipe or a jam, but enough that the cycling sequence was slowed down while we worked the lever to get some of my rounds to go into the chamber rather than hang up on the edge. Since the factory rounds had a visibly shorter COL, I can only assume the rounded shoulders of the factory bullet vs. the truncated cone of my bullets were the reason for the smoother cycling of the factory ammo. I also had loaded up some 12 gauge shells for testing in my Winchester clone 1887 lever shotgun, since the only factory ammo I had, some Federal target loads, were often getting stuck in the chamber after firing. The factory ammo had steel bases, and since I had to use a cleaning rod to drive out the spent shell, I figured the steel wasn't contracting enough to facilitate extraction. I got some once-fired Federal Gold Medal hulls with brass bases and loaded them with a mild recipe, and the 25 shells I produced extracted just fine after firing. So I was pleased on that score as well. Question; all of the shotgun reloading recipes I see in manufacturer's load databases list a maximum amount of powder for a given load, but none of the recipes list a minimum amount. Since I want to produce very light loads with 7/8 oz shot, how low can I go with the amount of powder? I was using a 15% reduction with a Hodgdon recipe for a light field load, but the recoil was still stouter than I had expected. Is there a rule of thumb for the amount of reduction one can safely use with a shotgun load? Oh, and best of all - no one lost any body parts today! :D [/QUOTE]
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