This last week has been a busy one for me. I have not been able to put a lot of time into the website. I do not have a book review to post for this week. It was something I wanted to do but we just ran out of time to get it finished. With that said we did go live with the SAAMI Shotshell Cartridge Catalog.
As someone who has only dabbled with shot shell reloading this was a fun catalog to put together. Shot shell cartridges have very low pressure compared to most other metallic cartridges. Faster burning powders, and powders with higher nitroglycerin contents are typical for powders specific for shot shell cartridges. These powders often cross over to many pistol calibers but not all powders that are suited for use in shotgun loads are good for pistol loads.
Much of this is due to the differences in service pressures, where shotgun powders are designed to burn optimally at 11,000 to 14,000psi, many pistol cartridges have a service pressures of 35,000psi. These differences can result in dangerous pressure spikes, and inconsistent loads. This is to say, a that pound of Green Dot sitting on the shelf is tempting to try in a pistol load, but it is not recommended.
I have accepted a new job in Alabama, which means we have one more move in us before we hit a long term home. Hopefully once there we can restart on some of the project’s we’ve been working on. The limbo that I’ve been in during the last few months has been difficult. These next few weeks promise to keep me pretty busy, but I’ll try and continue to make progress on keeping the site up to date.
As always if you are looking to get in touch, best way is to send me an email jay@theballisticassistant.com. You may check us out on Parler (if they ever get back online) Facebook, Instagram, MeWe, and Reddit. If you’d like to submit a load to our load database the instructions are here.
Stay Safe Out There!
The Ballistic Assistant