Anyone on here reload 16ga?

Mount Sweetness said:
Anyone reloading 16ga?
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Yep all kinds in lead for years. Enough at one time that I bought a MEC 9000g 16ga plus still have my sizemaster
Mainly old school however win 209 primers, unique powder and original win blue AA wads and some vintage long forgot rem ones
Hulls mainly old win AA compression formed style and a few activ ,with federals for when I am going to lose them with a semi
Cheers
 
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I've been reloading 16 ga. for around 20 years or so for my wife primarily.Her mother passed along a Win.Model 12 to her around 20 years ago and a couple years ago we picked up a very close to mint Ithaca 37 Featherlight that she just loves.I load them up on an old,low tech but reliable Lee Load-All.!6ga. is definitely worth reloading from what I'm seeing for factory priced ammo.
 
I reload 16 bore steel loads on a mec jr. Components for lead loads are getting harder to find. I mostly buy lead loads by the case when I see a good deal. Winchester loads from Prophet River are always reasonable and Canada Ammo often has Fiocchi target and field loads on a good deal. Both are contributing dealers here on the sight.

Darryl
 
Mount Sweetness said:
Any of you guys load 16ga in #4 buck or BB. I can not find any big factory ammo.
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No you won't find it up here any more I would say unless someone sells some turkey/ coyote loads maybe
I did both years ago but none lately. Heavy stuff is 10ga now
Probally if you need them still have the receipes however either in the 16ga or buckshot manuals I bought from Ballastic products or it would be in the early lymans I would say which I have somewhere back to No.1
No.4 buck you can still buy to reload but BB lead would be hard I think to find in canada
Know I don't have any BB lead but did buy some small jugs of No.4 and no.1 from will about 2 years ago
He had to order them in for me from the US

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yep ballastic products stocks 8 pound bottles of no.4 buck and lead BB so will can get it. I found if you double the price on the US site convert to canadian dollars and add about 20
% that will get you in the ball park for what it will cost here to my door but I only have two orders also to base this on.
Best to give Will a call. There was a place in Ontario and not epps that also had 5 pound boxes of No. 4 buck I bought in stock in the last couple of years. Shooters something ??? maybe
 
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I found some factory 16ga in #1 buck. I want it to use on Jack Rabbits so I was really hoping for #4 buck or BB.
I will try it out, see how it patterns. If nothing else, I can use it on coyotes.

Generally what would one use #1 buck for?
 
Mount Sweetness said:
I found some factory 16ga in #1 buck. I want it to use on Jack Rabbits so I was really hoping for #4 buck or BB.
I will try it out, see how it patterns. If nothing else, I can use it on coyotes.

Generally what would one use #1 buck for?
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Honestly today it is the recommended shotgun home defense ammo. I quote
In all shotshell loads, number 1 buckshot produces more potentially effective wound trauma than either #00 or #000 buck by approx 30%. In addition, number 1 buck is less likely to over-penetrate and exit an attacker's body."
It works great on coyotes for sure in 10ga and should be fine in the 16ga. Don't know about jack rabbits since I have never hunted or shot one sorry
 
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