Brass Shell Loading:
Finished up the 16 gauge, time to load the 12 gauge. The vintage Rem/UMC and Winchester shells were cleansed in a tumbler containing water, Dawn dish soap, a pinch of Lemi Shine and a pound of stainless steel pins. In 4 hours they came out like new. I sealed the over shot cards with Sodium Silicate, works great covering the entire card. The vintage shells loaded without incident, however the Magtech hulls were a different story. The primer pockets were too small and required reaming and swaging. The flash holes were also too small and needed to be sized larger to allow for primer removal with a sizing die decapper pin. Once those two hurdles were cleared it was smooth going.
Using the published Parker Brothers data this is my mild 12 Gauge Load:
2-3/4 Drams FFG Black Powder
1 oz. #8 Shot
Update: 85 12 Gauge are completed today. I'm going out early Sunday morning and shoot some clay pigeons with the Parker Bros 16 GH and the Clabrough 12 gauge. The Parker 16 DHE with the ventilated rib won't be making the trip, I have not as of yet had the cracked forearm repaired.
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