Paper shells

[Bill Bates]

Anyone know if RST paper shells have that smell.

And for those that love Hoppes #9 scent they makes airfreshners
http://www.hoppes.com/products/ca_air_freshener.html

I think I may order some for Chrstmas gifts next year.

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by Bill Bates

Anyone know if RST paper shells have that smell.

And for those that love Hoppes #9 scent they makes airfreshners
http://www.hoppes.com/products/ca_air_freshener.html

I think I may order some for Chrstmas gifts next year.

Love It problem is wife hates the smell so I guess the family room is out

[Coach]

Bill,

Federal Gold Medal Paper shells have that smell. Ther is someone at our range who shootes these and I can't help but pick one up and smell it! I'm sure that any of the younger generation who see me do this think im on drugs, but they do remind me of the shells I used to shoot back in the day.

[C.O.B.]

The RST paper shells do have that magical aroma as do the paper 16's i get from a friend who does my 16ga reloading. Nothing beats hunting with paper shells

[Roundsworth]

It is certainly wonderful that RST and Federal provide the aroma, memories, and reliable performance, whilst allowing the collecting fraternity to acquire and preserve the paper shotshells of yesteryear. There were so many variations with topwad markings, headstamps and hull markings to ensure that a person will never run out of different specimens to catalog and add to their collection. I have been out of the collecting circle for years, and have recently started back up. It will give me something to do when my hands fail, and can no longer grasp a firearm. Cheers!

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

#10 shot was THE favored shot size for rail, and a lot of the clubs in South Jersey had them loaded in 100-case lots of 20 boxes ea. during the summer for use on the traditional Sept. 1 opener.

A lot of #10 and #11 were actually used inside barns to shoot pigeons who routinely fouled the hay maws with their droppings. From the barn floor shooting 3 stories up, it would kill the pigeon but not blow a hole in the tin roof. I guess a box of shells was cheaper than a good 1,000 sq. ft. canvas tarp, and definitely cheaper than a reroofing job.

I have always heard #12 shot referred to as "rat shot" but have seen at least a couple of boxes marked "Dust load" at a specialty cartridge show (also saw there the only known at the time full box of Robin Hood .22 Short ammunition - asking price $1200. The cartridge gurus were studying it like a huddle of Bhuddist monks over a prayer wheel. It was gone in half an hour after the dealer put it on the table.

I just received a book published in 1898 which has some ads in the back and this one caught my eye. It shows all shot sizes and goes right down (up) to size 12 but then there are two tiers above size 12 but they make no mention of what size they are nor what they might be called.


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[Bindlestiff]

Interesting, I was looking over a 1945 edition of Stoeger Arms Shooter's Bible and the same information caught my eye just yesterday. In fact, I copied the chart and posted it as an FAQ, it also had sizes I didn't know about. I also learned about the physical size change from one size to the next; the number of shot per Oz for both chilled and soft shot, interesting data.

What I posted to FAQ had one size smaller than 12, "Dust". It also had four others, "T", "TT", "F" and "FF" which were new to me!

[Alan Brokaw]

The old 22 shot loads were loaded with 12's the ones with the crimp. cci still makes the ones with the plastic dome they will kill red squirrels at close range that like to get into the cabin .