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My reloads for sporting clays are inconsistent - help with wad seating?
Been reloading for about a year with a MEC 600 Jr. using once-fired STS hulls, Claybuster WAA12 wads, and Alliant Extra-Lite powder. My patterns with my Beretta A300 seem to have more flyers than w...
My reloads for sporting clays are inconsistent - patterns seem to change shot to shot
I've been reloading for about 2 years on a MEC 9000G, mostly for my Beretta A400 Xcel. Using once-fired STS hulls, Federal 209 primers, 18.0 grains of Alliant Extra-Lite, Claybuster wads, and 1 oz ...
My reloads for sporting clays are inconsistent - any advice?
Been reloading for about a year now with a MEC 600 Jr. using once-fired STS hulls, Claybuster WAA12 wads, and Alliant Extra-Lite powder. My pattern board shows some shells are tight and others are ...
Trying to fine-tune my 1-1/8oz reloads for sporting clays - getting inconsistent breaks at 40 yards
I've been working up a load for my Browning Citori 725 with a Modified choke, using once-fired STS hulls, WAA12SL wads, and 18.0 grains of Alliant Extra-Lite. I'm getting great patterns at 30 yards...
Trying to fine-tune my 1-1/8 oz reloads for sporting clays - getting inconsistent breaks at 40 yards
Been working up a load for my Beretta 686 with a Modified choke. Using once-fired STS hulls, Winchester 209 primers, 18.5 grains of Alliant Extra-Lite, and a Claybuster WAA12SL wad. Patterns look d...
Trying to fine-tune my 1oz reloads for sporting clays - getting inconsistent patterns past 35 yards
Been working up some 1oz #8 loads for my Beretta 686 with 28" barrels and Briley Light Mod chokes. Using once-fired STS hulls, Federal 209 primers, 17.5gr of Alliant Extra-Lite, and Claybuster WAA1...
My reloads are patterning too tight with my Browning Citori - any advice?
I've been reloading for about 2 years on a MEC 650. My go-to load is 1 oz of #8 lead over 18.0 grains of Alliant Extra-Lite in a once-fired STS hull with a WAA12SL wad. It patterns great in my budd...
My STS reloads are hitting low at station 3 - pattern issue?
Been reloading Remington STS hulls on my MEC 600 Jr. with 17.5gr of Alliant Extra-Lite, a WAA12SL wad, and 1oz of #8 lead shot. My Browning Citori with a Modified choke patterns great at stations 1...
Trying to tighten up my pattern at 40 yards with my reloads
I've been shooting a Beretta A400 Xcel with a Modified choke and my reloads using once-fired STS hulls, Claybuster WAA12 wads, and 1 1/8 oz of #7.5 lead. Patterns are fine at 30 yards but seem to o...
My reloads are hitting low on station 8 skeet targets
I've been reloading 12ga target loads for about a year now using a MEC 600 Jr. My recipe is a once-fired Remington STS hull, 17.5gr of Alliant Extra-Lite, a Claybuster CB1118-12 wad, and 1oz of #8 ...