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An Appeal to Friends and Neighbors....
Unread 09-16-2020, 09:47 PM   #1
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I always shoot paper 16 gauge shells at squirrels, I killed my first squirrel with one and have continued that tradition all my life. I've had the best luck with these star crimp Winchesters, they never fail to go off or squib.

Was getting ready for the opener on Monday and went to get a box out of the ammo cabinet, had four full and a partial in there. Opened a fresh box and "What the hell?" damn reloads. Opened the other three full ones, same thing. I'd bought them out of an estate a couple years ago and guess I never looked close.

I managed to make it through two hunts on the partial box but this is all I've got left. It's going to pain me to break tradition and start shooting them with plastic.

Does anybody have any laying around they would sell? They're 1 1/8 ounce of #5 or #6, hell I'd even take #4. I'd also take Federal star crimp papers in the same loading. Loose shells or in boxes, doesn't matter to me.
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All I have in paper are these, 6 shot.
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Im looking found about 10 boxes of 20 but no 16s Yet man I need to get rid of some stuff !
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I think I do have some 16's, You can have them if I can find them. I will check when I get home from work.(boy, I can't wait so I don't have to say that any more)
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Why not reload the paper WIN hulls ????
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I haven't reloaded a shell in 25 years. I have too many hobbies that cost money, I just shoot factory loads.

Thanks for looking guys, keep it up!
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RST paper shells are great. Harry is addicted to them and my flat is fast disappearing
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My tradition on squirrels is for vintage shells, I'm going to carry that on as long as I can. When it gets to the point I can't find them anymore I'll move on to Winchester Mark 5 plastics of which I have a case or so. Nothing against RST obviously, those boys are doing great work, but I want old ones if possible.
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I think I do have some 16's, You can have them if I can find them. I will check when I get home from work.(boy, I can't wait so I don't have to say that any more)
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Sorry buddy, i can't find them. i had a coffee can full of 16 ga paper shells i got from a house clean out. I took them home and i don't even ha a 16 ga. If i find them i will get them to you. I have a lot of 20 ga paper shells like new that i bird hunt with.
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All I have in paper are these, 6 shot.
I'd be real surprised if those will fire. I had a box of those late 1930s vintage Super-Speeds in 12-gauge that I took to the Heartland in 2001. First Rooster that got up all I got out of Meat-in-the-Pot was click, click. Tried a few more with the same result. Left the box sitting on a fence post in a hunter access parking lot in southeast Nebraska.

A few years ago I brought a bunch of 16-gauge Super-Speed and Super-X of late 1940s/early 1950s vintage home from my late Father-in-Law's shop in Kodiak, AK. Tried a few of them and while they did fire, there was quite a noticeable lag from the time the firing pin hit the primer until ignition. Western Cartridge Co. used those blue and yellow Super-X boxes from 1940 to 1960.

I'd prefer something with fresher primers for any serious hunting.
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