Frank,
Your reloads look great! I just bought 500 Federal papers from a guy in Florida, it cost $41.00 plus shipping. There is nothing like shooting Federal papers in vintage guns. The fired hull smell brings back so many memories. Like perfume on a beautiful woman.
You'll have to experiment with how many reloads you'll get per hull. It's usually 3 to 4 before they start to pinhole at the base or the mouths get too soft. I think some of it depends on the amount of powder/shot/wads you use and the pressure that is developed.
I usually use Clay Dot but I've been told that Red Dot simulates the old smell so I bought 1 lb just to try. I haven't reloaded any using Red Dot yet, just Clay Dot. The smell isn't bad. I use Fed 209 primers and Downrange 12S0 clones for 7/8 and 1 oz loads.
Hope to see you at my shoot on April 6th in Hbg.
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