NICE AND LIGHT AT BUDGET PRICE
We are hearing much more about lighter loads at the moment. Considering all the hoo-ha that surrounded the original move from 32 gram to 28 gram shot loads, when a lot of shooters thought their scores would go down, the desire to go to 24 gram loads for clays seems to be growing by itself.
Pondering the reasons for increasing interest in 24 gram loads I suspect there are three main aspects: First is the potential cost saving (although some premium 24 gram loads will cost more than some budget priced 28 gram cartridges). Another obvious one is lower recoil; providing the 24 gram loads are not ultra high velocity this is easy to detect for yourself and a very desirable feature of lighter loads.
The key factor then becomes effectiveness: just how well can a 24 gram load compare against a 28 gram load?
I’m sure the well established 21 gram 12 gauge loads, used by many instructors and shooting schools etc, helped spread the word and knowledge that lighter loads can break clays well too. Introduced when lead prices rocketed a few years ago, with many of
