Brass Shells & Black Powder Reloading.

[Mike Stahle]

Brass shotshell loading.

20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools001.jpg[/IMG]

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools002.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools003.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools004.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools005.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools006.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools007.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools08.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools09.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools10.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Parker%20GH%20SxS/ShotShellReloadingTools11.jpg

[David Borrowman]

Mike,

Where did those nice looking brass tools come from?

[Mike Stahle]

Mike,

Where did those nice looking brass tools come from?

A government lathe job at work. :nono: :)

[Mike Stahle]

Wow! figured I'd get a reply or two. :shock:
Am I the only one that loads brass shells with BP??

[Harry Collins]

Mike,

I seal my over shot cards with hot glue. I found it quick and an instant set up. Have used water glass and others, but they are expensive or take to long to set up etc. Have also carried many shells with over sized over shot cards without glue. What do you use?

Harry

[Mike Stahle]

I use the Duco Cement.
I cover the entire overshot card with a thin coat.
I like it because I have never had to scrape glue remains
from the brass after shooting them.
I do have to let the glue set up overnight though.

Harry, what is your favorite loading?

My favorite 12ga. Pheasant / small game load is:
1 ¼ oz. #5 cold shoot in front of 3 drams of 2F.

For clays and dove load:
1 1/8 oz. #7 ½ cold shoot in front of 2 ¾ drams of 2F.
This is my favorite load for shooting.

I have one box I call my Turkey load.
1 3/8 oz. #7 ½ Nickel-plated shoot in front of 3 ¼ drams of 2F.
This load is flat out brutal to shoot from an under 7 lb. Gun.
It is also the heaviest load that will fit in the 2 1/2” brass shell.

[Harry Collins]

When I use BP it is mostly for hunting in late fall when rabbit, quail, duck and dove are all in season. For 20 gauge 2 1/2 dram 7/8 oz of 6's, the 12 gauge it's 3 dram 1 1/8 oz of #6's and the 10 gauge it's 4 dram 1 1/4 oz of #4's. I do have to scrape the glue, but it's not much. I soak the brass in MAP and run them in a tumbler. It's alot of work which I am shy of, however I find it rewarding to do it like granddaddy.

Harry

[Mike Stahle]

There is an old Sears catalog 1903 load I want to try next.
They were paper roll crimp, 1 1/8 oz. shot with a 3 1/4 and
3 1/2 dram of Black powder. Probably won't be able to fit
the 3 1/2 dram load in the 2.5" brass shell though.

[Kurt Densmore]

Certainly is time consuming. Finally got around to loading up and shooting some 16ga and it was enjoying.......althought the entire course was doubles and I had no idea if I hit anything....needless to say, I didn't break many birds. Will get them loaded back up for a black powder shoot in July at a local club. It is fun to shoot with BP a few times a year. I use a load of 2 3/4 drams pyrodex, 1 oz of #8 in a magtech and Alcan brass. Using ducocement as an adhesive.

Kurt

[Paul Harm]

I used to shoot brass - had a Mec650 set up to load em. Had to hand feed the primers, and with no bushing I got 92grs of BP or about 3.3 drams and 1 oz. of shot. I just used the white glue kids use to put on the overshot wad. Sold all the brass to a cowboy and now shoot BP in paper or plastic shells.