gun club brass head hulls

[matt koepnick]

I was out at the clays range retesting some lighter powder loads, when i found a batch of once fired ,new condition Rem Gunclub hulls. Brought em home for cleaning and sizing. As i examined them more closely I found out they had brass plated steel heads, not the usual zinc light-colored ones like my other 3 k empties I have.
Are these maybe from some of the new released Gubclub shells with the new packaging?. Haven't bought shells for years. May wind up cutting one in half to compare to existing batch I own. Any info or thoughts will be appreciated.
Matt k

[Cold Spring]

Older GC hulls were brass plated steel.

[J. Scott Hanes]

Matt,
Remington made a running change back to brass-plated steel on the Gun Club shells this year. They are in the new packaging. As Cold Spring noted, the GC shells started out brass-plated originally, a "cost-saving" change made to Nickel-Zinc plated steel ("silver" color) recently and now back to the brass-plated cap. There is NO difference in the hull, itself. All the STS, Nitro27, Gun Club, Game loads, etc are all the "RC" style hull with the same internal dimensions.

[matt koepnick]

Yeah ! This will help me sort out my inventory from older to newer once fired hulls. Big help Mr Hanes. Mattly

[Jeff Higgins]

I saw on the 16-gauge forum that the new 16-gauge Gun Clubs are Federals. I put some side by side with some older fired Gun Clubs and the new ones are longer like the purple Federals. I bought a few flats of the new ones and on the side of the flat it says Federal Ammunition.

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

I saw on the 16-gauge forum that the new 16-gauge Gun Clubs are Federals. I put some side by side with some older fired Gun Clubs and the new ones are longer like the purple Federals. I bought a few flats of the new ones and on the side of the flat it says Federal Ammunition.

I think Jeff is referring to the new Remington 16-gauge GAME LOAD, not 16 ga GUN CLUB which was never offered as far as I know. The 16-gauge Game Loads had been put up by the original Remington Company for many years in black-colored compression formed plastic hulls with a 6 point crimp, which were about 2.30" loaded and 2-9/16" after firing, ideal for original 2-9/16" chambered vintage shotguns. Those spent Game Load hulls were and are in high demand by many who reload for 16g.

Reportedly the new Vista/Remington Game Loads are also black-colored but made with typical Federal straight-wall hulls with paper base wad, and are nominal 2-3/4" after firing. Further it seems the Claybuster wads many use for the older real Remington 16g GL compression formed hulls are a loose fit in the new Federal design GL hulls.

More to think about by those who reload for 16-gauge. Meanwhile anyone shooting the older Remington 16g Game Load shells would be well advised not to toss them into the spent hull containers.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by Frank Srebro

I think Jeff is referring to the new Remington 16-gauge GAME LOAD, not 16 ga GUN CLUB which was never offered as far as I know. The 16-gauge Game Loads had been put up by the original Remington Company for many years in black-colored compression formed plastic hulls with a 6 point crimp, which were about 2.30" loaded and 2-9/16" after firing, ideal for original 2-9/16" chambered vintage shotguns. Those spent Game Load hulls were and are in high demand by many who reload for 16g.

Reportedly the new Vista/Remington Game Loads are also black-colored but made with typical Federal straight-wall hulls with paper base wad, and are nominal 2-3/4" after firing. Further it seems the Claybuster wads many use for the older real Remington 16g GL compression formed hulls are a loose fit in the new Federal design GL hulls.

More to think about for those who reload for 16-gauge. Meanwhile anyone shooting the older Remington 16g Game Load shells would be well advised not to toss them into the spent hull containers.

My mistake you are 100% correct.