Loading 28ga for squirrel hunting have 2 questions.

I bought up several bottles of Winchester 572. To find out it wouldn't in old style AA and Super X hulls. So i fount several bottles of HS6 and Longshot. Of the 2 powders which one give best hull life.

I will be loading 3/4 oz 6's and clays 3/4 oz pink wads. I have a ton of cheddite 209 primers. But only few 1000 Winchester and CCI 209 primers. Could a person use cheddite in place of win or cci primers? I can find cheddite locally in several places.

 

I prefer Longshot for 3/4 oz of 6's along with Green Dot for 5/8 oz ! Make sure you understand the difference in CF hull to HS hulls along with Straight-walled ?

 

People beyond 12 years old shouldn't use a shotgun for squirrels. Just sayin.

Roy

 

WTF is it to u what i use!! Just saying!! If someone wants to hunt. I am not going to talk down to them. As long as there having fun!!

 

CF hulls takes the pink wad. The hs hull takes the hs wad? Only reason i have the old style AA and Super X hulls. I got a nice deal on them. I paid .3 cents each for them. The guy had over 2 large flat rate boxes full of them. Been looking around for some HS aa hulls. I bought a bunch of factory Winchester AA hs ammo. But they are 7.5 shot. I was planning on crow hunting with them.

 

You might want to check those Super X hulls for being straight-walled ?

 

You're right. It's none of my business what you use to kill squirrels. Maybe you're half blind or something. If so, I apologize. If not, use a shotgun or whatever you want but please just don't call it "hunting." That word implies sportsmanship and ethics and respect for one's quarry.

Roy

 

No not half blind i hunt national forest land. Its hills and bluffs. I dont want to worry where my 22 round went if i miss. Other people are out there also. So i hunt squirrel with either a 410 or 28ga. And few places are shotgun only.

 

Makes sense. I apologize.

-Roy

 

I loaded a few boxes up with 4 shot. I was wondering if the 4's would work better around leaves.

 

4-5-6 distance, retain energy and pattern
One pellet will do the job IF it hits the right place but don't count on it

 

I dont go any smaller than 6 shot. I have 6 bags of 4 shot . I thought i would use some up. Save the 6 shot for later on. Too load for my 410 3 inch . Dont care too much for 4 shot in a 410. I loaded 4,5, and 6's in my 28ga. Never loaded any 1oz in 28ga yet. The 3/4 oz has worked great. Before i had hardly any hulls. I bought up several 100 ct boxes of Winchester AA hs 3/4 oz 7.5 ammo. I will have to shoot the 7.5 up. So i can have the hulls too use.

 

I have been using HS6 for years and before that Win 540, which is the same powder. I use the Win CF hulls and get at least 10+ reloads.

 

I like it so far. I will be looking locally for some more.

 

If you can find them- Rio had a 1-ounce 28-gauge load (I bought a few flats of them with 6’s) and they are an awesome hunting load. My buddy has also had great luck reloading them with 7/8 oz loads. I still have 4-5 flats of the factory 1-ounce loads so I haven’t had the need to reload them, yet. Great for squirrels and pen raised pheasants.

 

I bought some Federal 28ga heavy game loads 1oz 6's. I bought them when i got my 28ga. Walmart here keeps them in stock.

 

It's not that it won't work, but rather that it came out about a decade or more after the 28 Gauge AA-CF hull was long gone, and Hodgdon/Winchester didn't see a need to develop loads for it. You are free to develop your own loads and have them pressure/velocity tested. It will require less powder than for the AA-HS hull. Unlike the larger gauges, the basewad in the 28 Gauge AA-HS hull was not designed to mimic the tapered wall interior of the AA-CF hull, and the AA-HS has more capacity. Start with a 1 grain reduction and have it lab tested before using it yourself.

 

Sounds like a lot of fun --When you talk about shell life and 1000 primers for squirrels that's some serious hunting. I also hunt on state land that only allows shotguns.

 

Cheddite 209 primers can be used in place of Winchester or CCI 209 primers, but keep in mind that they may have slightly different characteristics, such as a larger size and slightly lower pressure and velocity. Also, some shotguns may pierce Cheddite primers, which can lead to firing pin erosion, so keep an eye on your shotgun's performance when using these primers.