#0 Buckshot?

Rocky72 · November 9, 2009, 10:52 AM

I was going to start reloading #0 buckshot and was trying to find a good recipe but in all the recipes that I find they have the shot size in weight. I don’t know what weight #0 would be. Does anyone know what the weight of #0 is? Are they just weighing one pellet?

Thank you
Justin

Rocky72 · November 9, 2009, 11:15 AM

I think I figured it out. When it says that the shot weight is 1oz. that means I am using 1oz of shot (9 pellets of #0) and it does not matter what type of shot just that all the shot going into the shell is within that weight.

I know I can confuse people I’m sorry.

Another question what type of wades would you use with buckshot. I normally use clay buster waa12sl for my other loads. Do I need to use a different wade for buckshot?

Thank you
Justin

griz · November 9, 2009, 07:36 PM

I'm not much of a shotgun loader but buckshot data is different. It's listed by the number of pellets since there are so few in a load and they need to be "stacked" instead of dumped in. I think the wads would also be specified.

November 9, 2009, 10:52 AM	#1
Rocky72 Member Join Date: June 22, 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 22	#0 Buckshot? I was going to start reloading #0 buckshot and was trying to find a good recipe but in all the recipes that I find they have the shot size in weight. I don’t know what weight #0 would be. Does anyone know what the weight of #0 is? Are they just weighing one pellet? Thank you Justin

November 9, 2009, 11:15 AM	#2
Rocky72 Member Join Date: June 22, 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 22	I think I figured it out. When it says that the shot weight is 1oz. that means I am using 1oz of shot (9 pellets of #0) and it does not matter what type of shot just that all the shot going into the shell is within that weight. I know I can confuse people I’m sorry. Another question what type of wades would you use with buckshot. I normally use clay buster waa12sl for my other loads. Do I need to use a different wade for buckshot? Thank you Justin

November 9, 2009, 07:36 PM	#3
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	I'm not much of a shotgun loader but buckshot data is different. It's listed by the number of pellets since there are so few in a load and they need to be "stacked" instead of dumped in. I think the wads would also be specified.