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Unread 12-15-2017, 06:02 PM   #11
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when they mess up it's a big mess. I carpeted the gun room and I bet there is well over a pound of shot stuck in the carpet. I have tried vacuum cleaner, shot vacs and I can't get it picked up.
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I put a cookie sheet with lips on it under the loader. It captures all of my screw-ups
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Chuck and all. The tip I got from MEC in the similar situation in 20 ga. was to add a little baby powder. It goes in every ga. now.
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John thats a great idea. Did you bolt the the press and the cookie sheet directly to the bench?
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I'm just going to use that bag in the 9000 12ga., no problem doing that. I did have bridgeing problems in the 12ga loader when I used 100% reclaimed shot. Now I mix it with new shot and no problem. I did use powered graphite in the 28ga loader, it helped but not completly.

I'll bet the shot can still bounce out of the cookie tray if it's not real big. I think I'll put a thin rubber mat like you would put in your tool chest in the tray. That should dampen the bounceing shot. I could probably lift the mat up and dump the contents into a container.

Another trick I use to separate the spilled powder and shot when they are combined is to use a wire mesh kitchen strainer. The powder will sift through but not the shot. Just let the wife know you borrowed it
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Rich - Exactly
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I use a Mec9000H I bought used for $500. The 3/4oz 12ga is my clay pigeon load and it cost me 3.45/box. My reloaders are mounted on a 2/12 in my basement workshop so any spills go on the floor. When I start sliding across the floor on shot it's swept up and thrown away.
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I mounted my reloader on a 3/4 piece of MDF and put a 1x2 around the periphery. Billy
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I just have 2 MEC 600 jrs but use a plastic tray like those used at a fast food place (like Wendy's or McD's) under the presses and it catches powder and shot very well.
It makes cleaning up a whole lot easier.

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Naw, be like Rich and use carpet - that way you can't see it.
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