PAPER?

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Keith Parrish

I can't seem to find a reliable dealer who sells the paper shells. Any direction?? Also, are these best to be loaded with a crimp or should I get that roll crimper I've been eyeing?

There is a company called Federal that is the third largest ammunition manufacturer in the United States, and makes hundreds of thousands if not millions of paper shotshells yearly. While paper Feds are not carried by the big box stores, you can order a box, case or pallet from your local home owned sporting goods store. I have run thousands through a MEC reloader with a regular star crimp. The Feds use a soft brass that tends to expand and may stick in chambers.

Paper Feds are a well known favorite of clays shooters and known for soft shooting qualities.

[C.O.B.]

Graff and Sons offer paper hulls. They can usually be loaded once however as they btend to buckle. I have had paper hulls loaded in 16ga with both a roll crimp and a regular star crimp. I do not load my own 16's however but I think you need a drill press to do the roll crimp.

[Hammer Fan]

Ballistic Products sells new, primed, paper hulls made by Cheddite.

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Che...info/13912PAP/


They use a plastic basewad so if you plan to load blackpowder, they probably won't hold up as long as a Federal hull (which has a fiber basewad). If you are loading smokeless it's a non issue.