New Paper Shells

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

Here you go, Frank. The real deal. Sold earlier this month at Ward's. $15.

https://www.wardscollectibles.com/vi...php?item=10078

Thanks Stan. Yep they sure built confidence in this young guy while listening to the hound music. What great artwork! I've been buying good papers at gun shows for some time now and have plenty for occasional use while hunting. I focus on those made in the later 50's to early 60's, and most will fire loud and crackly as when new. Paper shells with powder or primers that have soured (creating hangfires or duds) can generally be seen with corrosion on the top of the brass base or around the primer pocket. Sort those out when buying. ��

[Stan Hillis]

i totally agree. I've got many vintage shells I've bought, and use in my vintage doubles. Just today I was measuring some vintage 16s I have on hand to see which I would feel comfortable using in the Parker 16 ga., with original chambers. I've shot them for years at doves. There's a strange satisfaction in taking a nice mess of doves with shells that are almost as old as the gun.

Merry CHRISTmas, SRH

[Cold Spring]

Time moves on and familiar clays shells are becoming available.

Spotted today in a station trash can while shooting at Rock Mountain. Expand pic if you can’t make out the price sticker.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Frank Srebro

Time moves on and familiar clays shells are becoming available.

Spotted today in a station trash can while shooting at Rock Mountain. Expand pic if you can’t make out the price sticker.

All I have to say is those weren’t purchased here!! That’s robbery!!

[Andy]

That is steep. Especially for GC loads.

[Mike of the Mountain]

BTW, there were pretty many once fired Gun Club hulls in the hull buckets this week. Just sayin'.

[Craig Larter]

I see GC's selling for $9.99 a box around here. Thinking 10 bucks will be the new price. Still mostly Italian hulls at Rochester Brooks but a few more GC's this week. Still not finding any 8ga industrial hulls LOL.

[charlie cleveland]

let us know when you find them 8 ga hulls....charlie

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

I wonder them being a limited production run is part of the cost ?
Like some brass manufacturer's require a minimal order of 50k pieces to do custom batch. I think Federal says it takes about 3 days or so to complete the waxing/drying part for the paper tubes which adds significantly to production time vs plastic.

But there’s no added labor time for the drying process so the cost shouldn’t be associated with this.





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[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

I am not sure. Nothing listed on the box. It does state Reduced felt recoil.Then also stated do not use in Twist or Damascus barrels.

That’s just a disclaimer the insurance companies insist on for the manufacturers. Heck, every box of RST shells has that same disclaimer.





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