I remember seeing a load for the 308 Win using one buckshot pellet. Does anyone have any experience with this load?

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hi Chappy dont have any info on that round but could it have been a sabbot load . where you use a plastic insert and 22 cal bullet. if so e mail me and i could post some info for every one .

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I've loaded a lot of roundball loads over the years for many calibres and it is quite easy.

1. Get a bag of buckshot just a little over your bore size. If buckshot isn't made in the size you need, check out muzzleloader round balls (they are pretty cheap compared to jacketed bullets). Don't use undersize balls because accuracy will be poor and leading will be bad.

2. Use only Magnum primers for best accuracy.

3. Put 4 to 13 grains of Red Dot in the case (assuming a .308 sized case or even a 300 Win magnum sized case; I use 13 grains in my .375 H&H Magnuma and it works fine)

4. Lube the ball with a bit of Lee's liquid Alox and let dry. Roll the Alox-lubed ball in Motor Mica if you can't stand the stickiness of bare Alox.

4. Seat the bullet so the equator of the ball is VERY slightly below the case mouth

5. Back the seater stem out, then screw the die in slightly to make a slight crimp in the case mouth above the ball's equator. Do step 4 and 5 as separate steps!

6. Clean *all* jacketed fouling out of your barrel and you might be amazed at how accurate these round ball loads are up to at least 20 meters.

I've found Hornady buckshot to be very hard and round.

I used to have a table of the diameters of buckshot, but even so individual bags seem to vary a lot in size (except Hornady).

You will probably find the lightest loads give the best accuracy because round balls don't like to be spun terribly fast.

The loads at the lower end are very quiet, but will kill a fox nice and quietly. They also leave enough grouse to eat if you do a body shot on a grouse. However, they are usually accurate enough for a headshot!

jpb

[This message has been edited by jpb (edited 09-24-2001).]

These guys have a table:

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/products/shot/buckshot/buckshot.htm

H. C.

Here's another table:

http://www.wholesalehunter.com/product/federal/feddesc/fedbuckshotsizechart.htm

[ 06-12-2002, 05:18: Message edited by: HenryC470 ]