So I found the coolest old shotgun! It's a Mauser 98 in 16 gauge! Called a Remo II. Very unique with beautiful workmanship all over but has a few nicks from field use.
Not my picture, as I can't upload from my robot phone here but a similar example.
It was a knee jerk purchase & after researching them I read that the action is hogged out so much in the conversion that it might not be safe with modern loads.
Now I'm pretty ugly to begin with, so a Mauser bolt sticking out of my forehead will make it even harder to successfully chase tail.
So what I need is to figure out what the krauts had for shotgun shells circa 1920s & procure some or find a way to load them myself.
I feel no gun is too nice to shoot so I don't want this to become a wall hanger. I might only take it out once a year looking for bunny rabbits or bob whites so a box or two of shells would be plenty for quite some time.
Push comes to shove & I'll have to make my own. I would prefer to buy as I would imagine the equipment & components to feed this beaut will cost more than a couple boxes of shells.
But if I have to load them, I will.
So.
Where can I buy old 16 gauge shells safe for this?
Does anybody here feed a similar gun?
If that doesn't come out in the wash, what do I need to roll my own?
Thanks for any help!
-Ray.