My Mec 9000G has not been used in some 10 years. It's a 12 ga. and I had just not felt the need to reload 1 oz. target stuff with it. But, times have changed. I had lots of reloading supplies on hand ..........everything excepting shot. I got ahold of three bags earlier this week and brought the 9000G out of mothballs yesterday afternoon. It took me several hours of cleaning and lubricating to get it working like it used to, but I did, and reloaded about 300 shells today.
I had it inside on a shelf, with cloth covers for the mechanisms, but it still was "stove up". Finally, I got all the important places cleaned and lubed and she went back to working like she used to. Felt good, but required some patience to get there.
Remington STS/Nitro hull
W209 primer
18.3 grs. Solo 1000
Claybuster 1100 wad
1190 fps and 5200 psi, per Tom Armbrust
Considering all the other components besides the shot were already on hand, I figure I've got $2.81 a box in these reloads.
