Thread: 12 Gauge steel subsonic loads

I'm looking at loading 12g steel subsonic loads for some close work on ducks and rabbits, but not finding much in the way of recipes. I will be using a suppressed 12ga pump and there is a real possibility that i will need to use fibre wads through the suppressor.

I also thought about using a biodegradable wad as well http://www.opticsplanet.com/mec-oxo-...tal-wad-12-gau... to do my bit for the environment but don't know if they are available in NZ.

I'm reloading for the 6.5 and the 25-06 which seems much easier than the shotgun scene, from what i can see there aren't many commercial subsonic loads available in NZ, and those that are are exclusively lead in about a #7 shot size. I think i will probably be trying for #4 shot in steel as an all-round load at about 1000 fps.

I've done quite a bit of reading and research but thought I'd ask the people that are out there doing it if they can recommend some starting loads, or alternatively a company that could load the ammo for me at a reasonable price.