Thread: 12g round balls

Originally Posted by Three O'Three

Has anyone ever tried loading 12g shells with cast round balls say around .690"? If so what wads do you use and how did you crimp?
Thanks

Winchester 1 1/4 yellow wads and standard fold crimp. I found the accuracy from a cylinder choke 18" to be dismal compared to a lee 1 oz slug. The novelty factor soon wore off. Velocity with a healthy dose of APN70 netted around 1300 fps.

Originally Posted by outlander

Winchester 1 1/4 yellow wads and standard fold crimp. I found the accuracy from a cylinder choke 18" to be dismal compared to a lee 1 oz slug. The novelty factor soon wore off. Velocity with a healthy dose of APN70 netted around 1300 fps.

Did you try balls with a hole through the center? Did they whistle?

Originally Posted by Jhon

Did you try balls with a hole through the center? Did they whistle?

No I didn't, sounds like a brilliant idea. I did manage to create a sound like Ian Anderson's flute of Jethro Tull fame, by filing tiny divots on the east side of the ball and then pumping the gun furiously.