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Old 03-10-2014, 09:23 AM
NW Tradegunner NW Tradegunner is offline
 
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Thumbs up You can adjust your charges to suit the hunting/shooting situation.

The way it was explained to me a long long time ago, when I started shooting black powder; was that you keep everything equal. Simply the way the fellow put it was, if you use a teaspoon of powder, you use a teaspoon of shot for a light load. For a heavy load a tablespoon of powder, you use a tablespoon of shot. Looking at say 20 gauge, the maximum load or magnum load is 1 1/4 oz. of shot, 12 gauge the maximum is 2 oz. of shot. Minimum loads can be as small as 1/2 oz. of lead for either; just as long as the powder/shot ratios are the same. I don't know if Lyman still sells the adjustable shot scoop; that had the oz. of shot marked on it. One scoop of powder, card wad, filler wad, one scoop of shot, card wad, cap or prime, and shoot. Lee had a set of, say 20 non-adjustable scoops that would work too or just make your own if you're handy and like to tinker.
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