Broncos79 Posted April 21, 2019 All - Recently I started shooting 3 gun and I am seeking input on reloading - I am a long time clay shooter and load light 7/8 oz 1 oz loads for a high end over/under on a MEC 9000 automate load recommendations/techniques for 3GUN? Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiggerJJ Posted April 21, 2019 1 1/8 oz payload with about 24gn of Universal is my load, about 1200fps thru my crono. But as you know, make sure you check data against all components; wads, primers, shells, etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broncos79 Posted April 22, 2019 Curious why you prefer 1 1/8 oz vs 1 oz at 1280 FPS? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiggerJJ Posted April 23, 2019 It's a pretty standard 3gun payload, seems to work for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ming the Merciless Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/21/2019 at 9:12 PM, Broncos79 said: Curious why you prefer 1 1/8 oz vs 1 oz at 1280 FPS? The felt difference in recoil is not worth the smaller payload on target. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiggerJJ Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Ming the Merciless said: The felt difference in recoil is not worth the smaller payload on target. This too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankge Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Coming from patterning loads when I shot trap and then using same loads as 3-gun, the actual amount of pellets on target with 1/8 difference in load is negligible. It actually matters more in trap/5-stand because you can break a bird with an extra few pellets, I wouldn't say the same for steel. Even so we went to 1oz and some to 7/8s for trap. I also have a MEC9000 and realistically, you can buy Walmart 1 1/8 shells and do just as well. There's lots more going on with velocity, trajectory, pattern, etc when shooting a bird moving along at 40mph vs a static piece of steel. I'm using reclaimed and homemade shot and it works as well as new lead in 3gun. You wont be reloading the volume you do with trap either. I reload because its fills the ADD-OCD in me. My favorite powders are e3 (17.5g, 1oz, DR XL1 wad, AA shell, Nobel Sport primer) and some tightwad I have right now (18.6g, 1oz, DR XL1, AA Shell, Cheddite primer). A 1oz load with a really fast powder makes for lesser recoil. I've tried 7/8 on steel and feel that is indeed light and requires a better pattern and more precise hit. Then again, I have some whomping 1 1/4 field loads (30g WSF) than will spin the spinner on one hit! Edited May 1, 2019 by frankge Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broncos79 Posted May 5, 2019 Thank you frankge your post makes sense - I was going to ask about reclaimed as i load that for practice - you gave me additional insight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
