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Something I am curious about, the overshot cards appear to be paper. I was thinking for waterfowling or in non ideal conditions some sort of waterproof paper could be used.
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I cover the paper overshot card with Sodium Silicate, the shells are impervious to moisture.
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06-12-2021, 09:36 AM | #5 | ||||||
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Lucky day. I checked out a pawn shop and was scrounging through some unmarked plastic boxes and sourced two large primer pocket reamers, one does width and one for depth (adjustable). Also found a flash hole reamer. These vintage tools make the task much easier. The Magtech brass flash holes were too small to use the decapper pin, so the flash hole reamer makes the holes uniform and just the right size. So for the $15 investment I ramped up production, about 140 12 and 16 gauge are completed, though there are about 50 more to finish.
The vintage UMC/Remington, Winchester and Parker Bros. brass shells only require cleaning, they are much better quality than the Magtech. Interestingly the Parker "12A" brass measure 2-5/8" and all the other brands measure 2-1/2". |
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06-12-2021, 01:42 PM | #6 | ||||||
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They sure look great but it is a labor of love. You can see why the old time market hunters were up all night loading brass shells.
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06-12-2021, 02:36 PM | #7 | ||||||
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So how did they shoot?
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06-12-2021, 02:49 PM | #8 | ||||||
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I used a deprimer punch and bushing on a Mec 9000H. I had to hand load the primer and stopped at the crimp station. I ended up selling 200 Magtecks and the reloding set up to a cowboy shooter.
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"So how did they shoot?"
Going to pattern and bust some clays tomorrow. This old thrower is older than dirt but works well. |
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06-13-2021, 08:23 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Great set up Bruce! I do much the same only for 12's I use 3 drams of OE 1.5 powder as I have found it to be the cleanest and softest fouling powder to load. Also use a lubed fiber wad to keep the flying bits from my face when the wind is blowing towards me. Great fun using the all brass hulls. I have mostly REM/UMC with a good number of Winchester. Are the two brass cylinders in front of the funnel brass re-sizers? Work well for sizing if you fire shells in more than 1 gun. I found mine at a gun show many years ago in an box of reloading stuff. I suppose a i-net search could locate one for sale. Many do not know what they are or what they are used for. Necessary item for me.
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