Marshal Fire, SASS 10064 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I have a bottle of 777 FFG and thought that I would use it for some 12 ga loads. Could not find any loading data on the hodogon site. Was wondering if someone has a proven load. Hull type, amount of 777, wad type and amount of shot. I am playing with roll crimping the shells just for something different. Thanks in Advance MarshalFire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 T7 is awfully hot for a shotgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1.9cc Lee Dipper with 7/8 oz shot and grey wad in a AA Hull.. Kajun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Gun Cole Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 The few times in shot black I loaded 70 grains 777 with Winchester red wad 1-1/8 oz shot. STS hulls It took down the targets like a boss. was a fairly stout load. But not punishing like 3 dram factory gun club ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, Three Gun Cole said: The few times in shot black I loaded 70 grains 777 with Winchester red was and 1-1/8 oz shot. It took down the targets like a boss. was a fairly stout load. But not punishing like 3 dram factory gun club ammo Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will send you a scan of Hodgdon's load info for the above load. It patterns just like Gun Club loads and I use it for Cowboy Trap. You can knock down cowboy shotgun targets with lighter loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 35-37 gn will do nicely. use a wad that will come up to just below the crimp, fill it with shot and crimp it. it don't make a Tinkers damn how much shot.. Few BP loads will do a better job for this game. I prefer Green Hulls, but AA will work fine. Don't be afraid to adjust the charge a bit in order to get the wad to line up. This is not Rocket Science. Snakebite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, Snakebite said: 35-37 gn will do nicely. use a wad that will come up to just below the crimp, fill it with shot and crimp it. it don't make a Tinkers damn how much shot.. Few BP loads will do a better job for this game. I prefer Green Hulls, but AA will work fine. Don't be afraid to adjust the charge a bit in order to get the wad to line up. This is not Rocket Science. Snakebite +1, my experience too. Much is said about 777 and its "hotness", but I've never had that experience as I don't load warthog loads. Volume for volume loads compared to BP, I don't think the difference is worth mentioning. I loaded a lot of 777 in my transition to BP and still like the stuff. Having said that, I prefer BP to subs for the smoke and flame. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Pete Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 When I was shooting black powder I had a 777 load that was very pleasant to shoot. You don't use as much volume w/ 777 so you can use regular wads. Was easy to load too ... just pump 'em out on the MEC ... just like a smokeless load. (Of course Federal has the smokeless metro loads now w/ 1 1/8 that go 900 fps so very similar). For - Win/Rem hulls - use WT12 wad and a 33 mec bushing (40.3 equiv bp vol) - 1 1/8 ounce shot - this guy went 850 fps For - Federal hulls - use an S3 wad and the same 33 mec bushing - same weight shot - 1 1/8 - and it went 850 fps as well. Knocked every thing down .. a real softie ... lots of smoke ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cusz M. Dutch SASS Life 55326 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Roll crimp is one of the easiest way to adjust the wad height problem with BP loads. Drill press and a little bit of wax on about every 5 shells makes life simpler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Boots, # 20282 LTG-Regulator Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Snakebite said: 35-37 gn will do nicely. use a wad that will come up to just below the crimp, fill it with shot and crimp it. it don't make a Tinkers damn how much shot.. Few BP loads will do a better job for this game. I prefer Green Hulls, but AA will work fine. Don't be afraid to adjust the charge a bit in order to get the wad to line up. This is not Rocket Science. Snakebite Yep...maybe 3-4 grains less for T7-2F. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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