10 gauge #4 buckshot

[Milton C Starr]

I'm getting ready to load up some #4 buckshot tomorrow for the 6 frame 10 ga, I also decided to buy an original antique roll crimper as well to try out.

Does anyone have a 1.5oz load using Bluedot ?
Currently I'm using 1 3/8oz. I ordered a new hull trimmer as well to try out I didn't care for one of the Bpi ones I bought before. So I'm justing waiting on the original roll crimper to come in hopefully tomorrow.

[Milton C Starr]

The antique roll crimper works pretty well its so compact im just going to keep it on my coffee table haha. I also bought a new hull trimmer, there's probably a million different 3d printed hull trimmers now but I have to say this one works extremely well.

[Keavin Nelson]

I bought the same trimmer and it works well.

[Milton C Starr]

It definitely beats my old method of measuring each shell and using a wood dowel and pipe cutter haha.
Digging through my box of hulls tonight I found a whole bag of new Remington 10 ga hulls I completely forgot I bought probably a year ago.

[Bill Murphy]

What is your source of the pictured hull trimmer?

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

What is your source of the pictured hull trimmer?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276219609173

I like how it has a set screw so you can't accidentally over trim your hulls, which I've done with other hull trimmers lol when cutting 3.5" hulls down to 2 7/8s. This seems to be the fastest and easiest way so far.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

It definitely beats my old method of measuring each shell and using a wood dowel and pipe cutter haha.
Digging through my box of hulls tonight I found a whole bag of new Remington 10 ga hulls I completely forgot I bought probably a year ago.

Likewise I found a bag of 98 Remington hulls I’d ordered and uncut . Sold them to a friend last week along with a 600 JR . So I’m down to a MEC Sizemaster only for 10 gauge . I assume you wanna load #4 buck for coyote ? I went 00000 all the way down to #3 buck for deer and I gotta say I wasn’t overly happy with #3 after killing a couple so I never tried #4 other than on paper .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by keavin nelson

I bought the same trimmer and it works well.

I used the bandsaw at the shop and an oak jig I’d made for several years , then someone made me a device that uses a box cutter blade that works great on the Cheddarcheese hulls but takes a bit more effort for the Remington hulls . The bandsaw would leave the ends a skoosh frayed where as this box cutter blade device comes out quite smooth .

[Milton C Starr]

Yeah pretty much anything around coyote sized, my PH 10 ga is choked xf/xf so I figured I'd stay on the smaller size for buckshot. I could carry the 8 gauge but I've had the 6 frame for a couple years and I need to start hunting with it more. I'll mostly be loading more birdshot, I have some Bismuth T shot as well.