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Loaded lots of pistol and some rifle. Simple..well, once you get the hang of it.
Now I'm into cowboy action shooting and want to reload 12 ga shells. Not a lot of savings, but I enjoy reloading.
Crap...it's way more complex than reloading brass.
You must stick with exact formulas..most say even down to the primer used.
What case you have is where to start, I guess. But the mix of powder and shot load determine what wad you need so it fills the case and will crimp properly.
And unlike pistol seems every shotgun load is after the same FPS. I want a light load...not sure if I can reduce the load or not.
Now the issue I'm stuck at is - with so many exact components needed and the difficulty in getting stuff these days, how they hell are you supposed to pick a load?
I got AA shells. fine. I want 3/4 or 7/8 (or worst case 1oz) load of 7 to 9 shot. Shot I can get locally, no problem.
Powder..what they have today they may not have tomorrow. Primers? Only thing local is some brand I've never heard of. Hmm...may not be a big issue.
Wads have to match the powder and load...so do I order them first, last, base my load on what i can find...
Just a bit overwhelmed to start.
And I only have one book (of 5) that lists any shotgun loads at all.
Then when I get this figgered out I have to order the bar and bushing for the mec 600.
Now I'm into cowboy action shooting and want to reload 12 ga shells. Not a lot of savings, but I enjoy reloading.
Crap...it's way more complex than reloading brass.
You must stick with exact formulas..most say even down to the primer used.
What case you have is where to start, I guess. But the mix of powder and shot load determine what wad you need so it fills the case and will crimp properly.
And unlike pistol seems every shotgun load is after the same FPS. I want a light load...not sure if I can reduce the load or not.
Now the issue I'm stuck at is - with so many exact components needed and the difficulty in getting stuff these days, how they hell are you supposed to pick a load?
I got AA shells. fine. I want 3/4 or 7/8 (or worst case 1oz) load of 7 to 9 shot. Shot I can get locally, no problem.
Powder..what they have today they may not have tomorrow. Primers? Only thing local is some brand I've never heard of. Hmm...may not be a big issue.
Wads have to match the powder and load...so do I order them first, last, base my load on what i can find...
Just a bit overwhelmed to start.
And I only have one book (of 5) that lists any shotgun loads at all.
Then when I get this figgered out I have to order the bar and bushing for the mec 600.