Caboose 148 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I used WST years ago for 12 gauge but can’t find my notes. Looking for soft load information for 12 gauge,, 7/8 shot, wad used and how much WST or MEC bushing number. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crisco 96 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 AA hull, W209 primer, Winchester grey wad (WAA12L?), WST with MEC #23 bushing. Supposed to be the featherlight formula, but seem to shoot softer and be more reliable in cold weather. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abilene, SASS # 27489 1,358 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 34 minutes ago, Crisco said: AA hull, W209 primer, Winchester grey wad (WAA12L?), WST with MEC #23 bushing. Supposed to be the featherlight formula, but seem to shoot softer and be more reliable in cold weather. Crisco, do you happen to know the charge weight ? (I don't have a MEC, but I do have WST and grey wads). I haven't loaded smokeless shotshells in years but if I don't find some more LNLR AA's in the next few months I will be loading some more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crisco 96 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 the tables say 16.3, and it has been a long time since I weighed one, but think I recall it was actually ~15.6 on my MEC press. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snakebite 1,486 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) . Edited February 26 by Snakebite 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caboose 148 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 (edited) Thanks but it isn’t like I can go out buy any brand of powder I want. I got lucky finding some WST and that is the only powder loads I’m interested in at this time. Please everyone, I only want light WST loads for 12 gauge. Edited February 27 by Caboose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ethan Cord 220 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Here is a link for the MEC powder bushing chart which shows WST powder: MEC Powder Bushing Info Hopefully this helps! Cheers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snakebite 1,486 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Caboose said: Thanks but it isn’t like I can go out buy any brand of powder I want. I got lucky finding some WST and that is the only powder loads I’m interested in at this time. Please everyone, I only want light WST loads for 12 gauge. My apology, I removed my reply. You did indeed ask about WST and I immediately thought about the WSL powder that is used in the Feather Lite Ammo. Of course it is no longer available. I was unable to reproduce the Feather Lite loads using WST, that's why I changed to one that would. I am fortunate, I can go out and buy any powder brand that I want. Sorry to have confused the issue. I pretty sure that no body else will make the same mistake. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Original Lumpy Gritz 7,492 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 4 hours ago, Ethan Cord said: Here is a link for the MEC powder bushing chart which shows WST powder: MEC Powder Bushing Info Hopefully this helps! Cheers Never trust the Mec bushings to throw what they say they will. For powder, try 17.0-17.5gn of Unique. Less felt recoil than Featherlite. OLG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ethan Cord 220 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Never trust the Mec bushings to throw what they say they will. For powder, try 17.0-17.5gn of Unique. Less felt recoil than Featherlite. OLG Indeed, that is why I just provided the link to the chart so that the OP could determine what he wants to use once his research is complete. He does not have Unique powder, he has some Winchester WST and wants to develop a load accordingly. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Riverdog 16 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) I used to load 14 1/2 grains of WST and 7/8 oz. shot- It worked great for what we do- no problem with Knockdowns - little felt recoil, I liked it because it was very clean burning- Edited March 3 by Riverdog 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Boy 917 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 https://shop.hodgdon.com/winchester/winchester-wst Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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