New Brass Shells

[Jay Oliver]

I just got my 10 gauge 2 5/8” shells from Track of the Wolf today. They are very nice, you can’t even compare them to the Magtech ones I have in 12 gauge. Though I suppose you get what you pay for. I am going to load these up with Black Powder for Sunday. I ordered 30 and now I wish I ordered 50, which is fixable.

I know these are going to create extra work, but they are just too cool. They also look way too nice in the gun!

I’ll give a "range" report.

Jay

[Bruce P.]

Those are a definite must-have for show. Maybe, with nylon inserts, they'd make nice snap-caps too.

I shot BP in my 12 ga Trojan a number of times last year with a batch of Magtech shells. A lot of fun but I soon got tired of all the work needed to clean and recondition the shells. Now I use roll crimped Cheddite paper hulls. Not as classy but a lot less work.

Bruce

[Paul Harm]

Very nice. I used to load the brass 12ga - had 150 of them, but got tired of all the work. But after of looking at those, I may order 10 or so - they look cool.

[wayne goerres]

OK now you have done it. I am going to order some to turkey hunt with. If you have an ultrasonic cleaner it gets a lot easier to clean them.

[Mike Franzen]

PGCA member Forrest Grilley from Track of the Wolf makes these hulls. They are all I use in my 10 gauge for hunting. I wouldn't want all the work for high capacity target shooting. Ultra Sonic cleaning is a good idea. Wayne what solution do you use?

[Jay Oliver]

I loaded up my 30 shells with 3 drams of Black Powder and 1 1/8oz. of shot last night. I'll have 30 empty shells again by the end of the day!

I had been considering an ultra sonic cleaner anyway, so this would be one more reason.

[wayne goerres]

I use citric acid. Run it twice through and after they dry throw them into the tumbler for an hour. You will be surprised. Very little work.

[Jay Oliver]

These shells, and my "new" lifter did well today. The gun shot much better with these brass shells than the plastic ones I loaded up by hand. I also think 3 drams(instead of 2 3/4) with 1 1/8oz. of shot helped. I did use 2 - 1/2" pre-lubed 9 gauge wads just to fill up the case. I had read where that can mess up the pattern. However, after shooting these today I wouldn't change a thing. I went 5/6 on 2 stations and 6/6 on one, which all I can ask for. I missed a few easy ones, but that happens. I did find out that I can pattern the gun at this sporting clays place I go to, which I will do this week.

So all in all I am happy with these. I am amazed at how well they worked an would hunt with them. I may have to try for a turkey myself this spring.

No sonic cleaner yet, so they are soaking in water with some white vinegar now.

[Paul Harm]

Back when I loaded the 12ga brass shells I found too many cushion wads blew patterns. You'll just have to try different loads to see what works. Also found too thick a OS wad did the same [ didn't like the .062 wad - the .032 was good ].Good luck.

[Jay Oliver]

I had a chance to do some patterning yesterday. Using 2 Fiber wads did open the pattern up, though that might have helped me with clays. I am going to try 1 Fiber wad and see if that makes a difference. I am having fun learning and experimenting with ll of this. Hopefully, I can put it all together in time form some spring turkey hunting.