Shells for the SxS events?

[Cold Spring]

There's increasing talk here and on other sites regarding the Southern, Northeast SxS (Hausmann's) and Rock Mountain's Northern SxS event. Great! And of course that's with the camaraderie, buying/selling/trading guns, and the shooting. Regarding the shooting I'm wondering what gents are thinking about having enough shells to shoot your vintage guns as usual? Me, I'm pretty well set with shells on hand to include RST's and reloads. What say you?

[Bill Murphy]

If my shot supply holds up, I am set with powder and primers. What is everyone paying for shot?

[Double Lab]

I'm good Frank. Same as you with factory and reloads.

Bill, $35+tx.

[Gary Laudermilch]

I'm just finishing up loading for this year. I may have enough supplies to cover next year as well except for wads. But you can bet I'll be stocking up this year if the opportunity arises.

Current local shot price is $34.95 and there seems to be an adequate supply. Powder and primers are another story.

[SXS OHIO]

25lbs of the good stuff 42.00

[Brett Hoop]

I am hoping usual doesn’t turn out to be like last year!

[Dean Romig]

I'm not a high volume shooter and I have enough and can load enough for this year, including the couple of boxes I'll need for next fall's hunting excursions.

I haven't bought any components for a couple of years so whatever I paid back then is irrelevant at this point.





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[Andy]

I'm OK, won't be at Ernies but at Mike's. But if only RST would take an order now and I'll wait MONTHS for it. Tried to order 8 flats but no return email and the phone is never picked up. I would have ordered it in December if I could get a return call. I even would have pre paid. I have made the decision to reload but I might be dead before anything is available.

[Harold Pickens]

I've got enough for a couple of years in factory + reloads. Got 10 cases of 16 ga 1oz loads to shoot in my "modern" guns like my 4E 16 NID, Utica Sterlys, and 1 frame VH 16. Have so many 2 1/2" low pressure 7/8 and 3/4 oz 16's loaded that I cant seem to make myself hit the reloading bench. Should probably order some more SG 16 wads, have a thousand DR16 wads which seem impossible to get now. Have several bags of old R16 wads, SP16, and Claybuster WAA 16 clones that I never use--but will if wads dry up.
Not quite so flush in 20 ga, but 6 cases of factory 7/8 oz, and lots of 3/4 oz reloads.
Dont shoot 12 ga much, except for my WW Greener side lever hammer, and have a good many 7/8 oz loaded for it.
After shooting my Ugartechea 28 a little more last year on birds and clays, thought I might shoot it a little more this year. Thinking about getting a 28 Mec.
24 lbs of powder, 9 bags of shot, and 5000+ primers in the cupboard, but will
certainly look to pick up more if it presents itself..
It is 7o miles to shoot sporting clays, so I dont shoot all that often, but would certainly like to shoot more.

[Tom Flanigan]

Bill, I just paid $49 in Millbrook, NY. I bought the last four bags they had, #8 and three bags of 8 1/2. I bought the 8 1/2 only because it was there. I've never used 8 1/2 for trap. I think it might be ok at the 16 yard line. I'll find out. Does anyone have experience with 8 1/2 at trap?