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Or 1. An alternative to the Wonder Wads
®
is a modern
commercial one-piece plastic wad/shot cup, such as the Winchester
®
AA shot cup. Traditions highly recommends
this approach for faster, easier loading and better patterning.
SHOT SELECTION: Use LEAD SHOT ONLY 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 STANDARD 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 Triple 7
®
loose powder the measurement will need to be
reduced by 15%. If you would like to use a HEAVY load, use this measurement - Shot - 1 1/4 oz. Powder - 1 1/4 oz. of 2F or Pyrodex
®
loose powder - If you are
using Triple 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 Traditions recommends to this rule is the following load:
WARNING:
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 Triple 7
®
loose
powder. Traditions recommends using a volumetric powder
measure specifically designed for muzzleloader shotguns.
These loads use the volume-for-volume loading method. The one exception Traditions 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: Your 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 interchange with chokes designed for modern Winchester(tm) 1300 and Mossberg(tm) 500 shotguns.This is so you can purchase an after-market extra full turkey choke tube. To 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 very important to clean all powder fouling from the threads for easy re-insertion.
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