slug load

[psl sniper 963]

i was going through some of my powder and i came across a half tub of winchester super target that i used to reload .45acp with. well me being the frugal man i am i decided to see what i could do with it. after doing a quick search i found some 12 ga load data at hodgedons loading page for wst. so by using a slug of equal weight ( data was for 1 0z loads) i came up with the following.

 

 

winchester compression formed hull (aa universal etc)

22 grains of wst

waa12 wad

winchester 209 primer.

and of course a 1 0z slug

 

i used the the lee key hole slug mold, for my slugs, and they crimped quite nicely.

 

velocity is around 1300 fps. not the fastest slug load out there, but a good way to get rid of some powder.

 

use all data at your own risk.

Edited March 15, 2012 by psl sniper

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Look like a good load to me.

Ya got a chance to shoot any yet?

[psl sniper 963]

Look like a good load to me.

Ya got a chance to shoot any yet?

 

of course! they are very accurate with a little less kick than the factory loads. still hotter than simply replacing birdshot with a slug

 

1 0z at 1300 fps is nothing to laugh at!

 

again this is not my preffered load but was more of a way to get some use out of the components at hand.

[RED333 1,025]

I need to get a crone to see what my reloads do.

Use 20 grains Green Dot (Alliant), 1oz lee slug.

WAA12 wads, Wincheaster hulls, CCI 209M primers.

We did shot through a 3/8 thick piece of alu this weekend.