Renegade Ripley Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 So using Red Dot for AA hulls what charge seems to work best for you? Also using 7/8 oz 7 1/2 shot. Thanks Renegade Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingSnake Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 12 gr Red Dot with 1 1/8 oz of 7 1/2 shot works best for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusta B. Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, KingSnake said: 12 gr Red Dot with 1 1/8 oz of 7 1/2 shot works best for me. This will also work well with 1 oz. Probably need a little more for 7/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I use 14.0 with 7/8 oz.shot. clay Buster wads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I use a #27 bushing (14.5 gr I think) 7/8 oz of 7.5 shot. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Monger Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 14 grains with a 3/4 or 7/8 oz clay buster wad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdy Ranger Rick Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 After shoulder surgery a few years back settled on this... AA or STS hulls, Remington or Winchester 209 primers, 7/8 oz. shot, WAA12L grey wads. MEC 9000 #25 bushing, measured 13.4 gr. Red Dot...but also Clays or Clay Dot without changing bushing. Also loaded IMR Red with same bushing, measured 14.4 gr. Shot 13.4 gr. Red Dot left barrel and 14.4 gr. IMR Red right barrel in my S x S 12 g., 6 stages (loaded all with #25 bushing). Maybe an occasional slight smidge more umpf sound in right barrel, but not noticeable on my repaired shoulder. Supposedly, IMR Red was comparable sub for Red Dot, but for same volume (#25 bushing) it is about 1 gr. heavier. Shoulder was happy and still is, use the same load now, interchanging all 4 powders. RRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 My wife wanted a light load..so I now use it as well..13g with 13/16 of reclaimed shot..works well but I do go heavier if they are 'pesky targets or have been put out a bit further ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 When I first started, I had never reloaded shotshells before. Another shooter recommended 18.0 Red Dot and 1 1/8 oz of shot... Now I use 12 grains and 7/8 oz. I know another shooter here who used 9.0 grains for years, but bumped it up to 10.0 grains a couple years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still hand Bill Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 The published load is 17g or so with 7/8, gives 1200 ish fps. Have shot 1000’s at clay targets. Seems people are loading even slower which in clays tended to give bad patterns. Probably fine for the short distances and large targets of sass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 STS hulls, 14.7 Red dot,7/8 oz #7 1/2 CB wads relatively mild and works every time Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Junky Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 14 grains of Redot & 1 oz of 7.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 15 gr. of Red Dot with 1oz. of 7 1/2. I probably could get by with less, but I had an SKB with inertia triggers that needed the extra powder. My wife didn't mind the load in her 97 so I never changed the settings. To us, the recoil is still mild and targets always go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUCO SASS #46748 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 After my shoulder surgery, I've been using STS hulls, 10.5grs of Red Dot, 1oz of 7.2 shot. Works great in my SxS Charles Daly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefro, SASS#69420 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 14 grains of Red Dot, 7/8 or 1 oz. #8, Gray wad - STS hulls Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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