Favored low pressure 12ga loads

[Londonshooter]

Huh. Love how this turned into a BP thread. I have 2 good size nests in the yard that the hornets will be leaving soon so I guess I'll harvest some

 

[Licensed to kill]

I don't lube my cushion wads normally, I have used pre lubed wads but found no difference in killing power.
In my muzzle loaders these days I am using wasp nest between the powder and shot, and a .035 over shot wad.
Cat

I don’t lube to affect killing power, rather, I do it to help with cleaning at the end of the day. Completely un necessary for hunting type shooting but when shooting skeet, I find the grease cookie keeps the fouling soft and thin, “dry” loads work great for a few shots but I find the fouling gets hard when shooting 25 rounds in 15 minutes.

 

[iron cat]

I don’t lube to affect killing power, rather, I do it to help with cleaning at the end of the day. Completely un necessary for hunting type shooting but when shooting skeet, I find the grease cookie keeps the fouling soft and thin, “dry” loads work great for a few shots but I find the fouling gets hard when shooting 25 rounds in 15 minutes.

I clean in between each sheet or trap round when at the range- squirt a bit if water snc ballidtol down then use a torpedoes brush and swab after.
For my muzzle loaders I just swab after each squad.
Cat

 

[iron cat]

Huh. Love how this turned into a BP thread. I have 2 good size nests in the yard that the hornets will be leaving soon so I guess I'll harvest some

Yeah kinda drifted offtrack( AGAIN! LOL)
I use my low pressure loads in my vintage hammer guns at the range sometimes, and for skeet especially, and also in my modern guns .
I shoot a lot of 24 and gram loads these days....
Cat

 

[struff55]

i load 1 1/8 oz weighed bismuth in GM hull 12s4 wad w209 21 gr 800x 7000 psi 1200 fps chronographed .
i use this load in my parker's
i just recently found a nice bismuth load in lyman no 6 manual
1 1/8 Bis f209a waa 114 win wad yellow the load is listed with 28.5 gr long shot i load 26.5 gr also 1200fps 7000 psi
also in vintage sxs's

 

[brybenn]

I dont have bismuth but I have some of this stuff

 

[brybenn]

I was mainly looking for nitro loads when I started this thread but I also shoot black powder so it is not really to far off track. The loads are for various vintage guns
2.5" chambers. I dont have a 2" chambered gun yet

 

[Licensed to kill]

I clean in between each sheet or trap round when at the range- squirt a bit if water snc ballidtol down then use a torpedoes brush and swab after.
For my muzzle loaders I just swab after each squad.
Cat

By “each squad” I assume you mean each station?

 

[iron cat]

By “each squad” I assume you mean each station?

No for each complete round of 25 shots
Cat

 

[Licensed to kill]

No for each complete round of 25 shots
Cat

Doesn’t get hard to load after half dozen shots or so???

 

[Licensed to kill]

Doesn’t get hard to load after half dozen shots or so???

Never mind, I forgot you are useing wasp nest. I always was going to try the wasp nest just never got around to it.

 

[iron cat]

Doesn’t get hard to load after half dozen shots or so???

Nope
Cat