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Are the Remington green Sport Loads and the black Game Loads the same hulls?
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Yes
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Do they fit under this category from the Hodgdon Manual? "Remington STS, or Nitro 27, or Gun Club Plastic Shells"
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again,yes
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Do I need a shotshell checker?
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I don't know....I've never heard of 'shotshell checker'.
However, I have been reloading for 30+ years and have never found the need for one, whatever it is
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How do you convert Drams to Grains?
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As previously stated, it can't be done. Drams is a measure of volume, not weight, and is a hold over from black powder times. However, if you wish to duplicate a particular load, you can use the Dram equivelent & payload (# of ounces of shot) to give you a velocity, and can then use that information to find a given charge weight of a particular powder to approximate that velocity. For example, if the box is labeled "3 3/4 dram eq, 1 1/4 oz shot", that load is roughly equal to a muzzle velocity of 1330 fps. Knowing that, you can look up the loading tables for 1 1/4 oz shot and find a powder charge that will give you 1330 fps, and you have basically duplicated the 3 3/4 drams of BP that it would take to get you that velocity.
Have I muddied the waters yet?