- Location
- Saskatchewan
I bought a new gun so now I have a project...
The gun is a nice old Heym combo, 16 ga. over .222 rem. I think it will be perfect for calling coyotes in the bush, and for shooting nuisance beavers.
The only problem is that the 16 ga. has been forgotten by the loading companies and no large lead shot loads are available for it any more. I dug through my "archives" and found a shell loaded by FN Belgium that would fit my purpose. 28 pellets of "4A" shot. I disassembled the shell and found 4 layers of 7 pellets nested very neatly together.
Pellet diameter is 0.22" ( Size F) but the pellets were not buffered and there was no shotcup. To duplicate this load with a modern shot cup wad I'd need to reduce the pellet diameter by the thickness of the shot cup. I figured a Ballistics Products wad called a "trap commander" would work, and so I took apart a Federal Steel 12 ga. load of "T" shot ( 0.20") and found that if fits into the shot cup perfectly. If I place 5 layers of lead shot this size, I should end up with 1OZ of shot and 35 pellets.
I think that coyotes, beavers, raccoons and like size critters would be fair game for such a load to about 40 yds and the .222 can handle any further out. So, now I need to find a source of magnum grade lead pellets, size "T"
- and loading data would be nice too. Any suggestions?
The gun is a nice old Heym combo, 16 ga. over .222 rem. I think it will be perfect for calling coyotes in the bush, and for shooting nuisance beavers.
The only problem is that the 16 ga. has been forgotten by the loading companies and no large lead shot loads are available for it any more. I dug through my "archives" and found a shell loaded by FN Belgium that would fit my purpose. 28 pellets of "4A" shot. I disassembled the shell and found 4 layers of 7 pellets nested very neatly together.
Pellet diameter is 0.22" ( Size F) but the pellets were not buffered and there was no shotcup. To duplicate this load with a modern shot cup wad I'd need to reduce the pellet diameter by the thickness of the shot cup. I figured a Ballistics Products wad called a "trap commander" would work, and so I took apart a Federal Steel 12 ga. load of "T" shot ( 0.20") and found that if fits into the shot cup perfectly. If I place 5 layers of lead shot this size, I should end up with 1OZ of shot and 35 pellets.
I think that coyotes, beavers, raccoons and like size critters would be fair game for such a load to about 40 yds and the .222 can handle any further out. So, now I need to find a source of magnum grade lead pellets, size "T"
- and loading data would be nice too. Any suggestions?
