The price was right,like new MEC 600 Jr 12 gauge unit. Wrong answer since I'm new to this shotgun loading I quickly realized it's a 10 gauge set up after I got it home and found that the sizing ring is to big for a 12g and hull sticks on sizing stem.Live and learn the hard way.
Conversions are available. Maybe you could sell your 10 ga parts to off set the oppps, GW
like gw says sell the 10 ga. 10 ga are probably pretty easy to sell. not nearly as common as 12 or 20 and the only way most us can afford to shoot 10 ga is to reload.
The answer is easy. Buy a 10 gauge shotgun!!!
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I reccomend the Browning Pump!Originally Posted by foesgth
Damn! Just saw the price for conversion kits WOW GW
Or offer to swap the ten gauge parts for 12 gauge parts in S&S. Probably there are sets out there languishing in some guys "too good to throw out, don't have a clue when I'll use them" box.
All good suggestions. I bought a 600 jr cuz I was told it was 20 ga. Well, it had both 20 ga and 12 ga stations. It must have been in process of being converted. I finished converting it to 20 ga.
If the support tube on a MEC 600 gr is threaded on both ends does that make it a pre-82? And it is almost 4 inches long.
Last edited by jim 44-40; 06-10-2022 at 12:34 PM.
You're trapped now.
Now that you've got the reloader, you NEED a 10ga. shotgun to feed it.
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I've got a full extra 12g conversion I would trade for your 10g parts. Only I'll be out of town for a month
How do you know about my box?
I jumped on the MEC because of the price, But it looks like I should have just bought a new one.I will get it up and running.
Doesn't every guy with a "man" card have one of those boxes?
I've got probably a dozen.
I new one is pretty expensive I prefer the older 600jrs myself. I have several old in12g 20g and 410 but I've never purchased a new one
Well, the MEC is going down the home stretch.Need to figure out where I will mount it,kind of running out of room on the old work bench. Still need to adjust final crimp.Only going to load Gun club hulls with 3/4 oz and 700 X.Also checking out charge bar and powder bushing from a member here on the site.Might need to send pics to someones cell to post for me.
Just loaded a sizable amount of 7/8 oz. and a light charge of 700X for reduced cowboy loads. A few years ago, used Mec juniors could be had for about $50. I think they are still out there if one knows where to find them. My 12, 20 and 410 mecs are mounted on a movable 12”X18” plywood bases. They are movable.
I do have some scrap 1/2 plywood.Sounds like the way to go, thank you
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