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Hi all,

I've got soem pyrodex sitting arround that I'd like to use up. Anyone have some recipes for pyrodex 12 guage loads, especially for Remington Premier hulls? I'd like a 1oz or 1-1/8oz load with relatively low pressure.

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Pyrodex is a volume for volume swap for black. I measured 75 grains of pyrodex R S out in an adjustable measure and then weighed it on my scale. It weighed 55 grains. A 75 grain load with 1 oz. payload would be a good load although case capacity may make for a tight fit. You would need to use a .135 overpowder and probably not much cusion wadding.

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As Mike said, just load it volume for equal volume of shot. Don't worry about what it actually weighs. Pyrodex is a bit harder to light in a ML rifle with a complicated path for the spark to travel but it lights pretty well in a ML shotgun with a nearly straight through flash channel and does just fine in shotshells. Pressures will be fine and safe. Good way to use it up. Mike's charge obtained with the measure set for 75 grains and actually weighing 55 grains is quite normal and right in the ballpark. That's why they recommend using Pyrodex by volume with BP. The Pyrodex will weigh 20% or so less. If you used the same actual weight of Pyrodex, you'd have a stronger charge than with the BP.


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