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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen View Post
I've not seen a catalog listing of factory loaded brass shells. From the 1870 into the 1930s our ammunition companies offered brass NPEs for Nimrods to load with black powder only. From the 1923 Remington catalog --

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The only factory loaded brass shells I know of is the 00 Buck 12-gauge shells for the government from WW-II to Viet Nam, the Ducks Unlimited 25th Anniversary 12-gauge shells from Remington --

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And the U.S. Cartridge Co. brass 2-inch .410-bore shells that held the 3/8 ounce load of the 2 1/2 inch paper shell in a 2-inch shell.

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Might you have something in your archives on 8 gauge paper buckshot loads that were pre 1920ish .
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