8 GA. Shells
 

It seems that there has been some discussions about loading 8 GA shells for our 8 GA Parkers. I don't have an 8 and do little reloading, so I have not followed this very closely but it seems there is a need for 8 GA shells?

Today I was looking around on the web and saw that black powder 8 GA shells are available, so if anyone needs them..... as found at http://www.vintagers.org/

thanks for posting this ROBIN this will give them fellas a chance to try out them old 8 s....i load my own 8 ga shells but who knows i might have to try this brand.... charlie

Wonder if he'll load smokeless as well ?

"If" I'm ever able to afford an 8 gauge Parker I don't wanna shoot BP in it !

I assume you can shoot the black powder and reload the empties with smokeless?

Well rather then pay his price and have to shoot the black crap in any Parker of mine and then reload seems to me I'd be better off loading my own to begin with .

Where do you get the empties to start reload? Is there a supply of reloading components for 8 ga? From "casually" reading the reloading threads, I understood that 8 ga empties were non existent and some sort of industrial 8 ga shells had to be reworked for use Parker 8ga guns. That is why I thought shooting these for the empties might be an easier way to go........

it is easy to reload your on 8 ga shells....theres plenty ofreloading info out there TOM ARMBRUST HAS A GOOD RELOADING BOOKwith some great stories in it...PRECISION RELOADING has all the compononts you needplus BALLISTIC SELLS COMPONONETS... GOT SEVERAL SITES THAT SELL BRASS HULLS...plus you you can get these game bore shell listed here....i wonder whatthe loads are for the old 8.... charlie

the 8 ga hull is fairly easy to get...you do have torework the hull but this is easily done i posted a thread on a simple set of pliars to do this not long ago...the wads andover shot cards are readily available at above mentioed sites...hulls and compononets about the same price as the mag 10 stuff... charlie

I do not know if they are still in business, but I purchased my 8 gauge brass empties from Rocky Mountain Arms (google them). They are the finest brass shells I have ever seen. They are cnc machined from solid brass stock and take a 209 primer. When I purchased them, they were around $6 each, but that was over 10 years ago.

I think the Rocky Mountain Cartridge Company brass shells are about ten bucks apiece. I bought 30 at Cabela's closeout bin a few years ago for a bargain price. I have no idea why they had them. Maybe there are some still floating around the Cabela's stores even now. If you want to make it easy, they are the shells to use. Gary Herman may still have some Bismuth eight gauge ammo for sale for those who attend side by side events in the East. He is a bit under the weather now, but may be set up at the Southern.