Ramshot Competition Powder 12 Ga. Loads wanted

The only powder that I have presently have in volume is Ramshot Competition. I would like to see what some of you have come up with for loads of 3/4 and 7/8 ounce 12 Ga.loads. I have a fare amount of 209 Cheddite Primers. Various types of wads.

I shoot some Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays. With the cost of Lead Shot continuing to go up and up. I like the smaller loads of shot. It's amazing as how well these lighter loads work!

Thanks ahead for your time in this request.

Steve M.

 

As per Hodgdons reloader website, 17.5 gr Ramshot competition, WAA12L wad - claybuster CB0178-12 equivalent, HS hull, cheddite primer, 1250 FPS. Wonderful load, low recoil, hits hard to smoke birds. Another tip, I've just started to use Winchester red Super Target hulls, they load great and they are all over the place, use them once or twice max, then chuck them. One thing I've noticed is that occasionally, you can get a fold-over crimp, seems, they don't retain crimp memory as well as HS hulls. All in all a soft shooting load that is economical, for these days.

 

I would like to find a 3/4 ounce 12 Ga.Load with Ramshot Competition Powder that someone has used in the past. I will have it tested professional and post test results , (all components used, pressures and velocities per test report) here for all to see and use!

Thanks
Steve M.
stkmkr

 

I like it for a 1oz load, first shot of doubles.

 

My new favorite 12 ga powder. Have been using it for over a year. The Hodgdon site has oodles of data for this powder. Just snarfed up a couple of cases of 8 pounders at our State Shoot today.

 

I’m using Ramshot Competition for 24gram(7/8) 1350fps for Olympic Bunker and for skeet as well. Great Powder.

 

What wads and Primers being used! And grains of Competition iif willing to share.

Thanks

Steve M.
Sawdust

 

Hey Sawdust,
I reload my 7/8 oz shells with Ramshot Competition on my MEC with powder Bushing # 30 that throws between 19.4-19.6 grains into my cheddite primed AA hulls with clay buster wads (CB4100-12B). Great load for my needs when I shoot skeet and trap. Used a few left overs for sporting clays as well one time.
Ramshot data sheets show this should be around 1325 fps.

 

Is like to know where to find ramshot... one of my favorites!

 

Thanks mayneak!

Steve M.
Sawdust

 

Since powder availability seems to be the problem you might want to take a look at Vectan powders. Vectan AS is a very good 1 oz powder and it's density is just about the same as Clay Dot. The following is straight from the Vectan load data that Grafs has available for download:

Federal Gold Medal hull
Fed 209A primer
19.1 gr Vectan AS
Fed 12S0 wad
1 oz shot
9500 PSI
1235 FPS

While I have not tried this specific load, I load a similar one in Remington hulls and have had very good results with it.