BPS 10 project.

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Shot 2 handloads today because weather was good. These were the first I ever loaded for the 10. Both just cleared 500 in 10" and 380-400 in 20" with 3oz's of #9TSS. Pretty impressive patterns. I loaded up 4 more to try in my Buddies H+R and his SP10.

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[Ridge Rooster]

Update on handload that shot good in my BPS. The H+R showed a little pressure as the shell wouldn't eject and primer hole looked a little deep but my buddies SP10 put 550 in the 10", couldn't get a good 20' count cause 1/2 of the shot hit above the target.

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[Ridge Rooster]

Backed load off a grain and shot a 550 in 10" and 316 in 20". Unsure if I am going to settle on this load but you got to stop somewhere. Lol Seems to be the kinda performance expected out of the 10 gauge. This has been a quest just to see how good we could get them and only that. We are aware it is overkill but using a ten, 12, 16, 28, and 28 could be considered overkill also as I use a 410 a good bit. The 410 was a really difficult shotgun to get what I considered acceptable and repeatable patterns at 40, the big 10 not so much. But it has all been enjoyable! Got to get my shot trap complete!

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[Ridge Rooster]

Shot yesterday at one lower grain than last load that shot mid 500's and got 617 in 10" and 300+ in 20". Got the load figured out. Buddies SP10 liked the higher grain load and his H+R Single shot pierced a primer. We have noticed that it seems to have something going on because it pierces primers on factory loads also sometimes. Well at least we got 2 10's patterning like you would expect a 10ga to perform. Nitro and Apex didn't come close to what we can get with handloads so if you are going to use a 10 and want maximum performance than from our experience handloading is a must.

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