Loading Longshot with 1oz of steel???

[PoorRichRichard]

Can anyone point me in the direction of some 12 gauge load data?

I checked the Hodgdon website and came up with nothin...

[Fordtrucks]

It may be that longshot is too slow, all I can find is data for Universal, should be able to swap that with Unique data.

[Fordtrucks]

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/load1-15-09.htm

I found a 1-1/4 oz longshot load maybe that will help

[PoorRichRichard]

Ford- cool looking load. I might try it.

[stilly]

What hulls?

What gauge?


"There are some very good loads for 2-3/4" hulls—one
of the best is Federal's Gold Medal. This hull will hold
1-1/16 oz. to 1-1/8 oz. loads. It's a straight walled hull
that crimps well and is tough enough to reload several
times. Numerous recipes are available for this hull.
Don't get the wrong impression thinking these are light
loads. Remember steel is less dense ("weighs less")
than lead. A 1 oz. load of steel is close to the same as a
1 -3/8 oz. load of lead. In addition, 1-1/8 oz. loads of
steel are the same as 1-1/2 oz. magnum loads of lead."


My RCBS book shows LONGSHOT being used with BISMUTH and HEVISHOT; STEEL powder being used for all of the STEEL shot load data...


If you go to the website for Hodgdon and choose LEAD and 1 3/8oz and Longshot you will get a lot of things...

[jglabe]

Check out the status of steel reloading manual from ballistic products. It has a bunch of 1oz loads using longshot.

[sargenv]

It can be done.. I sent a pm..