Recipe of the day.

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glsimon

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Doing first reload. Checked with the local gunshop where I bought the powder for suggestions, opinions, etc., about how (what) to load. The problem is identifying the hull. It is a Remington unibody. I autopsied the hull and found it 1. similar; 2. identical; 3. resembling the hulls pictured in Lyman’s #4, pg 44 et. Seq. either a Target RTL or SP Unibody. The difference being the RTL has a low brass with 8 point crimp and the Unibody having a high brass with 6 point crimp. My hull is a hybrid being a LOW brass with a 6 POINT CRIMP. The recipe that I eventually settled on is 14 grain of Hodgdon International Clays, 7/8 oz, 71/2 lead and either a CCI 209 or Winchester 209 primer. Would appreciate hearing from someone that knows what the hell they are doing while I still have 11 fingers (I can afford to lose one). Am using Lyman’s 4th and Reloading for Shotgunners 5th, and last but not least Seagram's 5th.
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That is the same load I use for my 20ga clay target rounds. I reload the Remington Wally World ammo hulls and it fills the hull and crimps perfectly on the 6 or 8 point hulls. BTW that is the same recipe that is on the International Clays bottle I have. Stick a pencil down the hull and mark it at the top of the hull. The depth should be the same on the unibodys regardless if they are hi or low brass. As long as the depth is right, they should reload ok.
 
Sorry, it's 20 gauge. I accidently posted this question twice, and on the second post the question evolved into which is the superior hull vis-a-vis reloading. The Winchester AA or the Remington STS. There are probably better hulls to be had, if $$$$ is no object unfortunately it is.
The hulls that I bought, 2000 Remington's from Precision Reloading for 60 bucks resemble STS but are not labeled as such. The cheapest AA's I've seen are at E-bay, I'm just leary of buying them there.
Also, the more I research the different hulls, the more I see complaints about "new" vs. "old" AA hulls, two piece vs. single AA's. The only obvious (apparent) problem with the Remington hulls is the they are a 6 point crimp, if that IS a problem. The finished crimp looks solid enough, but that I'll find out when I use them.
Plateshooter: Thanks. That is a good suggestion about the depth of the shot measure.
 
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