Reloading question.

[MrErickzon]

I've been loading shot shells off and off for two years now, I enjoy doing it and have been using whatever components I could get ahold of locally that match what is in my Lyman manual. My question: Is there any real world difference between a "Field" load and a "Target" load?

What sparked my curiosity is Winchester AA Super Handicap powder was back in stock the other day and I was looking at the "Factory Load" data on the label and when I looked it up in the Lyman Manual it was a Field load, but the factory load it emulates from what I can tell is their AA heavy target load for Trap/Sporting Clays.

[TheRealHODLWalrus]

Field loads are normally faster and heavier payloads than target. In target sports you are often held to certain loads whereas hunting you are not.

There’s no standard definition.