Question for M Koneski-8ga reloading

[Craig Larter]

Mike I really appreciate you taking on the project to develop many reloading recipes for the big 8's. My hope is more shooters of vintage guns will consider the 8ga not just as an collecting oddity but a fun and interesting obsolete gun to shoot. Anyone who is familiar with shotgun shell reloading would have a easy time loading 8ga shells.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Thanks Craig! It isn’t difficult to reload them. As you know there’s the extra step on the first time we reload those commercial shells where they need to have the “ring” removed so they fit in our guns.

There is more good news for 8g reloaders that will also be revealed in the upcoming article.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Public Service Announcement, 13 fold crimp loads with different powders and 4 roll crimp loads went to Tom A on Wednesday. He said he’d test them all next week. My testing over the chronograph all had excellent velocities. Article part II will be in the Fall issue of Parker Pages.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Update, David also sent in another load with American Select so we'll have 18 new loads to publish in the Fall Parker Pages. I have also been in contact with another 8g fan who has had 1 1/4 oz loads tested by Tom that he graciously allowed me to add to the Fall article. He gave me six loads total.