BILL heresJOHN MILLARS address and phone no.... JOHN MILLAR PO BOX 65 DANVILLE WA. 99121 PHONE 250 442 5616...... THERE IS ALSO A 2 PIECE SET OF DIES MADE BY C H TOOL AND DIE 711 NORTH SANDUSKY STREET PO BOX MT. VERNON OHIO 43050-0889 PHONE740 379 7214.... LETus know how you come out.....bill i talked to some of the fellows a few years back about the mec loaders being turned to 8 ga and they said in the few hundred dollar range but i never could get one.... george call tom arbrust about shells....even i can help you but my squezing of the brass is not as pretty as toms but they work fine in my guns.... charlie..

WC Scott pictures
 

here are pictures from my iPhone
what is this monster?

nice gun GEORGElooks to be in good shape...have you fired this gun....these old field pieces were the long range guns in there hey day...i bet she still locks up like a bank vault and love those straight up rabbit ears....charlie

The loaded shells from Tom Armbrust are excellent, he loads in the clear Winchester hulls which are far superior to the other types. He'll do anything you want from heavy hunting loads to light target loads.

Bill I seriously doubt that Remington or Winchester did a special run of hulls for Gamebore. The amount of loaded 8 gauge shells they sell is tiny. They're actually loaded as an almost cottage industry, they don't load them at the factory. They approached my friend Barry several years ago about doing a run of short 10 gauge shells for them.

As far as loading gear from Alan Myers, anything me makes or sells is very expensive. It's top quality, but he's proud of it to say the lead. Just as an example, his loaded 4 gauge shells are something like 250 pounds for a box of 25. Plus he's in England and doesn't have a website last account I had.


Destry

Destry is spot on Tom's shells are excellent. I shot my first Turkey with my 8 gauge on Thursday in NEW Mexico. This is the best picture you get when you leave your data card in the computer instead of having it in the camera.
PS ( no one tell my wife she is a celebrity on the Parker Forum. I told her to hold the gun while she was on the phone with my daughter.) Looks like I will be cooking dinner tomorrow night.


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Armbrust shells
 

Destry
where does one shop for Tom's shells. I googled him but came up with nothing but archived articles. Thanks in advance.

phil lovely picture....what brand of gun is the 8 ga..looks to have 32 inch barrels...you are rite tom arbrust shells are really great ive also killed turkey and even a deer with his shells...i now load my own but use his info on loading....dont a turkey just have the best looking breast meat... at what range did you shoot this turkey and what load did you use... i like to hear of other fellas usingtheir 8 gas on game.... charlie

This is making me hungry :corn:

Charlie somehow I missed your question when you posted. This WC Scott and Son has 34 1/2 inch barrels. I used number 4's in the right barrel and number 2's in the left. It was a Jake, but the calling was hard. So I was happy just to have an opportunity to take a bird. Warm weather seemed to have shut them down. I took the bird at an estimate of a little over 40 yards. I had a tough shot but I felt confident I could take the bird. I shot the right barrel with the 4's as he came down a brushy ridge line. As soon as I fired he took to fight off the little ridge. Not sure if it was really needed but he dropped immediately upon firing the left barrel. The shells were loaded by Tom and I believe were loaded with 1 7/8 of shot.
I cooked the breast in a Cranberry Port wine reduction sauce. Turned out wonderful with Some Garlic mashed potatoes, and a nice garden salad

george there was some one on here that had several boxes of 8 ga for sale not long ago maybe they will speak up...if you want to load your own its easy and does not cost very much after you have the hulls....look under some of the old 8 ga reload stuff here andmaybe youll find who had the shells and read some of the reloading tips if you decide to reload...i will also look at the old files on the 8 ga...maybe bill can help us.... charlie