28b homeloading

[johnnytheboy]

Does anyone here homeload for 28bore? 

 

I was was wondering if it’s possible to load 28 grams of lead over a fibre wad? 

[figgy]

Don’t think so as biggest payload I could find was 25g fiber or 28g plas wad. 

Is it the pattern density you want or payload as HW13 will give you the weight. 

[hawkfanz]

xpress do a 28g cartridge,f/w 28g no6. so yes its possible.gamebore so same load with p/w.

Edited December 3, 2017 by hawkfanz

[sitsinhedges]

Why would you though?

[hawkfanz]

i wouldn,t use that size in my 28g,if i want 28gram load,i use 20g,or even 12g.

[figgy]

I tried some 28g supreme game in mine when I had it and they never worked any better than 23 or 24 gram carts just cost more.

[hawkfanz]

for decoying i went down to 21g no7 in the 28g,good pattern an nice to shoot,

[Guest cookoff013]

Bluedot data exists in lyman5

[welshwarrior]

Give bikestance a shout he made the best I've tested. 

[pinfireman]

On 12/3/2017 at 18:42, johnnytheboy said:

Does anyone here homeload for 28bore? 

 

I was was wondering if it’s possible to load 28 grams of lead over a fibre wad? 

Why?

[johnnytheboy]

I don’t like shooting plastic! 

[Guest cookoff013]

There is nothing wrong with 1oz 28gauge.

It offers more shot for shotsizes 5 or more.

The 28gauge has not long been chambered for 3", how is this different from 3.5" 20gauge? The specifications exist. But is not a mass production shell.

[johnnytheboy]

3” hull for 28 bore would open up more 28 gram options as I’m sure you could pick out the old and reduce the chamber pressure? Shame they don’t make the guns in 3” 

[Guest cookoff013]

i think guns are now being made as 3". the 28gauge never ever magnumed. but it has to change because of nontoxic.

[sitsinhedges]

Think of the shot column.

[johnnytheboy]

It’s only the semi autos that are 3” the beretta over under are still 2 3/4

[Salopian]

I have homeloaded for many years , when I bought my first 28gauge I heard that SirJoseph Nickerson was using 1oz cartridges , so I checked them out .

Used Purdey, Winchester & Remington 1 oz  (horrendously expensive , ordered 250 from Litts , when the invoice came I thought they had charged me for a 1,000) but eventually settled on using 24 gram loads and found them to be ideal.

But I do have to say that my favourite cartridge for 28g is RC 28 Gauge 21gram fibre wadded  it really is a wonderful cartridge.

[cliveward]

On 03/12/2017 at 18:42, johnnytheboy said:

Does anyone here homeload for 28bore? 

 

I was was wondering if it’s possible to load 28 grams of lead over a fibre wad? 

I'm sure it would be possible to work from a 24 gram load and increase the payload to 28 and reduce the propellant and wad length accordingly. Folkestone Engineering do a wide range of fibre wad lengths and may even have load data for it.

My favourite home loads are:

24 Gram #5 1/2 for the more open driven shoots.

21 Gram #6 1/2 for woodland driven shoots and pigeons, squirrels, etc.

16 Gram #9 for clays.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Clive

[Guest cookoff013]

1 hour ago, cliveward said:

I'm sure it would be possible to work from a 24 gram load and increase the payload to 28 and reduce the propellant and wad length accordingly. Folkestone Engineering do a wide range of fibre wad lengths and may even have load data for it.

My favourite home loads are:

24 Gram #5 1/2 for the more open driven shoots.

21 Gram #6 1/2 for woodland driven shoots and pigeons, squirrels, etc.

16 Gram #9 for clays.

Cheers

Clive

 

i`m just going to but in here, and say that the bluedot data from lyman is ideal, but as its borderline pushing magnum payloads for that gauge,  the mindset of just knocking off a grain and then increasing the payload with the european powders probably would mean pressure issues. bludot is severely slow burning, and probably would be as good as it gets. sp2 would be good aswell. but these are far far removed from conventional powders (and there application).
http://www.siarm.it/product_info.php?cPath=96_103_164&products_id=571

747bar is wuite high, but i think the limit for 28 is 850?

so it is doable.

[cliveward]

Yes I should have made it a bit clearer that I wasn't advocating just...'having a punt'.

Either use published load data (wad type makes a difference to pressures) or make your best guess and make a few cartridges and send them up for proof testing. Then you will know exactly and still have all your fingers for pattern testing with proofed loads. 

 

Cheers

 

 

Clive

[r1steele]

On 10/12/2017 at 20:45, johnnytheboy said:

It’s only the semi autos that are 3” the beretta over under are still 2 3/4

Kofs make a 3" o/u.

[Hedgewizard]

Has any one on here used viri fob 28bore cartridges they do a 21 gram 6 or 7.5,also i have around 200 fiochi 28 shells 24 gram 6,s they dont suit my beretta, i live in the dereham area if any one would like to make a sensible offer.