once fired remington hulls from precision

[wayne goerres]

I am getting ready to load some 10ga 2 7/8" for my WC Scott. The only hulls I have are once fired hulls olive green hulls for steel shot that I cut back to 2 7/8". Are these the same as the SP remingtons they list in the loading data. Also because of the shortages I only have rem sp wads win 209 primers and 7625 powder. Componants are impossable to come by right now. If anybody can sugest a load with these componants I would be thrilled. I will be useing lead shot. Thanks in advance.

[charlie cleveland]

some one will answer before long if they dont ill look tommorrow and see what info i got can help... charlie

[wayne goerres]

Thanks charley.

[Jack Kuzepski]

Wayne,

2 pages back, Pete Lester has a post "2-7/8 10 ga Reloading Data". He has 2 or 3 updated files listed with loading info from powder companies and Sherman Bells findings. There are sure to be several loads with your components.

Jack Kuzepski

[J.B. Books]

Wayne, I believe the Remington SP hulls referenced are the old Remington hulls that took 57 size primers. I am guessing the hulls you have would be referenced as Remington OS. You'll see Sherman Bell had 4 loads using that hull with the SP10 wad and 7625. Although it says no filler wad required with 1 1/4 ounce folded crimp I am not sure I believe it, I suspect you'll need a .135 16ga nitro card or it's equal for a proper crimp.

See spreadsheet "ComprehensiveListofShortTenloads5.3.2012.pdf" in this thread:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6282

[wayne goerres]

Thank you I found it, I just didnt go down the thread far enough to find the comprehensive list. I knew I had seen it some where. What dose os stand for on the rem hulls. Mine are marked Rem sportsmen high speed steel. I beleave they are a plastic base wad. Are they interchangeable. I beleave they are a high base shell. Next question. When you cut these cases back to 2 7/8" Is there any diffaculty in re crimping . I can also roll crimp if nessary.

[J.B. Books]

Sherman Bell's notes on hulls is located in post #48 here:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...?t=1092&page=5

He does not explain what OS stands for.

I have had no trouble crimping new unfired cut down hulls, either Rem or Fed using a MEC Versamec press. However if you experience a swirled crimp or some crushing stop and adjust the press.

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/bpi...ust/mecadj.htm

[wayne goerres]

Thank you pete. I am going to give these a try and see what happens. Hopefully there will be no surprises.

[Paul Harm]

No you won't have a problem crimping the cut shells. Yesterday I was playing around with some I cut to 2 7/8" and found the Rem SP plastic wad wasn't very tight in the Rem hull - powder was leaking by the wad. Very unhappy with this - so I loaded some with fiber wads. I'm in no hurry to shoot them seeing how I have nothing to shoot them in until next week when I visit Bachelder. My Remington 10 has tight chambers and my Parker has 2 5/8" chambers. They're both going to be fixed to shoot the 2 7/8" shell. Can't wait to shoot em. Paul

[wayne goerres]

Well I loaded 25 rounds on the new press. The reciept is once fired rem hull, win 209 primer, 30grs 7625 1 1/4nos 6 shot rem sp wads and a 1/8 overpowder wad for filler. shells crimped fine after a little adjustment. The short kit that they shipped with the press seems to be out of line when installed. Anybody else have this problem.