Keith--I loaded Federal paper hulls for years. You can expect to get 3--maybe 4 reloads out of a once fired hull. As you continue to load and shoot these paper hulls, the crimp end gets thinner and thinner and then chunks started to get blown off the end of the hull. As the crimp end thins out, less pressure develops and the velocity starts to fall off too! In addition, pin holes start to appear just above the top of the brass. If you continue to shoot these hulls, eventually the paper tubes separates and you eject or extract only the brass head, leaving the paper tube stuck in the chamber. Sometimes, these are very hard to get out. Other times you can stick your finger in the chamber and it comes right out. One thing is true--no shotshell "smells" better then a newly fired Federal paper!!! On my desk is a paper federal hull. It was my last shot fired at the Grand American in the final year before they closed Vandalia. The smell has gone away--but the memory is still strong!!
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