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Thread: First 2 3/4" 00 buckshot shells

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    First 2 3/4" 00 buckshot shells

    Today was the day! I finally got the led pot fired up with some linotype lead that I obtained and started pouring some 00 buck with the Lee mold. Once everything was up to temperature, it went quite well. I didn't tumble the 00 buck too much yet because I was anxious to get a couple of shells together. The rest will be tumbling soon.

    I am using a run of the mill Lee Precision II reloader and BPI load BKL1210224272
    - 2 3/4" Fiocchi hulls.
    - 24 grains of RedDot.
    - PT1251 wad.
    - 2 x 3 stack of my own 00 buckshot.
    - 1/8" 20 gauge felt pad.
    - Overshot card

    The first crimp didn't go too well and I was unsure why. I found that I had not formed the 6 fold crease as deep as I should have. I peeled it back and reformed it and it crimped great.

    These 2x6 00 buck loads are what I call "Girl" loads for my wife's Mossburg 500. being of smaller stature, I can't expect her to shoot 15 pellet 00 buck more than 1 time ever.

    I was pleased with the end result.
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    may have to try that load for my wife, she did not like the 9 ball single ought I made but said she would use them if she had too.
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    the crimp looks great

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    Thanks.
    I was concerned about crimping virgin shells. I have run several more and have had good results. I did have one that had a bit of a twist to it but was solid.

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    Congrats! Got to shoot 'em now!
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    I always put an overshot card over my buckshot loads. Makes for a better crimp.



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    Nice looking shells!

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    I did use overshot cards. Not sure if they help at all but I used them.
    These were from BPI and are white. In the future, I will spread some out and hit them with a misting of paint to color code them.

    Even though they are Fiocchi hulls, they formed and crimped really nicely.

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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