how they made shotshells in 1951

[BadDaditood]

took a little digging but i finally found something older than me ;-)

Popular Science article from 1951, i found it entertaining... but then i'm easily amused :D

http://books.google.com/books?id=OSEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA170#v=twopage&q&f=true

[429421Cowboy]

Very interesting, i don't think it has changed a whole lot today except for the paper hulls!

[jkpq45]

Yes sir--as they say, "plastics make it possible" and the shotshell has really improved since back in the day.

I'm still roll-crimping some shells and using fiber/felt wads in some loads, though.

[michiganvet]

Some guns need fiber/felt for proper performance. My 40 some year old 20 double imp/mod does not like one piece plastic wads.

[Blammer]

check out page 44

[beagle]

Oh, the good old days when you could get shells like you wanted them. Peters High Velocity, Remington Express and Super-X. Any shot and any load. Federal Monarks...."the rabbit's best friend". I was a little one then and saved my nickels and dimes for shells. A box of Peter's High Velocity .410s were a whopping $1.25 in those days and .22 shorts were $.41 a box./beagle