philproulx Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 hi i looking to develop a load for uspsa multi-gun , IPSC shotgun to drop popper with a low recoil i have a littleton shot maker that is why i still reload shotgun i have 1 1/4oz wads and 1 1/8 wads a ton of STS / nitro 27 hulls i have hodgdon clays-hs6-longshot-titegroup in powder available now i have developed a lot for plate rack-----28 gr of longshot -1/18 oz shot cci primer but it is really loud (i have the mossberg 930 roadblocker) now if someone can help me with a managed recoil load for popper slaying thanks philippe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastmtnbiker33w Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 What size shot are you able to make? I acquired an old press and I'm gathering up shells and saving for wads, shot, and primers. In no hurry since I have a couple cases of ammo. Of the ammo I have, the #6 and #4 shot does a great job on the poppers. If no slugs are required, running a tighter choke will get poppers down with most bird shot. But you are running the roadblocker.....Get another barrel without that loud comp on it and run a modified choke if you have to use slugs or go full choke when no slugs are involved. If you run a full choked barrel, you can run some pretty light loads reducing recoil and still dropping the poppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat68 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 You may want to check out other powders too. I use Winchester super handicap which is what winchester uses in their handicap loads. Burns good and not too loud out of a poly choke comp. I push my1 1/8 oz, 7 1/2 or 8 shot at 1200 to 1250 fps and have no problem with knocking down poppers, plates, or breaking clays. At the higher velocity the shot basically vaporizes when it hits the steel and transfers a lot of energy. As the targets get further away, the smaller shot does loose energy faster and sideways plates can be hard to knock over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargenv Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 When loading shotgun for 3 gun I tend to go with the 3 1/4 dram - 1 1/8 oz of 7.5's.. I too have a littleton and I picked up the #7 shot drippers (which I have yet to try out). I've found that Unique makes a nice load at the above specs.. I'm actually using the old style AA's but I believe that there is a similar load for the STS hulls as well. I generally use improved cylinder for everything choosing to just use larger size shot if the targets present themselves as more difficult to knock over. I'll usually keep a few boxes of #6's for just this sort of thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerJJ Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 1 1/8 oz payload with 22.5 gn Universal Clays is a great all purpose load for 3 gun and slaying poppers. sts shells are slightly longer than AAs, so check in your mag after reloading. jj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinosaurMikeGolf Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 1 1/8 oz payload with 22.5 gn Universal Clays is a great all purpose load for 3 gun and slaying poppers. sts shells are slightly longer than AAs, so check in your mag after reloading. jj I second that load. Works for both shot and slug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L-10_shooter Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I use 1 oz of shot and clays in Remington hulls. Works great for 3 gun and runs a Benelli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I am partial to 1 1/8 oz around 1200 fps. I use straight Clays or International Clays. I use the same data for AA hulls or STS/Nitro hulls. Hull color tells me what size shot is in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Morcillo Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 In my Remington 1100, for the past 10 years, the best load for me: AA hulls, Claybuster pink wads (1 oz), 17.6 grs Clays, one ounce 7 1/2 shot, winchester or CCI primers. Choke selection is the key to success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59Bassman Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 In my Remington 1100, for the past 10 years, the best load for me: AA hulls, Claybuster pink wads (1 oz), 17.6 grs Clays, one ounce 7 1/2 shot, winchester or CCI primers. Choke selection is the key to success. That's my load for just about everything. The other nice aspect of this particular load (if you check the loading literature to make sure) is that it is exactly the same in the STS, Win AA (both new and old type), Remington/Peters compression formed, and Fiocchi purple hulls. I liked being able to load all of them on a loader with no adjustments, changing hull color to denote shot size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 In my Remington 1100, for the past 10 years, the best load for me: AA hulls, Claybuster pink wads (1 oz), 17.6 grs Clays, one ounce 7 1/2 shot, winchester or CCI primers. Choke selection is the key to success. That is my dove hunting and plinking load, just with #9s instead of 7.5s. For hunting and IPSC I switch to Claybuster blue (1.125 oz) wads, #6 or 7.5 and International Clays. I went on a bit of shotshell reloading bender before Dove season and the last Sportsmans Team Challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Morcillo Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Sportsman's Team Challenge? Wow, I shot that when it was in Ft. Lauderdale. Great event. Those birds were flying fast. Yup, different hull color for shot selection. Edited October 11, 2011 by Mike Morcillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikaze1a Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I use those colored 3/4" round sticker/labels from Avery. I stick them on the bottom and over the primer. Each color represents a different load or shot and even write 6 or 8 or what ever on the stickers. Depriming punches a hole through the sticker and prime again through the hole in the sticker. Easy to see what I have when shell in a vest or shell caddie...exception is, can't see the bottom of the base when using a 4x4 holder. Also makes collecting my hulls easier after the match... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauntedfuture Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 For what its worth at last weekends three gun shooters with #6 shot had little trouble with steel. Those shooting smaller shot had some issues. All steel plates, TX star and a plate rack at 20-25 ft or so. I have found that with my 1100 21" i can shoot IC and #6 dove loads and still knock everything off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 In my Remington 1100, for the past 10 years, the best load for me: AA hulls, Claybuster pink wads (1 oz), 17.6 grs Clays, one ounce 7 1/2 shot, winchester or CCI primers. Choke selection is the key to success. That is my dove hunting and plinking load, just with #9s instead of 7.5s. For hunting and IPSC I switch to Claybuster blue (1.125 oz) wads, #6 or 7.5 and International Clays. I went on a bit of shotshell reloading bender before Dove season and the last Sportsmans Team Challenge. ^^^That's an awesome picture Tom. I made my shotmaker from scratch. Then re-made it again so I could use Jim Stuart's better shotmaker dripper nozzles / orifices. I think it actually worked better with my old style hardware store bolt drippers instead. I used wire welding tips to get an orifice in the 0.024" to 0.030" range. I haven't quite figured out how to drill such a tiny hole in a steel bolt itself with say a #78 drill bit. anywhooo....I don't have a shotgun reloading press at all, at least not yet. So I am basically tagging this thread for later. I have plenty of Clays powder on hand already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankge Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 1oz reclaimed shot, DR XL Green Wad, Nobel sport primer, Remmy GC/STS hull, 17.4g e3 - 1250 out of my 22" 1100 TAC4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 For what its worth at last weekends three gun shooters with #6 shot had little trouble with steel. Those shooting smaller shot had some issues. All steel plates, TX star and a plate rack at 20-25 ft or so. I have found that with my 1100 21" i can shoot IC and #6 dove loads and still knock everything off. At that distance, I would say there were other issues than the shooter's shot size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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