Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Non-Parker Specific & General Discussions Shotgun Shell Reloading

Notices

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
8 gauge reloading questions
Unread 12-21-2016, 12:17 AM   #1
Member
David Noble
PGCA Member
 
David Noble's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,001
Thanks: 1,619
Thanked 1,234 Times in 441 Posts

Default 8 gauge reloading questions

I purchased 125 new unfired Remington 8ga industrial hulls about two years ago. I didn't have a 8ga gun at the time but figured that would be a good incentive to get one. Anyway, I ran them through a set of CH base swaging dies (3) that came with my gun that I got about 2 months ago. That went fairly smooth but I had three that the brass step peeled down during the sizing. I was able to peel the overlay off of these three and save the hulls. The swaging process is way easier than peeling the overlay off but I noticed it caused the plastic in the primer pocket to shrink by about 30 thousandths in diameter. Should I drill out the plastic to the correct size or just force the primer in?
Also the hulls are 3 1/4" as are the chambers on my gun. I don't have a loading press for 8ga so I plan to load them by hand initially and roll crimp them.
Does an over shot card used with a roll crimp disrupt the shot pattern to a degree that makes using a six or eight point crimp better?

Last edited by David Noble; 12-21-2016 at 12:42 AM.. Reason: misstatement.
David Noble is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:16 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2025, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.