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Shotshell spreader loads
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 Posted: Tue Feb 15th, 2005 02:10 PM
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What do you do with a tightly choked shotgun that has to be multi-purpose? Can't even hit a running rabbit?

One solution is to load a shell with a + shaped partition made from thin cardboard. Index card stock works well. You actually make this + from two pieces, each bent in an L and fitted into the shot cup. Fill each cavity with #6 shot and finish with a crimp.

The shot is spread out about the same as improved cylinder at short distances. Makes a big difference in hitting running rabbits.

This is not an original idea. I read about it in FUR-FISH-GAME many years ago.
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 Posted: Thu Feb 17th, 2005 02:31 AM
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Derned good idea TR..

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 Posted: Sat Feb 26th, 2005 01:57 PM
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Reading an old Montgomery-Ward catalog (a reprint, somewhere in the 1920's), I saw an ad for the cardboard spreader, along with loading directions. What kind of amused me was the last couple of lines. They said that if you still had room in your shell, to just fill it out with by adding more powder or more shot until the shell was full. No powder was specified, but I guess they were using either Black or Dupont's Bulk. Try that with today's powders.:nut:


Another thing that grabbed my attention about that catalog and an old Sears catalog was the fact that both had more pages of guns, ammunition and knives for sale than they had of clothing. This country wasn't always full of do-gooders and antis.

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you can still get stuff like this for shotshell reloading.. try to pull up balistice reloading ind. they have all sorts of shotshell stuff. hulls and wads . when you order stuff they will send you the data for what you are doing...  they even have some nasty looking slugs in their catolog.



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That's at:

http://www.ballisticproducts.com

Catalog is free. They are the source for shotgun specialty reloading products.

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have any of you guy herd of useing limi beans as a shot filler? some of the guys here use them it  so they dont use so much shot.  after awhile you see little bean plante comming up out on the range.



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You can buy the spreader loads from Dunn's .

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Spreader loads used to be loaded with square shot , to make them spread out quicker.:thumbs:



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my local trap club mines its shot washs & sells it as reclaimed works well for spreader loads in my old model 12 opens her up from 95% + to about 60% at 40 yds.



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Cutting the petals off will also work:thumbs:



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My 12g Rem 870 Wingmaster has a trap stock, a  30" full choked trap barrel I use for trap,squirrels,rabbits,grouse,mtn quail,bandtailed pigeons,dove,etc with my handloads:Win AA case,35gr of Win 540,1 1/8oz of 4's,5's,6's or 7 1/2's with a Win white wad goes out at 1400fps or a Win Red Wad,same powder charge & 1 1/4oz  of the same shot sizes @ 1330fps it was the same loads I used in Pot or Turkey Shoots ,it is multi purpose.I have a cylinder bore skeet barrel and a 28" field barrel with rem chokes. 

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Winchester W540 is a discontinued powder. Hodgdon HS-6 identical to W540.

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I'm aware it was discontinued but I still have some.



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