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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 942882" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>First things first if you are serious about good long range shot-shells. Get away from plastic wads and extremely heavy shot payloads. Find some load data for card and filler loads some good larger size (#4-BB) magnum grade shot. Then you need to pattern your loads in the choke you will hunt with and tweak the load using powder charge weight, buffer level, column height, etc. to find a load that'll pattern well enough to put at least 4 to 5 pellets in a bird at your max. distance. </p><p>The load we've used over the years is a medium dose of 4756, card and filler, win AA hull, 1 1/4 oz magnum grade #3 shot, win 209?- not 100% sure on that one- the data is at my Pop's place. The buffer acts as a rather heavy bore drag so <strong><u>DO NOT</u></strong> use regular shot-shell data for buffered loads. </p><p> </p><p>P.S. if you use flour buffered loads, don't get them wet as you may have issues with the flour solidifying in the shot-shell; that <em>could </em>create pressure issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 942882, member: 48043"] First things first if you are serious about good long range shot-shells. Get away from plastic wads and extremely heavy shot payloads. Find some load data for card and filler loads some good larger size (#4-BB) magnum grade shot. Then you need to pattern your loads in the choke you will hunt with and tweak the load using powder charge weight, buffer level, column height, etc. to find a load that'll pattern well enough to put at least 4 to 5 pellets in a bird at your max. distance. The load we've used over the years is a medium dose of 4756, card and filler, win AA hull, 1 1/4 oz magnum grade #3 shot, win 209?- not 100% sure on that one- the data is at my Pop's place. The buffer acts as a rather heavy bore drag so [B][U]DO NOT[/U][/B] use regular shot-shell data for buffered loads. P.S. if you use flour buffered loads, don't get them wet as you may have issues with the flour solidifying in the shot-shell; that [I]could [/I]create pressure issues. [/QUOTE]
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