Can I reload old fashioned paper shells?

[Dan Foley]

Richard,
I reload almost exclusively paper hulls. However, they can be a bit hard to find. You mention you have "a lot" laying around. What gauges do you currently have paper hulls for? And would you be willing to part with some of them?

Thanks,
Dan

[Jeff Mayhew]

I went straight to RMC brass, figuring 10 gauge paper hulls are simply unobtainable (loading BP). If that's not the case, would sure like to get my hands on some.

[Dan Foley]

I am specifically looking for any paper hulls in 16 gauge, 28 gauge and 3" .410 bore. If anybody here can help I would be very grateful.

[C.O.B.]

Dan I have hulls in everything from 12 to 410 but they arn't paper. I believe the paper hulls that we were using came from graff & Sons at about .15 cents ea.

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

Look for the thread posted by Forrest Gilley on this forum and read the comments on his and others' experiences reloading paper hulls. There is a lot of information there. JF

[Richard Flanders]

There's still quite a lot of vintage 10ga paper ammo out there to buy but Destry has put a serious dent in the national supply.

[Rodney Short]

i do it the old fashion way, black powder and fiber wads, with a very old roll crimping tool, all my sxs except one are damascus barreled i use both paper and plastic hulls, i also make single ball loads and buckshot loads

[Roundsworth]

There are a few enthusiasts that shoot 'vintage' ammunition. They may save the paper hulls.

[Rodney Short]

check out ballistic products, they have all you need for reloading vintage guns, paper hulls, also roll crimper tools, wads, and cards, i get them from the canadian distributer in alberta, bilozir, if any canadian guys are on here, check out bilozir.net, lots of stuff on there, for loading modern and vintage shotguns, prices are very reasonable

but ballistic products is a U.S. based business

[Jeff Christie]

I sorta did that. I bought all the rest of the family out as I did not want to see the land get away. Impossible to get back once it is gone. I may someday see if the state is interested in it for Public Hunting. The first time the farmer says he is no longer interested in farming it I am seriously thinking about letting it return to natural cover.