The reason I started reloading these is not because the lack of ammo, which obviously is the only way you’re going to shoot this thing, is because I wanted a good tight turkey pattern and to take a turkey with it. Well, my bucket list was hit as you can see in the photo above. Still working on and off with loads looking a tighter pattern. It probably the only thing I’ll ever use this gun for. Maybe someday I’ll take it coyote calling to shoot a predator just for giggles. I tried some lead number twos in it but I was less than impressed with same load I used above, but substituted the number twos in the payload. I’m sure with a plastic shot cup and some buffer like I’m doing now with greatly increase the pattern enough to at least try and get a coyote in my lap to drill.
But you’re 100% correct, if you don’t reload, you will not be shooting a gun like this. Especially if RST goes out of business or stops making 10 gauge loads. All I can say is they pattern horribly in my gun so there are no options for me unless I reload for it. I literally only get 17 or 18 pellets at the most on a turkey head target at 25 yards with RST ammo. In #6’s. Number fives are half of that for patterns. I don’t know why but my gun sure doesn’t like that stuff. I barely get a good enough pattern the way it is at 25 yards with a one and five eights and loaded hand loaded using a nitro card. Hopefully the plastic shot cup in buffer is the answer. I’ll find out soon.
Last edited by Tripplebeards; 06/24/24 08:31 PM.
