custom shell boxes for the 8 gauge

[Researcher]

Back in the day, Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. used dividers like a case of wine in their two-piece 8-gauge boxes.

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[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Back in the day, Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. used dividers like a case of wine in their two-piece 8-gauge boxes.

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I remember seeing this style before at a auction .
Would you know when they dropped the No. headstamps and went to putting gauge instead ?

Here are some reproduction boxes I have seen .

[charlie cleveland]

I like your idea on making 8 ga shell boxes....the turkey on the front is looking good.... charlie

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

I like your idea on making 8 ga shell boxes....the turkey on the front is looking good.... charlie

I may order about 10-15 boxes next week to see how I like them , Ive spent hours making minor adjustments here and there . I know I could just toss the shells in any container but having some purpose made boxes for them looks a bit more neat I think .

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

I like your idea on making 8 ga shell boxes....the turkey on the front is looking good.... charlie

Heres what I ended up with .

[Big D]

This could turn into a Destry-like exercise

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

This could turn into a Destry-like exercise

I have bought ammo before from small boutique outfits and usually they dont put much effort into the packaging . So I figured I could come up with something better . I tried to find some good quality pictures of some Winchester 8 gauge boxes but came up with nothing . Which isnt a problem I can solve that pretty easily .

[Bill Murphy]

Milton, if you shorten the ears on the cat, it would look more like a stray house cat and your market would expand quite a bit.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Milton, if you shorten the ears on the cat, it would look more like a stray house cat and your market would expand quite a bit.

Haha sounds like something my older brother would say .
I'm taking inspiration from vintage English and American shotshell boxes I've looked at . The English ones appear more like a business card almost where as the American ones are more stylized .


These are just for my personal use . I got some more changes to make when I get home . The 3d modeling doesn't work on phones .

[Milton C Starr]

Alright I think this is what I settled on for my turkey loads .