12 guage 2 3/4 steel

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I just placed an order for sam1 wads and steel bb. I have steel powder already

I need to know what hulls to look for since I have win aa and sts which are not recommended


It will be for duck/goose hunting within 50 yards

I need to find recepies where do you recommend I look with these components?

Adrien
 
nissannx said:
I just placed an order for sam1 wads and steel bb. I have steel powder already

I need to know what hulls to look for since I have win aa and sts which are not recommended


It will be for duck/goose hunting within 50 yards

I need to find recepies where do you recommend I look with these components?

Adrien
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Do you have an rsi reloading specialities manual for steel reloading if not I suggest you get one.
I don't do 2 3/4 lately but thought there was recepies for compression formed hulls will have to have a look
Guys still use the Federal GM for sure since I just sold a guy 500 in 2 3/4" for steel reloading and that is what I used at the time maybe that is why
 
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Lead Loader said:
Not worth reloading steel when it can be purchased cheaper and factory wont bind up and blow up in your face
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You either don't shoot a lot of steel or don't own a 10ga :)
Nothing dangerous with reloading your own steel and yes you can save money
You cannot purchase the quality of the home grown that is for sure
Cheers
 
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I have some federal gm hulls and green peters as well. I have the lyman book. I will need to get the others soon.

What's your opinion on load a fps

I've found opinions on heavy load fast fps and lighter loads 1oz and slower 1400fps

When I bought steel I was always trying to get heavy payload with max fps
 
X2 on the RSI guide.

I worked loads in Gold Medal hulls, steel, SAM 1's, and 1-1/8oz.oOf steel 2's, threw in a smudge of buffer, and managed 1475fps.
Killed. all manner of ducks and geese with great ease to 40 yds and even a but more.
Just pattern your load!
 
nissannx said:
I have some federal gm hulls and green peters as well. I have the lyman book. I will need to get the others soon.

What's your opinion on load a fps

I've found opinions on heavy load fast fps and lighter loads 1oz and slower 1400fps

When I bought steel I was always trying to get heavy payload with max fps
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Lefty is right . It is all about patterning. Anything over 1400 is fine and too fast many times screws the pattern
When I started picking loads for my guns I picked maybe 10 loads out of the book and reloaded 6 rounds of each and hit the paper with my choke tubes. From that I narrowed it down finer playing with more chokes and more reloads to what I still use today.
Spend the time patterning it is well worth it and for me IM briley chokes are as good as any of the expensive ones
Cheers
 
3macs1 said:
You either don't shoot a lot of steel or don't own a 10ga :)
Nothing dangerous with reloading your own steel and yes you can save money
You cannot purchase the quality of the home grown that is for sure
Cheers
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nope, i dont own a 10ga, but i could understand with that, ive tryed to help a buddy find some #4, near impossible. Just in 12ga it isnt worth it.
 
Lead Loader said:
nope, i dont own a 10ga, but i could understand with that, ive tryed to help a buddy find some #4, near impossible. Just in 12ga it isnt worth it.
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Well worth it in 12ga also especially the 3 1/2 . Just for the fact I can load what I want when I want is worth it. But when all set up still save money plus it is a nice pass time and nothing like hunting with ammo you made yourself
Cheers
 
I reload because I enjoy it and knowing that you killed something with what you made is a great feeling.

Whatever I saved I dump back into components. I end up shooting more for the same price.
 
I load 2 3/4" with Remington premier sts
And AA hulls, loads listed in RSI are deadly
I loaded one with 7/8 oz of 4 at 1675 fps
Listed for AA HULL, using Alliant steel
Great in decoys and close wing shot
The other loads I make are in rem hulls
1 1/16 #3 at 1475fps, works wonders
 
nissannx said:
Ordered the handbook through the rockland pronature as well as my steel shot and Sam 1 wads
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Cool. Soon you will be ready to go.
Myself I reload each shell one at a time weighing every powder and shot load. Yes I have steel masters and universal bars but I find the drops are just not accurate enough for me.
It is not like I am reloading 5000 28ga skeet loads a year so a box or two of steel an evening works just fine
 
That's exactly what I plan on doing Saturday. Make about 12 of each load I try and pattern them through my different shot guns.

I'm going to try bb first. Should I use large rifle primer tray to count the pellets?
 
nissannx said:
That's exactly what I plan on doing Saturday. Make about 12 of each load I try and pattern them through my different shot guns.

I'm going to try bb first. Should I use large rifle primer tray to count the pellets?
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I don't count them. Just weigh them on the 1010 scale and add or take away as required
 
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