Brass Shotgun Shells

I don't think my lathed brass shells would have any problem in a pump gun because the Ballistic Product components fit so tight and are tamped in so well, and with the DUCO cement...well, they ain't coming loose. I don't need to crimp.
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It's not a matter of components getting loose. The problem is the edge of an uncrimped shell wont let it chamber.
 
That is the problem...uncrimped shells just don't feed reliably, since they seem to hang up on the sides of the chamber. If you pump the gun very quickly, the chance is good that the brass will get crumpled if it isn't crimped.
 
RMC

my RMC lathed brass shells?
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Now those are the berries. They probably will last forever (they ought to at six dollars a pop). I have ten of them that I use in my older SXSs upland.
Pete
 
Yes, I have a box of ten of the 10ga 2 7/8" hulls from RMC- more of a work of art than anything! I have no idea how someone would even go about trying to crimp these things! They are for double or single shot guns only. I'd cry if they hit the ground out of a repeating firearm.
 
Yikes, 10g runs as much as $10 a copy. I've got a few turned, thick walled cases in my stash, but they aren't quite as heavy as RMC's and have no markings.
 
One thing to note...

If you need some Magtech brass hulls, you better get them...Midway is now up to $27.99 per box of 12 gauge! :eek: They went up either this week or last week.

Most other places still have them in the $21-23 range, but I don't know how long that will last.
 
Hawg Haggen and Andy Griffith, before I posted about the components being shaken loose, I should have remembered the old adage that says:

"If you can keep your head my son, while all around you others are losing theirs....you obviously don't understand the problem.

Sorry to have misunderstood the pump ejection issue. (I've never owned a pump gun since I owned a Daisy pump BB gun about 55 years ago.)

I wouldn't want my RMC brass hulls ejected to hit the ground either. Worse yet, ejected and maybe lost!
 
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Just to ask, am I the only one that has sprung for the dies and shellholders for brass cases?

I have metallic style reloading dies and shellholders for 10, 12, 16 and .410. I only have just the shellholder for the 20ga and 28ga (since they are only shot in the same, non-repeating guns).

The 12ga is the RCBS set, the 16 is an old RCBS set made for plastic hulls, while the 10 and 410 are new CH4D sets. The shellholders are all CH4D with exception of the 12ga which came with the RCBS set. Just remove the adapter out of a Rockchucker or Lee classic cast are you are ready to go!

I did get one of the 16ga RMC loaders when I tried some of their brass- looks nice, but really didn't need it- I kinda wasted some cash on it.

I would be scared to even try to size the RMC cases- I think even with plenty of lube it would rip off the rim just trying to pull it out of the die! Also, only that crazy feller that makes the 12ga rifles is the only one that could even load a charge heavy enough to make them swell out! :eek:
 
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I've got the newer RCBS 12 gauge set that screws into a single stage press in place of the bushing. It came with the shellholder. It works great with the Magtech brass.

I shoot 12 gauge brass in two Winchester 1897s and an old Janssen and Sons side by side, so they need to be sized (and crimped, for the '97s). I prime them in a Lee press with the little primer thingy and do everything else with an old RCBS Rockcrusher press.

I'm with you, Andy, on the RMC cases - I'm not sure what a guy would do if they ever needed to be sized! Those things are a fine example of heavy-duty engineering.
 
I took a large nut, chucked in the lathe, turned it, polished it, and welded it to a small plate which I set on a bench vise, then tap the 10g hulls into it, and tap 'em back out with a dowel from the other side. Primers are set on a flat metal plate and the hull is tapped onto it, then loaded.
 
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I have been shooting brass shotshells for quite a few years. Some of my hulls from BELL (Brass Extrusion Labs..) are more than 20 years old. Newer hulls are Magtech and RMC.
I have used them in break open guns only. I have never sized any of them.
I do use the RCBS dies but only for "one off" experiments.
Pete
 
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