10 gauge 2.5-3oz Lead loads

[10ga.]

I was just curious if anyone had any experience with heavy lead loads for the 10ga. I've got data from the BPI manuals that call for steel and blue dot and 2.5oz lead around 1030-1100fps. I know nitrocompany offers a 3oz. lead load for the 10ga. I'm thinking 2400 or lil gun might work as far as powder goes, but I can't find a single load using them. I think I'm going to load some up and send them off to the lab. Can anybody give me a starting point on a 2.5oz or greater load? Thanks

[slickyboyboo]

I was just curious if anyone had any experience with heavy lead loads for the 10ga. I've got data from the BPI manuals that call for steel and blue dot and 2.5oz lead around 1030-1100fps. I know nitrocompany offers a 3oz. lead load for the 10ga. I'm thinking 2400 or lil gun might work as far as powder goes, but I can't find a single load using them. I think I'm going to load some up and send them off to the lab. Can anybody give me a starting point on a 2.5oz or greater load? Thanks

I believe 2400 and Lil Gun are going to be a bit slow for that heavy of a load in a 10 ga. Look into some Accurate #9, it is very dense at 15.221 gr/cc, and has a burn rate approximately in the middle between Lil gun and Blue Dot.

[Casey Napier]

Keep us informed on how they shoot! I am loading 3oz of 9 TSS and getting unbelievable patterns. Curious how the lead does?

Thanks
Casey

[Spuriosity]

Makes my neck and shoulder hurt just reading about it.

[Hartman99]

Man I'd love some info on that 3oz #9 tss load

[puppy]

I shot a BPS 10 ga with the Nitro 3 oz loads for about 10 yrs., if killed on both ends and I was obviously dumb as a brick back then! I then went to the Nitro Hevi shot load with 2.5 oz and it was an even better killer but still kicked like a mule. I shoot a 20 ga now and don't miss carrying a fence post thru the woods or getting the crap kicked out of me every time I pull the trigger.
JMO but an easy on the shoulder 2 oz TSS load in a 10 ga would still be overkill if you have some wish to carry it.

[decoykrvr]

"Dumb as a brick"? Back in the 80's, I patterned my Ithaca Mag 10 , vent rib, Roadbocker, w/ a Jes Briley custom turkey choke, with my 2 1/2 ounce reloads of nickel plated 4's. I shot the loads off my shoulder 16 times. Both eyes were blackened and my right eye was swollen shut. My wife was in attendance and her only comment was, "You're an idiot". The gun/shell combo "killed on both ends" and I found someone who wanted the blaster more than I did. I've only carried a 12 gauge once in the last 5 years, since I discovered that 1 5/8 of TSS out of a 20 gauge is all I need. Looking back at patterning notes from the 80's, the 20 gauge w/ TSS patterns better at 60 yards than the 2 1/2 ounce loads out of the 10 gauge. Hopefully, "We learn by doing".

[Dtrkyman]

3# oz TSS, man that's a waste of a lot of shot! I wouldn't shoot more than 1 5/8th oz. persoanlly, but you could even say that is a waste! Been wanting to try a 1 1/4 oz load I have the recipe for. Performance has been so good with the 1 5/8th I just have not loaded any yet.

I remember back in the day shooting a 2 1/4 oz lead load from and 835, ouch, and then walking up to the target and thinking really that's it? Not worth the abuse!

[Tripplebeards]

I thought I followed up on this…. sorry. After 30 yards the load falls apart in my code black turkey choke tube made by powder master at 40 yards. It wasn’t any better than a 2 ounce load matter fact the 2 ounce factory loads shot tighter groups at 40 yards. My 2oz #6 loads pattern better and I get more hits in a turkey head target at 50 yards than this load does as 35 yards. It’s like the load runs out of gas and shoots low at 40 yards.

[SLAYERrules]

Shot the Nitro 2.5 Heavy Shot 4x5x7 out of a Rhino .720 years ago and it patterned well and killed out to 60 plus yds . Thinking of trying their 8x9 TSS 2.5 oz out of an Indian Creek .690. Yes it’s punishing when you pattern these loads but honestly I don’t even feel the kick too much when shooting at a longbeard.