New Powders and Primers on the Horizon

[Mike of the Mountain]

https://shotbusiness.com/2024/12/new...ity-expansion/

It will be interesting to see what type of powders they manufacture. Hopefully some will be suitable to using in the reloading of shot-shells.

[Double Lab]

Thanks for the link. One can only hope.

[Garth Gustafson]

I hope they can help us. It's been a long wait for 16ga RST shells. RST update; they are testing new powders trying to come up with a 16 ga 7/8 oz and/or 3/4 oz loads. Fingers crossed they can make something work. Otherwise, I am not sure when, if ever they will be able to run these loads again.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Garth, that is why we have been reloading pretty much every gauge for years. If shells are available then we can easily buy factory shells. If not, we roll our own.

[Double Lab]

^^^^^ What Mike says. I actually prefer my loads over the factory overpriced stuff.

[Garth Gustafson]

Ha! I need to put a MEC Jr on my Xmas list!

[Milt Fitterman]

Somebody should tell them shotgunners use an awful lot of 209 primers. 100 for a round of sporting. Millions for skeet and trap.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Milt Fitterman

Somebody should tell them shotgunners use an awful lot of 209 primers. 100 for a round of sporting. Millions for skeet and trap.

I'm sure you and I together could account for at least one of those millions.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

I'm sure you and I together could account for at least one of those millions.

Jokes aside I betcha since I started loading forty plus years ago I’ve used up half a million 209 primers for myself and I suspect 100k rifle primers if not more .

[Craig Larter]

If you enjoy shooting vintage shotguns in the obsolete gauges, 8ga, 10ga or 16ga, reloading is the only option. Try to find 3/4oz or 7/8oz 1150fps 12ga loads commercially. Try to find a 1 1/8oz bismuth low pressure load for your Parker duck gun. Reloading is easy and gives you a feeling of satisfaction when you dust a clay or drop a bird with your home rolled.