Fed up with the availability (and price) of store bought 410 shells I made some all brass ones. Expanded 30/06 cases to straight walls and recut the rim groove with a shop built cutter .080 diameter. Cut some #12 copper wire and rolled it around the groove and soldered them in with some old electronic rosin core solder. Built a die set to push them into to form the rim to the correct configuration. Used the milling machine vise for that, too much work for a reloading press.
So then it was time to load. Here is what I fiddled around and built to do the job.
From the left;
1. a block of plastic, (Natural Polypropylene) this is my base block for punching out primers. I flip it over, using the other side for punching wads.
2. My "Made in Montana" brass 410 cases
3. De-capping pin
4. Brush to clean case ID and the primer pocket cleaning tool that stores in brush handle.
5. Vintage 20 gauge priming tool with insert to fit 410 cases.
6. Scoop for powder, 15.4 gr 2400.
7. A funnel to use for the powder and shot.
8. A wad cutter to punch the over powder wads. Shown with an .125 over powder wad and 2 .44 Wonder wads for cushion wads.
9. Wad seater
10. Shot measure for 1/2oz #7.5 shot
11. Punch for over shot wads. I turned this one over, but the detail doesn't show the markings. These punches were made for a couple old barrel ends. The markings on 3 lines are; R.A., Flaming Bomb stamp, 1-43. I just could not machine those inscriptions off.
12. Some plastic milk jug material for over-shot wads and Duco Cement for holding it all together.
These loads actually shoot better patterns than store boughts. I am using them in a "Little Skeeter" adapter inn a 12 gauge. The gun is shown in this thread, https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...ba-s-Truck-Gun
it is still a work in progress but has put a lot of grouse on the table the last 2 years.