Posted on February 16, 2017
Charging the ammunation 12 caliber
Gun stores offer a huge range of the hunter finished cartridges. In most cases, it is good enough ammo, which will satisfy the majority of hunters. But the ready ammunition has its disadvantages. For example, the increased weight of the projectile and shot at the same time reduced the mass of gunpowder.
There are also sports patrons. These ammo are already hard to find faults. However, their use in sporting rifles only. Hunting as much wear out the use of such cartridges. In addition to all this ready patrons cost money. Sometimes – considerable.
That is why many fans of this type of outdoor recreation, especially experienced, prefer to equip patrons yourself, at home. If there is a desire and opportunity – why not do it yourself? For information on how to charge the 12-caliber patrons and will be discussed in this post.
General rules for equipment class hunting cartridges are the same for any caliber. Therefore, this post will be useful for owners of not less popular guns 16 and 32. It is designed for those who have no practical experience of training ammunition at home, and although designed as a sort of guide, but the general plan.
What is a 12 caliber patron
In the arsenal of any hunter always has a shotgun, even though most of us it is unique. Ammunition found in every specialized shop, all calibers, and they are not deficient. Shotgun 12 caliber used by most hunters Russia. It is not difficult to guess that the firing of this rifle patrons are used 12 caliber.
12 caliber means that one pound of lead can be molded exactly 12 such round of bullets.
General principles for charging hunting ammunition
Before entering equipment ammunition need to collect all the necessary materials:
- powder;
- shot, buckshot or bullets;
- wads;
- gaskets;
- capsules.
And devices:
- scales and a set of weights;
- universal device Sidorenko (UDS);
- powder dispenser;
- measurements for the shot and gunpowder;
- rod for charging wads;
- stand ammunition.
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Workplace
Equipment ammunition – a complicated and even dangerous. Spending should be in the proper place. That there is no clutter on the table.
No extra people around. Beginners are strongly encouraged to engage in equipment in the company who knows the person. Equips patrons need concentration.
Smoking during equipment ammunition is prohibited.
Cases
The length of the case matched to the patron chamber. Short case impairs the fight, and too long increases the critical pressure
Plastic cases can withstand at least 10 shots, not afraid of moisture, rarely burn out and burst.
Brass cases in no way inferior. But they are difficult to carry, and they are not suitable for a five-shot rifle.
Paper suitable except for the nostalgic. Paper wet, broken, falling apart at the most inopportune moments. Often hunters are slow and tedious to pick out stuck in the muzzle case.
Spent cartridges need to prepare immediately after the hunt. Remove the caps.
Burnouts, rust, cracks or dents – a sure sign that the case is already worthless. Metal cases periodically cleaned of soot and oxides.
Capsules
Caps come in two types: open “Central impact” and closed “Gevelot”. The first is used to ignite the black powder.
The second, more reliable – for smokeless. Capsules are stored for 3 to 6 years. In airtight containers – up to 10 years.
Pressing capsules made UDS. Entry into the socket should have a smooth and dense.
Powder
Before you start to fill in the powder cartridge, you must remove all the waste materials that are left over from the last stages of equipment: the extra caps, cases. If you stand cases still not on the table, it should be fixed. The scales and a set of weights will be needed.
The allowable deviation of the mass of gunpowder – 0.05 g When using measurements or dispenser should check their performance every 10 charges weighing on the scales. Ready cases put on a stand.
The most famous Russian smokeless powder – “Sokol”. Shelf life – 5 years. In hermetically sealed – up to 10 years. Often plate (burns faster) or spherical. Not suitable for a five-shot rifles smoke-deflecting mechanism – barrel is hammered unburned particles.
“Sunar” provides a soft return, does not cause smoke and fire, and burns almost completely. You need to pour in a little smaller in size than the “Sokol”. The result is a more cost-effective.
“Bars” a little worse “Sunar”, but is also very good.
According to experienced hunters, “Salute” is not worth buying. Concedes as everyone else.
Smoky “Medved” (“Bear”) is not in vain so called. Although the bear does not smoke and does not rattle, but after the shot it is an animal comes to mind. As a bonus: a corresponding odor and painful cleaning the barrel.
Gaskets
Gaskets are made of dense, but not hard cardboard. Recommended thickness – 2.4 mm. You can buy gaskets – are put on 2 pieces.
Compress rod should carefully – with a force of no more than 10 kg. Smokeless powder, for example, is very sensitive to compression. To simplify the process, you can put a label on the rod after the first filling.
Wads
Wad height should not exceed two-thirds of the trunk diameter. It should also be straight and smooth.
Top wads – Felt (preferably Italian, rather than domestic). They must be well impregnated grease. After installing the wad out of space on which to put the extra wood-fiber wad.
Plastic wads bribe convenience. Placed directly on the powder and shot is filled into containers. In addition, without having to install additional wad. But in the summer of cartridges with plastic wads create increased pressure in the chamber, and the winter passed powder gases. Because the shot turns worse.
How do I charge cartridges 12 caliber bullet and buckshot
Hang 1.8g “Sunar” 2.1g “Sokol” or 7 g “Medved” to charge the 12-caliber patrons. Gasket – 2 mm. Wads: felt and fiberboard.
Equipment 12 bullet caliber as follows. The main felt wad and extension set so that there is 5 mm for rolling. Put a bullet in the wads and wrap.
When gear 12 caliber bullet patrons are the general rules.
For equipment 12 buckshot caliber used 8mm buckshot. On wads or cardboard lining roll in filings to the brim. Stack 4 bullets and pushed the rod.
Then repeat the same thing. For the third time placed three bullets. Then, put the gasket. Patron twist. Heap stack shooting only 9 bullets 3.
More information about the rolling of the patrons.
Rolling is to roll does not spill out of the cartridge. With paper sleeves easier – fit the gasket, and then using a twisting device (asterisk) sleeves folded edge.
Harder with brass – they do not get to rolling. How to be? There are several techniques that are practiced by hunters.
- Filling paraffin – quite a troublesome task.
- Fixing adhesive pads.
- Fixing plasticine.
Marking of ammunition
To avoid confusion, in which the cartridge which is shot, there are two methods.
The first – to put the numbers on the last gasket (pen, felt-tip pen).
The second – to use different colored cases. For example, for “unity” – black, “five” – the red, and so on. Brass labeled inscription on the housing. Now you can buy special stickers marking ammunition.
Helpful hints
When gear cartridges in some cases it is advisable to use shutters or wad containers. They increase the accuracy and range, especially the last. Even if the charge is used “bird shot” (five or seven), then such a shot you can get the same rabbit from 60 – 80 meters.
It often happens that the cartridges with a shot at the hunter ran out, replace them with nothing, and to return to the “base” for the replenishment of ammunition do not have time or opportunity. That in such situations ammunition shutter and rescue. It is advisable to fit a few pieces of different fraction as “emergency” reserve.
Caps have their working life, which depends on the conditions of their storage. The sealed package – up to 12 years, in other cases – no more than 5 – 6.
The author points out that the article describes the general sequence of actions and recommendations are approximate. Much depends on the features of hunting, the weapons, the type of ammunition used. For example, in winter the powder charge for smokeless powder needs to be increased to 0.1 g If the semi-automatic rifle, on the contrary, the dose is somewhat reduced. And such nuances are quite a few.
It is necessary to carefully study all the information that is available on the packaging and in the accompanying instructions on a very specific product. But even with a good theoretical training are ready for equipment cartridges for the first time, most preferably under the guidance (supervision) of the hunter, who more than a year it has been. Tip arrow with the experience more than ever will be.
Good luck, gentlemen novice hunters! Now look at interesting video of ammunition equipment 12 caliber. Enjoy watching.
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