Reloading for 2-1/2" shotgun shells ?

[RedneckRob]

How can this be done ?

[Sweetpea]

What are you loading this for?

Antique?

We need more info.

[RedneckRob]

12 gauge SxS. Steel barrel not twist steel. It has the short chambers.

[451whitworth]

Mec makes a short kit for their single stage reloaders

[Teddy (punchie)]

Older 600 , 600 Jrs. and the Versa I would say 451whitworth is should have a kit for it.

Interesting ??? I started out loading for 12 gauge, MEC, at 14-15 yrs. No one to show me, I would say all you need an other hole in the stand of the press, but not sure Sizer and De-primer maybe to long Shorter tube at this area ?

[SOFMatchstaff]

Teddy is going in the right direction, I just drilled and tapped another hole in the center bar to drop it down, worked fine. I dont remember having to do anything extra other than the fine adjustments. A MEC 600 by the way, I had to paw thru half a dozen, but found the one marked 2 1/2" on the base.

I made a case gauge the proper 2 1/2" length that accepts a sized case and use it to trim the case with a razor knife to the proper pre-crimp length. There is usually enough of the old crimp to act as a starter for the new crimp. I use my standard trap load with a shorter wad, the shot charge between 7/8 to 1 1/8 oz. I like the straight wall cases, Rio, Dianas, six point, the ones nobody else seems to want. Use PB powder for some nice LOW pressure loads, I cant remember the writer in Colorado that shoots OLD shotguns, but he's the one that started me with the PB..

Hope this helps some.

[r1kk1]

P/W also will do a 2-½". I should say their 375 will.

Take care

r1kk1

[lancem]

If the gun hasn't collector value open up the chamber, I rented a reamer and opened up my 20 ga Model 12 from 2 1/2 to 2 3/4. Easy to do.