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Or 1.
An alternative to the W
onder W
ads
®
is a modern
commer
cial one-piece plastic wad/shot cup, such as the
Winchester
®
AA shot cup. T
raditions highly recommends
this approach for faster
, easier loading and better
patterning.
SHOT SELECTION: Use LEAD SHOT ONL
Y in your muzzleloading shotgun! Firing
steel shot will damage the shotgun and void your warranty
.
Traditions recommends using #4, #5 or #6 lead shot. Copperplated lead shot may be used. RECOMMENDED LOADS: When using Hodgdon’
s
®
Triple 7
®
loose powder
, reduce all loads
by 15%. If you would like to use a LIGHT field load, use this measurement- Shot
- 1 oz.
Powder
- 1 oz. of 2F or Pyrodex
®
loose powder - If you are using
Triple 7
®
loose powder the measurement will need to be reduced
by 15%. If you would like to use a ST
ANDARD field load,
use this measurement - Shot
- 1 1/8 oz.
Powder
- 1 1/8 oz. of 2F or Pyrodex
®
loose powder - If you are
using T
riple 7
®
loose powder the measurement will need to be
reduced by 15%. If you would like to use a HEA
VY load,
use this measurement - Shot
- 1 1/4 oz.
Powde
r - 1 1/4 oz. of 2F or Pyrodex
®
loose powder - If you are
using T
riple 7
®
loose powder the measurement will need to be
reduced by 15%.
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These loads use the volume-for
-volume loading method. The
one exception T
raditions recommends to this rule is the
following load:
W
ARNING:
Maximum powder charge, not to be exceeded, is 1 1/4 oz.
measured with a VOLUMETRIC shotgun powder measure. If using a granular powder measure, maximum charge is 110
grains of Pyrodex
®
or ffg or 93 grains of T
riple 7
®
loose
powder
. T
raditions recommends using a volumetric powder
measure specifically designed for muzzleloader shotguns.
These loads use the volume-for
-volume loading method. The one
exception T
raditions recommends to this rule is the following
turkey load: TURKEY LOAD Shot
- 1 1/4 oz. #4, #5 or #6
Powder
- 1 oz. of 2F or Pyrodex
®
loose powder - If you are using
Triple 7
®
loose powder the measurement will need to be reduced
by 15%. SCREW
-IN CHOKE TUBES:
Y
our muzzleloading shotgun is equipped with a screw-in choke
tube to control the spread of the shot coming out of the barrel. The threads of the choke tube will inter
change with chokes
designed for modern Winchester(tm) 1300 and Mossberg(tm) 500 shotguns.This is so you can pur
chase an after
-market extra
full turkey choke tube. T
o
care for the choke tube, please follow
these simple steps: 1.
Ensure the shotgun is not loaded or capped or primed.
2.
Using the provided choke tube wrench, carefully unscrew the choke tube counter
-clockwise and remove from the barrel.
3.
Using a cleaning brush, completely clean the threads of the choke tube, the barrel threads and the inside of the choke. It is ver
y important to clean all powder fouling from the
threads for easy re-insertion.
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