Question For Reloaders

[zelmo1]

My loads are 2 3/4". The felt is to take up space in the wad because of the drastic weight difference between lead and TSS. If you used the same volume the TSS would be @ 50% heavier. Z

[Bowguy]

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I do all I can myself that's why I mentioned it. Load my shells, brass, make arrows, including standing, finishing them including cutting full length feathers and splicing the feathers to make neat combos. Mouth calls, Tie my flies, make bowstrings, used to cast black power projectiles, etc etc etc.
Just keeps us more in touch with our lifestyle.

That is why we need to be living next door to you Mike. You are a cut above the rest. Glad you are doing really good again. Wish we were closer to each other, I could learn something from you.

Thanks to EVERYONE who replied - all replies helped me to get a better grasp on going down this road. I may reach out to some of you by way of phone (I have the phone number for a few of you) or private message and ask a few follow up questions if that is ok. Thanks again!

Thank you for the kind words. Appreciated

[bbcoach]

My loads are 2 3/4". The felt is to take up space in the wad because of the drastic weight difference between lead and TSS. If you used the same volume the TSS would be @ 50% heavier. Z

This answered one of my questions on reloading TSS vs lead.  Here's a couple more, Why the mylar wrap and why buffering?

[Alabama556]

Mylar is to protect the barrel from the tss shot. Tss is harder than lead.

The buffer is used with the smaller shot used for turkey hunting. I have been told it keeps the pellets from bouncing off each other in the barrel and then spinning out of the pattern after it leaves the barrel.

I have also have people tell me it helps fill up the  cup in the wad.

I have shot my loads with and without buffer and have not seen a noticeable difference.

[crow]

One of the biggest advantages of loading your own is not having your favorite store bought load discontinued or having the components changed in it.

[Marc]

My loads are 2 3/4". The felt is to take up space in the wad because of the drastic weight difference between lead and TSS. If you used the same volume the TSS would be @ 50% heavier. Z

I understand the TSS taking up less volume, and the need for a spacer...  And as you are loading 2 3/4" shells, my question might not be applicable to you.

But I have seen on other posts and forums, where people are loading 3" shells with spacers...  I do not understand the need for a 3" shell, and then putting in spacers?  Also seems like a majority of factory sold TSS comes in 3" and my understanding is that there are spacers in these rounds as well???  My question is why load a 3" shell and then put in spacers?  Why not load a 2 3/4" round and either use smaller or no spacer?

Hopefully reloading companies create a 2 3/4" wad designed for TSS loads, and we can do away with the spacers?

Feeling the difference between 1 1/8 oz load, and a 1 1/4 oz load, I know that those spacers will add payload to the recoil end of things, and increase felt recoil to some degree...

[Alabama556]

Probably has to do with wad availability. Most of the loads I have used use a steel shot wad and I don't think there are a bunch of 2 3/4 steel shot wads out there.

On my current 2 3/4 load I trim a 3 inch wad to fit a 2 3/4 hull.

On another note, if you ever change up a recipe like I mentioned above, please send your shells off to get pressure tested by precision reloading. You will be surprised what changing components can do to pressures.

That is just a guess on my part.


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[Marc]

Probably has to do with wad availability. Most of the loads I have used use a steel shot wad and I don't think there are a bunch of 2 3/4 steel shot wads out there.

On my current 2 3/4 load I trim a 3 inch wad to fit a 2 3/4 hull.

On another note, if you ever change up a recipe like I mentioned above, please send your shells off to get pressure tested by precision reloading. You will be surprised what changing components can do to pressures.

That is just a guess on my part.

Posts from a different forum state that the spacers are used in longer hulls to reduce and control pressure.

[Alabama556]

That is true also.


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