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I'm using the Lee Load All. When I put in the 20 grains of Green Dot, I just set the wad at the depth that the Load All is at. I really don't have to do any further compacting in the shell. There...

I did a 6 fold crimp. The shells in the background of the pic are first 4 that I did.

Here are my first round ball loads.
Federal Hunting Style Hull (thanks again msm)
12S3 Wad
Mini Nitro Card, 16 ga
Felt Wad, 0.25"
.662 Round Ball
Over Shot Card, 12 ga
The round ball sat with...

Thanks Randy.

Thank you sir.

Quick question... What metal are you guys using for round ball casting? Simple pure lead or an alloy?

OK, how's this? Better? The shell on the left is my HD round, a Remington Managed-Recoil Buckshot. My only concern here is that I can see slight outdents on the Federal hull. They did cycle...

Gp, thanks for the response. I can't tell you how much this "triggered" my OCD-ness. What a goofy way to present data. Now that I know though, I can start to use the info in a more educated way. ...

I then have been looking at all the data wrong. I thought these were paper base was hulls. Thanks for clarifying. It was 100% dumb luck that I picked them.



By the end of the first 10, I...

I should have started with the fact that I was using a Lee Load-All. The hulls I'm using are here.

I did notice that there was a lot of feel involved with the Lee. I will try to seat the wad...

So with the load I built, there is no way to get the crimp that deep without deforming the wall of the hull. It's it better to remove 2 pieces of shot and adjust the powder or cut the pedals off the...

Well, damn! I didn't figure any of that into this :( I will measure and see where I'm at and adjust accordingly. I know they are nowhere near .080. And by the way... thanks for raining on my...

Gentlemen (and ladies?), what you are looking at is my first attempt at all your hard work (in teaching me things). Here are the first 10 #00 buck loads. The crimping is a little rough as I am...

I'm really starting to miss all my dirty brass...

Gp... In the world of metallic reloading there is always a range for powder amounts, but this is not the case in looking at any shotshell data. When you say "start low", what does that mean? Is...

OK, advice headed. Why though? What did I not see or think of in my coming up with those? That will help me in the future for planning and troubleshooting. Also at 19.5 gr of Green Dot, I should...

I'm going to start working up some initial round ball loads to start. Like I said, I'm still waiting on wads to get here (tapping my fingers loudly on my desk) so I can't do Ajay's push through...

In all this, I see a couple new guns in my future. I'm thinking an O/U for skeet and a single shot. Then I would have to learn how to reload for three different firearms and 3 or 4 different...

I have to say, I am chomping at the bit to get started. I have everything I need except the wads which are hung up (according to their website) to Covid 19 staffing issues.

Thanks centershot. I have felt and cornmeal at the house so I will begin with those for now. I'll order some nitro cards as well and try those. And to think, when this whole thing started, I said...

Perfect. Thank you sir!

Hi msm. I'm a little confused by your response. I'm not working with slugs, only buckshot (which I know needs no felt) and round balls. I was under the impression from something I read earlier...

Just to be clear, when you say swage, you are refering to the round ball resizing itself during the actual firing and not as us metallic reloaders think of resizing as a process done to the...

That's what I thought but figured better to ask. Thanks so much! I know you guys have probably answered most of these questions a number of times and I really appreciate you all taking the time to...

I don't understand the difference between a shot cup and a plastic "wad". Is a shot cup what I'm seeing listed on sites that sell components as wads, i.e. a Federal 12S4?