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20 gauge lead load

Started by Smallfry, Today at 08:03:54 AM

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Smallfry

Why is it that you can find all kinds of tss loads for a twenty gauge of an ounce and a half or more, but it's so difficult to find lead 6's in anything more than an ounce and a quarter? Do the larger payloads of lead not not pattern well?

Dtrkyman

They don't fit in the shell and I'm guessing pressure gets too high with lead?

Someone has a new load out with a little more shot but I can't remember who, I saw a single pattern and it wasn't good!

Verdict might have the new lead load?


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Smallfry

Yes, verdict has an ounce and a half load of fives. I bought a few boxes so far I haven't been able to find the right choke to get a tight pattern. Windy Hill offers a load of sixes in an ounce and 7/16 I haven't gotten those yet to try to pattern them. But they're just aren't many options out there that I have been able to find.

patternfreak

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1.5oz of lead fits like a glove in 20ga loads. I have no clue why there aren't more loads out there. I plan to send one out for testing in my next shipment to Precision.

This is 1.5oz of lead with 15 grains of Mix 47 buffer. Not a single pellet above the wad, easy fold crimp. Should pattern great with the full wad containment.

1.5oz of 6's has basically the same pellet count as 2oz of 5's. If you can commit to a 40 yard max range this should be a fantastic 20ga turkey load.

Also working on 1-5/8oz or 1-3/4oz in a roll crimp for 16ga...