What you need to get into shooting and reloading the (2 7/8") short ten by PGCA member Pete Lester:
A good single stage press - MEC is the most economical.
A short kit for loading 2 7/8" shells.
A hull trimmer - easily made
A hull skivver - optional but handy.
A roll crimper - Ballistic products sells one that goes into a electric drill.
A hull vise - To hold shells while applying a roll crimp
10ga hulls - harder to find and pricier than 12ga
10ga wads - Remington SP10 or BP Decimax/VP100
Filler wads - Fiber is good and economical, 16ga fits nicely in SP10 wad, 1/2" fiber wads are easily split with finger nail if shorter is needed.
Overshot cards - If using a roll crimp.
Recipe's - See Pete Lester's spreadsheet (posted on 5/3/12 at this link)
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...rt+spreadsheet
The process of loading the 2 7/8" 10ga is the same as loading any other gauge with the addition of hull trimming and use of a filler wad. It's a pretty simple process.
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