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Title: Turkey Loads
Post by: gravesco hunter on November 29, 2014, 12:16:28 PM
Anyone here load your own shot shells ,I found some 5 1/2 nickel shot so I am loading some 3 in for turkeys,seems to pattern really good,looking forward to giving it a try next weekend .
Title: Re: Turkey Loads
Post by: msmith on November 29, 2014, 01:39:23 PM
More details! I've been toying with getting a Lee hand loader and rolling my own turkey loads. The best loads I ever had we're made by "Active" who sold out and are no longer in business. The loads were 3" 2 1/8 oz #5


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Title: Re: Turkey Loads
Post by: gravesco hunter on November 29, 2014, 02:00:33 PM
I shot the Activ loads for years they were # 6 with 2 1/4 oz,I use a lee loadall with 1 7/8 oz nickel fed hull and fed primer,36 grs of blue dot 1158fps