ITX shot

[AWS]

The last couple of days I've been taking out one of the old timers, a 1940 Husqvarna 12ga  Hammer Double and having fun with the ducks.  For having a 29 1/2" barrel choked .690 Right and .680 Left it shoots very well with 7/8 oz of ITX #4 and fiber wads in 2 1/2" shells.  I think this old girl is going to see alot more time in the blind.



Earlier in the season I had out a 1920's Stevens 235 hammer double while alot heavier and massive feeling it work very well with the same load.

I'm liking this shot and it flat kills ducks haven't had a cripple in the eight birds I've shot with it.  By handloading it,  it is only a little more expensive than premium steel and way cheaper than Hevishot

[Kola16]

  By handloading it,  it is only a little more expensive than premium steel and way cheaper than Hevishot

A little     It is $130 for 7 pounds of ITX. Steel is $17 for 10 pounds

[AWS]

I get five boxes out of 7 lbs with powder wads and primers it come to about $165./5boxes or $35./bx of 25.

RST Nice Shot $75.00/ box of 25

Hevi Shot 2 3/4" 12ga $22.00 plus shipping 10/bx

Winchester Diamondback  $22.00 plus Shipping 25/bx

Prices from Macks prairie Wings

[johnsc6]

beautiful gun!

[CP]

Nice.  I should try some in my 1914 Fox:

Why fiber wads? 

[AWS]

That's the type of wads that were in use when the gun was built and it is choked for those wads.  These are also low presure loads that I use in some of my other old shotguns.  Quite a few of the places I hunt in other states require non-toxic shot on all public lands.