I found a vintage AMI Co. “open all” today for $3 at the “re store” shop. I figured it was gonna be close for whether the end grip was going to grab 10 gauge hulls or not. It looks like it was about an inch and diameter in the front. Anywhere near a 10 gauge hull right now but a quarter. I googled the size it’s .955”. Just a hair too big in the front to grab a quarter but in the middle of the handle I can grab anything I might have to modify that nice vintage antique grab all and grind just hair off of each side the “pliers looking” ends so it will grip a .779 hull with authority. Figured that would sure save my hands from cramping while I’m trying to keep a hull from spinning. I’m sure I could grab the outside of the brass lip with it and probably be fine but I’d rather grab the plastic hull.
Figure I can grab a hull, as is, in the middle
Or maybe I’ll grind just a little bit off of each “pincher tip” so it will grab a 10 gauge hull in the front circle with some authority.
You can see perfectly flush a quarter will just drop through it and that measures .955 inch. I need to get it below .779” obviously for a 10 gauge hull. I would guess if I grind off each of the pinching ends a little I’ll get there.
I found some plastic learning chips at the dollar store the other day. 75 of them for a buck and a quarter. They sure work for the 10 gauge. I figured it’ll be a little bit more durable than a cardboard, overshot card and definitely waterproof. I turned them around and gave them a couple of really hard taps on my hand and buffer did not come out so they sealed up pretty good. I can hear shot rattle so they’re not as tight as it would be if I use the cardboard overshot card but I’m sure I probably could put cardboard underneath the plastic clear shot card and have a nice waterproof load for hunting.
Here’s a couple I did in black powder the other day too next to a factory RST shell. I also added a plastic shot cuff and some buffer to see if I can tighten up my old standby load.
