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I am reloading Remington STS Hulls with 10.0 grains of Alliant Green Dot behind a Claybuster CB-1075-20 wad & 3/4 oz. of #8 shot. I load these for my wife's Ladies & Youth Stoeger 20 ga. SXS and it produces little kick .... similar to a 12 ga. Win. AA low recoil round. She has not had any problems with knocking down the targets (when she aims straight) with this load. Unfortunately it is getting very hard, if not impossible, to find the Alliant Green Dot powder.

LOL. Or in my case keeping my eyes from crossed eyed. The bullets I am using are coated Missouri Bullets Cowboy #2. It has two grooves, and the lower groove may be a lube groove. Your suggestion of keeping it simple between the 105 gr. bullets my wife shoots in her pistols and the 125 gr. in our rifles makes since, and I do not believe I would have to reset my die. In that case it would be the 1.45" OL. That also makes it a little easier for her to load in the 16" carbine.

I search the site for supplies I can't find at local stores or at reputable online stores. I have bought smokeless powders several times on Gunbroker, but only if someone is selling locally where I can pick it up and not pay the high shipping & hazemat fees. Other than that, I check occasionally to see if particular items are back on the market so I can then start inquiries locally.

I plead the fifth! LOL

I have a Uberti 1873 Rifle and my wife has a Uberti 1873 Ladies & Youth Carbine. For three years I have loaded 38's for both guns. I have been using 125 TCFP coated bullets w/ two crimp grooves. I have loaded them in the past crimping in both the first groove (1.45" overall length) and in the second groove (1.5" overall length). Both lengths cycle just fine through both of our guns, and have never had a round hang up and not cycle. I am getting ready to reload for our rifles this year and started wondering if the depth in the casing effects accuracy and/or performance. Your thoughts and knowledge would be appreciated. Thanks.