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This, Toranado and Turkey Bob did some testing for us. I have loaded both 11.6 and 12.4 in STS hulls but use a taller wad than what they tested to get a better stack height. 11.6 would be by go to when my clay dot stash is gone. tested some 38spl but got pretty erratic results with lite loads so I abandoned the idea for now. Maybe others have had better luck Toranado, SASS # 58447 Posted December 22, 2023 As I start to run out of my favorite Shotshell powder Clays, and refuse to pay the $40plus price per pound for Claydot where available, I did some searching a few months ago and bought some Hodgdon Perfect Pattern powder as it had some loads listed that may make it a good alternative for cowboy shotgun powder. PLUS IT SELLS FOR ABOUT $27 PER POUND if you buy 8# from like powdervalley, but I also just picked up another 8#er at Sportsman's Warehouse for about the same price. I asked my good friend and club TG, Turkey Bob to do some test loads as I drove off to sunny Arizona and left him back here in Chicago! (just trying to keep him busy in that midwestern cold weather!! LOL). Well he did a pretty comprehensive testing data along with chronographing all the loads. The results are posted below, and the conclusion is, it makes a really good cowboy round for shot shells. I've included my usual loads for comparison along with some factory rounds testing he did. I'll probably when I start loading it use the load that gets just over 900 fps, (13a) but enjoy the data and hope it helps. It's a very fine powder so uses some small bushings, but the rounds knocked down our toughest shotgun targets during testing also.

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Maybe but he sure makes the wire more interesting.

I have only used it for shotgun shells. I use a MEC 13a powder bushing. I use for 1 ounce and 1 1/8 ounce loads.

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Perfect Pattern is VERY dense. It's hard to fill shotshells up to make a good crimp. But, I have shot Remington STS, Nitros, Gun Clubs with about 14 grains of PP, 7/8 ounce shot, a 3/4 ounce CB0175 wad and most any primer. Low pressure, low recoil. Adjust until you can make a good load, ,but you will probably have the wad just sitting on the powder, or even floating a little, which Hodgdon techs have said is just fine to do (just be careful not to push the wad stack down too deep as you apply final crimp). That CB0175 wad takes up about as much room as any 12 gauge wad on the market, so it's great for Perfect Pattern loading. Powder should work fine in .38 specials, about same as you dropped with Clays, but I no longer load .38 special to even test it out. YMMV, but these are light loads and should be no pressure problems. good luck, GJ

Hodgdon has load data for 7/8 oz 12 ga loads. Starting loads may be a little hot but I would bet that you could reduce the load down by 1/2 to 1 full grain without too many problems. If the stack height is too far off just add a cheerio or dried bean to the shot cup.

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Some other powder options from Claybuster Wads https://claybusterwads.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CB1075-20-Load-Data.pdf Note that some of the powders listed have been discontinued.

I picked up some of this smokeless powder and may be interested in using it in, 38 Special and 12ga shotshells. Thanks for any positive input.

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I spoke with Barb at Rugged Gun Cart last September. Our front kork was destroyed . See photo. We got a replacement for $25, a fair price. I installed it with her assistance see photo. After a few exchanges I was unhappy with the recommended installation, so I replaced one of the suggested washers with a 3/4 split ring washer. See photo. This solved the problem. The wheel now turns using the bearing and the top nut is fully tightened, keeping the folk solid. I have installed this system for other users.

My wife used to love honey and she would buy local and it did help with pollen allergies. One day she tried some honey from a local vendor and it darn near killed her. She had an allergic reaction and her esophagus neatly closed up. Thankfully a PA at a local clinic acted fast and got her back to normal pretty quick. There hasn’t been honey in our house since. That incident scared her and she doesn’t want to risk that again. For me, honey makes my teeth tingle and not in a good way. Never been a fan…except for my mention of Honey above.

@Trenchgun831 Where in the Great Republic of Texas are you located?

No it wasn’t, it was fired in another gun. The shell slides into the chamber easily. I’ll have to try it with an unfired shell, I was just afraid to do that.

Looks like you may have a headspace issue. Does it hangup ejecting an unfired factory round? The fired case you used in the video, was it fired in that shotgun?

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