Reloading 28ga. 2 3/4” RST Hulls?

[Mike of the Mountain]

I pretty much make the same shells and I found that some runs of wads will not fill the column as they should and leave a concave crimp with a small hole. I found that a 1/8" 28g nitro card under the BP wad does the trick. Perfect crimps when needed.

[Wild Skies]

Here are a couple of tested loads I've found using 28ga. 2 3/4" RST (Cheddite) hulls. The jury is still out on the quality of these hulls for reloading as I'm finding out that they are not in the same league as the Winchester AA or Remington STS hulls that I've been reloading since the Dark Ages.

* 28ga. 2 3/4" RST (Cheddite) hull
* Cheddite 209 primer
* 14.4 gr. Hodgdon Universal Clays powder
* SG-28 wad
* 3/4 oz. shot
* 1200 fps
* 10,300 psi


* 28 ga. 2 3/4" RST (Cheddite) hull
* Cheddite 209 primer
* 14.7 gr Hodgdon Longshot powder
* SG-28 wad
* 3/4 oz. shot
* 1225 fps
* 9000 psi