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    8GA load info.

    Well i did it by volume of black and pyrodex, it works out at about 145 grains, so the slightly under charge you recommend as worked, i am happy with the pyrodex performance, if i can get the BP going as well i will be happy.
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    8GA load info.

    That is interesting thank you, i will try the olive oil, it sounds ideal and i can not imagine it being unpleasant and too sticky.
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    8GA load info.

    It is water soluble but not sure if it is mineral based cooltool light, lathe and mill coolant oil. Will that cause fouling to be worse.? Reason i used this is if you use oil vegitable or otherwise on lathes / mills they smoke like crazy its not a coolant as such , where as this stuff lubes...
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    8GA load info.

    Yes i used a 50 to 50 saddle soap and lathe oil lube its sticky when it dries but soaks in to the felt nice but not unpleasant to handle at all. Barrel fouling with the BP was tougher to move . i am a little cautious about too much lube in this or any shotgun.
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    8GA load info.

    I will try it without the nittro card,see how it patterns with the 2 oz Lead BBs. I have got the heat reforming of 10GA wads worked out, and i used Ballistic pattern drivers for the lead loads. The goex was dirty by comparison, and it just did not pattern as well as the Pyrodex rs its as...
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    8GA load info.

    I will load 15/8 oz -1 3/4 oz then in a suitable shot cup, My plan is a 1/8th nitro a lubed 1/2 inch felt wad and a top card on top of that, a TPS or Multi metal 10ga shot cup expanded with a dowel and a heat gun right to the base, then slit 2 thirds down just three slits that slides down nice...
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    8GA load info.

    Another beginner question... If i were to use steel shot in a suitable plastic and maylar type slit slieve, would i go by the volume of the lead shot at 2oz( about 15/8 to 1 3/4 oz , or do i weigh 2 oz of steel, and load that by volume, obviously using the 2 oz lead volume as my powder volume...
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    8GA load info.

    Thanks for the info, any specific brands of percusion caps i should use with pyrodex. This gun has the top hat type caps, and was wondering do they have different briscance like other types of primers, or are they all much the same.
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    dating pedrsoli bess year of manf.

    That is logical. :)
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    dating pedrsoli bess year of manf.

    I dont know then, :idunno: Old stock perhaps. :shocked2: :headslap:
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    dating pedrsoli bess year of manf.

    Chart here with Italian gun date codes, BB would be 1992.
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    8GA load info.

    I have a ZOLI 8ga percussion single, its marked 5 1/2 drams and 2 oz. Any idea what would be a good starting point to load this gun with pyrodex RS ,Please.
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