New Era shotshells

[Dave Tercek]

Most of us like to use low pressure ammo in our old guns. RST makes great low pressure shotshells. I use them and see them recomended on this and other sights.
I noticed a link to New Era ammo. Has anyone on this board tried it? How does it compare to RST?
Thanks Dave

[Eric Eis]

Dave I have four flats sitting in the basement waiting to be fired, I have shot probabably 1000 to 1500 rounds. They are great and equal to RST's, nice thing is if you need a custom load of a couple of flats Brian (New Era) can help you out . Both companies are great. Eric

[Mark Ouellette]

RST passes on the special load requests to Brian Erickson of New Era Ammunition. I have shot both in 16 gauge (non-special loads) and have not noticed any difference.

If you ever have the opportunity you will discover that Brian Erickson and Alex Pape of RST are both great guys whom it is a pleasure to shoot with! They understand what customers desire in their ammunition.

[Dave Tercek]

Thanks for the response. I'll call them today and maybe give them an order.
Dave

[Harry Collins]

I reload for most all my shooting though when I do buy shotgun shells they are RST's. They are a wonderful product, but more importantly I am loyal to Morris Baker and Alex Papp. The year I was able to attend the Southern, Morris all but adopted me.

Harry

[Bill Murphy]

Harry, do you mean that Morris bought a Parker from you?

[Dave Tercek]

I had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with Alex from RST last week. I talked with Brian from New Era today. I was very impressed with the time and attention they both gave me. I'll only be ordering a couple of flats for now but I was treated as though I was buying truck load.
Dave

[Harry Collins]

Bill,

Morris wouldn't want one of my culled Parkers. He did, however, give me alot of shells and he kept me in 12 year old single malt whisky. Plus he never showed being tired of me hanging around like a stray dog....

Harry

[Larry Frey]

Dave,
My wife and I shoot RST's and New Era's and like both products equally as well. The owners of each of these fine companies’s have in the past generously donated cases of their shells to our PGCA silent auction. That's just one more good reason to give them our support when in need of low pressure ammo for our beloved Parkers.

[Bill Murphy]

Harry, Morris Baker is the roots of the Vintage Gun game. We should all be grateful to him and Alex for their attention to our shooters.

[Francis Morin]

I attended the "Yooper Shoot" in June 2010 as a "first-timer" and prior to that, had spoken with Morris on the phone. Found out that he, like me, is also an avid crow and woodchuck shooter, also he visits the UP each Fall for woodcock and grouse. Alex and his beautiful wife and helpmate were there at the RST booth, but Morris had to cancel at the last moment. I had looked forward to seeing the 20 VH that was once Burton Lowell Spiller's favorite shotgun for "Partridge Shortenin'" (meaning, shorting their flight path with a well placed load of shot)-- I was also prefared for Partegas or Cuesta Reyes, with appropriate post-shooting drams of some single malt from the Britsh Isles- not my beloved Bushmills of course, but when in Rome- etc.

Brian was also at the Yooper shoot, and I have also seen him at the Michigan LP SxS clays funfest in April and June near Lapeer, MI-- I agree 100%, both these specialized shell companies give great personal service, and they are owned and run by avid double gun shooters. Just as if you are a millwright at GM, you drive a GM car or truck and buy stock in the company, we should all in turn do business with RST and New Era, as they support the PGCA and our brother side-by-side assns. and "In Spades"--:bigbye::bigbye::bigbye:

[Bill Murphy]

It is with great pain that I push the "Thanks" button on Francis for the first time, but he made some good comments about my friend Morris Baker and the vintage ammunition business in general.

[Harry Collins]

Bill,

I always took into consideration Francis was a jarhead! That forgives many transgressions.

Harry

[Francis Morin]

[quote=Harry Collins;37544]Bill,

I always took into consideration Francis was a jarhead! That forgives many transgressions.

Harry- Thank you both Harry and Bill. Bill, with the blessed St. Paddy's O'Day soon upon us, I'll toast you and the Murphy clan with both Guiness and a tot of Bushmills. You probably have noted that your family crest- four cornered rampant lions with a central banner with three sheaves of wheat is a bit of the warp and woof of Sir Joseph Whitworth Fluid Compressed Steel logo, two sheaves for his Limeyness--Was planning on bringing Granddad's AHE 12 32" pigeon gun to the Southern to 'shoot-and show" but have to say, being retired and the Libyan scenario and gas prices, have to save my dinero for the MI Yooper in June- that one has me hooked, and Alex and Jill have promised to bring more flats of 12 ga. spreader loads- they sold out of those on Friday apparently--And Morris has a standing invite to decimate woodchucks and barn pigeons with me if his travels ever bring him to my part of MI- a class guy- what Hemingway would have called "Un Rey Del Mundo Hombre"--:bigbye::bigbye: