The 16 Gauge has always been my favorite. My Dad got me hooked on that gauge when I was just a kid. It carries like a 20 with the payload of a 12. To me its the best of both worlds!

Hard to say what the Herters hulls are today. The hulls I have are just a Cheddite hull.

The best thing would be to cut one down and see what it matches up to compared to another hull of a known type.

I don’t claim to be an expert... But I have shot dozens of trap loads ..DOZENS... Neary all the wads I could get my hands on... No Difference.. not enough to make a difference in pattern. Nufsed

More videos are coming. We’ve been really busy with various things. We will be back soon. Thank you for the great compliment.

I am not familiar with the Black Herter’s from Cabelas. Herters for a long time was a cheddite hull, but not anymore. The change came about when Bass Pro acquired the Cabelas company.

OK Shotgun Outdoors thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate it. Keep up the informative videos. Thanks again!

I don’t have a 28 gauge loader or even a 28 gauge shotgun. Sorry I just haven’t ever had one.

Yes.

It's not too bad, you just start with a loading manual and load a single type of shell you like, such as a standard low pressure target load until you perfect your process and get comfortable with other loads. I started loading 12 gauge at 13 years old, I figured it all out myself without being taught anything after my uncle gave me a MEC Grabber progressive press and a Lyman shotshell loading handbook, the manual has _everything_ you need, just spend some time reading up on different loads and you'll be fine. My first load was a Winchester AA hull, Winchester primer, WAA-12 wad, with 21 grains of Alliant Green Dot pushing a 1-1/8 oz load of #8 lead shot, then I found out I could get a Lyman 525 grain diabolo slug mold and directly substitute the slug for the #8 shot without changing a thing, I used to load literal 5 gallon buckets of slugs at a time and never had a problem with overcharged powder or anything, it really is easier than centerfire reloading. I got into centerfire reloading earlier this year, I can easily tell you if you're comfortable loading for pistol and rifle then shotgun shells will be a cinch, it's not as complex as you'd think and the manufacturers have taken all the guesswork out of the process with their loading manuals, give it a shot, I bet you'll love it.

I have only seen where the BPGS gas seal goes on top of the powder between the powder and the rest of the components. I would check with BPI for more specifics.

@@okshotgun Thank you. You have made a subscriber out of me.

Hodgdon has a list of wads that are equivalent to each other. Here is the link www.hodgdonreloading.com/sites/default/files/_media/content/wad-substitution-chart.pdf The best way to tell if the hull is tapered is to cut a hull in half. If the hull wall gets thicker the closer you get to the brass it is tapered. If I’d is straight walled it will be the same thickness all the way down.

I am not aware of any biodegradable wads for reloading in the US yet. I am sure it is only a matter of time before they will arrive.

Yes. Most steel wads will work with lead. They key is so they have a published load that calls for that wad. Ballistic Products, Precision Reloading, and Lyman have loads for lead using non-toxic wads. Usually they call them field wads.

You will have to find a load and try it with various chokes to see what it looks like in a pattern from your shotgun. You should never just substitute a wad out of curiosity. Always trust published load data, unless you have a pressure test system to verify a load. You can send loads in to be tested to various places, but that can get expensive. There are various manufacturers that make replacement wads or “generic” as some will say. I have found the Claybuster wads work better than the Winchester wads of the same design.

The volume difference between payload weights.

Thank you for watching the video. I do not use the WAA12F114 wad or the Claybuster equivalent. I do use the Claybuster equivalent for the WAA12 and the WT-12 for my 1 1/8 ounce loads. Both of those 1 1/8 wads can be used interchangeably per Lyman and Claybuster. Per a conversation with Claybuster the resin for the CB1118-12 and the CB0118-12 use the same resin and the same mold. They just use an orange dye for the WT-12 equivalent.

@@okshotgun The first wad you picked up was yellow and not white like all WAA12-CB1118-12 are, might be your camera but it looked yellow to me, if it's not yellow I apologize !!!

Those are hard to find I have heard. I haven’t loaded any 3 1/2” hulls. Ballistic Products or Precision Reloading would be my best guess on where to look. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the offer. I currently still have 4 bags of them. If things change in the future that may be a good idea though.

Filiana Blanxart - True, but they have the side benefit of adding protection to the barrel. Same thing can be seen with any number of products where the original purpose of something becomes less important than the side effect.

I'm surprised CB hasn't cloned it