Loading 10ga shells with Lee Load All

[Stan Hillis]

I've never used a press to reload short tens. Always used hand tools to do so, like the duck hunters of old did sitting around a kitchen table at night, reloading hulls for the next day's hunt. My one concession to modern day 10 ga. reloading tools is a MEC Supersizer. I scrounge hulls, so resizing is a necessity. Since I only use a ten for waterfowl, or turkey, it's "slow loading" is fast enough for me.

I'm all set to reload again now, thanks to long distance friends who contacted me and offered hulls and wads, even some low pressure loads. All I need now is for eastern AR to get a lot of rain and flood the L 'Anguille R. bottoms!

Thanks for the link, Pete.

[Mike of the Mountain]

But, but ,but, but he's using the dreaded Cheddite primers!! (sarcasm font)

[Joe Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

But, but ,but, but he's using the dreaded Cheddite primers!! (sarcasm font)

I see you say sarcasm font but is there really anything I should know about the Cheddite primers cause I just bought a few packs.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Joe Wheeler

I see you say sarcasm font but is there really anything I should know about the Cheddite primers cause I just bought a few packs.

Some find that the Cheddite might increase your pressure by 100-300 PSI. I have had Cheddites for years and have neve seen any pressure issues. I don't load snotty shells nearing max pressures. No reason to shoot shells like that, IMO. Those are not kind to the old stocks on our vintage guns. If you're not sure about what a certain load is doing, make up a half-dozen shells and send them and your recipe to either Tom Armbrust or Ballistic Products and have them pressure tested. You might have to drop your usual powder charge by 1 or 2 grains, then again your load might need no change if you are well below max anyway.

[Keith Doty]

I've shot a LOT of Cheddite primers (especially in the last couple of years), always with results that were just fine. I tested some identical loads, Cheddite vs. other primers, and found several times the Cheddite actually came in 200 to as much as 500 PSI less. I'm with Mike, no "snotty' loadings. My conclusion is good patterns kill birds and clays, not velocity. Don't think beating yourself and fine guns up adds to the bag.