8 gauge reloading data

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In spite of the lack of Rem SP hulls, 57 primers and the convenience of the SP10 wad vs card wad columns I think this gives a good idea of the powders that will work and idea of how much of them to use. As you can see pressures were not given by Hercules in the 60's and early 70's. You are right when you say we don't need any 1285 to 1360 fps loads, 1150 to 1200 is where I want my loads to be. PDF is great but Excel is very powerful tool and lets me sort the data how I desire, say by powder type or pressure or any combination. Thank you Bill, it was kind of a fun task and didn't seem like work. Try to avoid those loads or back off the powder if the pressure is high enough.

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However, we sure don't need any 1285 or 1300 fps loads for any reason I can think of. There probably isn't anything in there that will blow up a good gun. Very interesting information and a lot of work to compile.

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