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 06-23-2009, 10:09 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 246 |  Different 12 gauge loads using everyday objects.
I just got a new 12 gauge reloader but the only shot that I could find at the time was birdshot. I was thinking about BBs, large ball bearings, rock salt, thumb tacks, Skittles, stuff like that. Any suggestions? | 
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| 06-24-2009, 01:22 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Evangeline, Louisiana Posts: 359 |
Yeah, I have a suggestion. Read a reloading manual. And don't load anything but lead shot unless you get the special ingredients to load anything else, or you will doubtless produce a mess of some ilk. __________________
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| 06-24-2009, 01:46 AM | #3 | Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas, by God!! Posts: 6,061 |
Anything but purpose made shot can cause bad things to happen. BB's are generally copper plated steel. Ball bearings, steel. Steel does not deform like lead shot and WILL cause wild pressure spikes inside the barrel. Steel shot loads require wads that compensate for the uncompressing natuire of the shot, powder types and weights that do not cause those spikes to damage the gun (Face) and special loading considerations that you probably do not want to mess with.
Tacks can/will scratch even a steel shot rated barrel. Don't do it.
Rock salt requires a very light load to prevent the salt from turning to dust and losing any range. You do not want salt residue in your barrel, it will cause rapid rust.
Skittles? They will compress/deform excessively in any but the lightest loads. Their lack of density will cause them to lose energy very rapidly.
In my younger days I loaded many "unconventional" payloads into shot gun shells. Most were a complete waste of time and probably caused irreparable damage to my Rem 870 (sold it years ago). About the only worthwhile load we came up with was 1 7/8 oz of 7 1/2 shot was devastating on large flocks of birds sitting on the ground (I know illegal and stupid but that was 30 years ago and I have grown out of it) __________________
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| 06-24-2009, 09:30 PM | #4 | Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 49 |
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Originally Posted by robocop10mm
About the only worthwhile load we came up with was 1 7/8 oz of 7 1/2 shot was devastating on large flocks of birds sitting on the ground (I know illegal and stupid but that was 30 years ago and I have grown out of it)
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Sounds like a winner in my book lol.  | |
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| 06-24-2009, 11:02 PM | #5 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 568 |
Listen to these fellers Hey. Go buy a reloading manual and read it. If the items to use are not in that book do not use them. __________________
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| 06-25-2009, 02:02 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 246 |
Alright thanks guys. I haven't read the manual yet but will do. | |
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| 06-25-2009, 05:20 AM | #7 | Supporting Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,885 |
Stupid and dangerous. My 2 cents. | |
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| 06-25-2009, 03:50 PM | #8 | Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: , The Mother Lode Posts: 18,437 |
Welcome here.
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| 07-01-2009, 05:09 PM | #9 | Drunk ninja Join Date: May 2009 Location: The woods, Arkansas Posts: 3,421 |
Skittles...Good one! | |
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| 07-08-2009, 01:47 PM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cranston, Rhode Island Posts: 3 |
Well, at least with the Skittles you'll have something to eat if you get lost in the woods. | |
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