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Dave Noreen 05-23-2021 06:24 PM

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Back in the day, Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. used dividers like a case of wine in their two-piece 8-gauge boxes.

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Milton C Starr 05-23-2021 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen (Post 334950)
Back in the day, Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. used dividers like a case of wine in their two-piece 8-gauge boxes.

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I remember seeing this style before at a auction .
Would you know when they dropped the No. headstamps and went to putting gauge instead ?

Here are some reproduction boxes I have seen .

charlie cleveland 05-23-2021 08:17 PM

I like your idea on making 8 ga shell boxes....the turkey on the front is looking good.... charlie

Milton C Starr 05-23-2021 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland (Post 334954)
I like your idea on making 8 ga shell boxes....the turkey on the front is looking good.... charlie

I may order about 10-15 boxes next week to see how I like them , Ive spent hours making minor adjustments here and there . I know I could just toss the shells in any container but having some purpose made boxes for them looks a bit more neat I think .

Milton C Starr 05-23-2021 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland (Post 334954)
I like your idea on making 8 ga shell boxes....the turkey on the front is looking good.... charlie

Heres what I ended up with .

John Dallas 05-23-2021 09:09 PM

This could turn into a Destry-like exercise

Milton C Starr 05-23-2021 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by John Dallas (Post 334962)
This could turn into a Destry-like exercise

I have bought ammo before from small boutique outfits and usually they dont put much effort into the packaging . So I figured I could come up with something better . I tried to find some good quality pictures of some Winchester 8 gauge boxes but came up with nothing . Which isnt a problem I can solve that pretty easily .

Bill Murphy 05-24-2021 12:17 PM

Milton, if you shorten the ears on the cat, it would look more like a stray house cat and your market would expand quite a bit.

Milton C Starr 05-24-2021 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy (Post 334993)
Milton, if you shorten the ears on the cat, it would look more like a stray house cat and your market would expand quite a bit.

Haha sounds like something my older brother would say .
I'm taking inspiration from vintage English and American shotshell boxes I've looked at . The English ones appear more like a business card almost where as the American ones are more stylized .


These are just for my personal use . I got some more changes to make when I get home . The 3d modeling doesn't work on phones .

Milton C Starr 05-24-2021 10:53 PM

Alright I think this is what I settled on for my turkey loads .


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