Shot Shell Reloading?

[shotgunshooter]

Any suggestions on where to find powder, shot, and primers?

 

Loads for Winchester AA or Remington Nitros? I'd like to have a good 16 yard shell, a handicap shell, and a light shell for doubles. I have reloader's manuals but I'm looking for something else.

 

 

 

[chances R]

Your biggest problem is finding powder and then shot for less than $50/bag. Otherwise you are better off finding federal, rio, or Nobel and buying multiple flats.

[shotgunshooter]

Already buy multiple flats like 20 plus at a time. Do you know of any places besides Gamaliel's?

[Jamie Jackson]

I've had success with the below for handgun and rifle....but you have to move fast and maintain options...

 

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/

 

http://powdervalleyinc.com/

 

https://www.grafs.com/retail/index/index

 

https://www.wideners.com/

 

 

You may have better luck contacting Sam or Mr. David:

 

http://www.thegunshowgirl.com/

 

https://www.facebook.com/MagnumMaterials

 

 

Good Luck. :pleased:

[enfield]

Good advice above - the last time I checked, you can't reload 12 gauge for less than what Rio retails for.

[gregintenn]

Reloader's bench in mt. Juliet?

[shotgunshooter]

Anyone local in Mid TN that you know of? I know Accurate is in McEwen and MidSouth has a location in Clarksville. Not worries about price when I'm sitting on a ton of components. At least not at this point.

[gregintenn]

Mt. Juliet isn't in Middle Tennessee?

[shotgunshooter]

Mt. Juliet isn't in Middle Tennessee?

Didn't see this while I while driving on Tapatalk. I'll have to try it.

[GKar]

Our club gets supplies from Gamaliel's pretty routinely.  I've also ordered direct from them (all but powder) - no issues.  Powder is scarce as hen's teeth right now, but all other components seem to be readily available.

 

As far as loads: been using Gun Club hulls, Downrange JXL wads and Nobel Sport primers for a good while now with no issues.  GC hulls seem to last forever - I have at least 8 loads on most of mine, with many now on #10 or higher - no splits, etc.  Been dropping 1oz 7.5 into a JXL wad over 18.3 grains of Red Dot/Promo for singles/cap load (up to 21 yards), and backing up to about 17.5 powder and 1oz #8 for first shot doubles load, keeping all other components the same (just for simplicity sake).

[rjones33]

A H reloading in Nashville

[shotgunshooter]

Thank you GKar. That's what I've been looking for. What club do you shoot at? I think at I reload all these AAs(mostly old) I will be going exclusively to Remington.

[shotgunshooter]

A H replacing in Nashville? Never heard of it. Although I'm pretty wet behind the ears when it comes to reloading. I may have heard of it. I think someone said there's a place in Nashville that has pistol powder. But I couldn't tell you where it was. I'll have to make a trip up there one day soon.

[GKar]

I shoot at Kettlefoot, just outside of Bristol (its actually on the Virginia side of town).

 

Some folks don't like the Downrange JXL-1 wads in that they are an 8-petal design instead of the traditional 4-petal seen on most other wads, and they have a bot of trouble with petals getting jammed on the press.  I've used that same load data for other wads (Claybuster's WAA12SL clone - the CB1100-12 - and the Downrange XL-1) with good results, too.  While I've never had it on a chrono, 18.3 of Red Dot should push that load right around 1200 fps with a Win or NS primer...prolly looking in the neighborhood of 1150 or so with the 17.5 drop.  I've almost stopped fooling with the 17.5 drop - I cant tell any difference in recoil or results with it versus the standard 18.3, and I hate fooling with changing the bushings on my MEC 650.  (I get 18.3 from the #33 bushing, and 17.5 from my #32 - that's where the drop amounts come from).

 

If you need a source for once-fired hulls - take a look at papcharlieshulls on Google.  He usually has em for about .02 apiece, decent shipping.  You may have to blow a bit of grass off em first time thru, but they last a looong time.  I bought a bunch from him in 20011 and am still using just the first half of that batch.

 

One note: some folks have reported that after they use NS primers in a Rem or Win hull, a Win primer may not fit well again (too loose).  I can't refute or verify that - I've used NS primers exclusively, as I can't justify the extra dollars for Win primers when the NS primers function flawlessly for me (I've only had one dud in over 15K primers fired).  Sources at Alliant Powder have told me (and others) that the NS primers may be considered equivalent to the Win primers for load data purposes.

[shotgunshooter]

Won't touch anything with Nobel Sport on it after all the trouble I had with my gun. Completely chipped my set of firing pins. The pins were flat.

[shotgunshooter]

Maybe that was just bad luck on my part but I had NS shells not go off. I've sworn then off. Any big shoots up in your neck of the woods?

[GKar]

Kettlefoot hosts a 300 bird ATA shoot every first and fourth Saturday in the spring, summer and fall, as well as a Big 50 shoot every Thursday afternoon.  During the winter, we're having a 300 bird shoot three Saturdays a month.  Club has led the state of Virginia for the last 3 years in the number of registered birds thrown.

 

As far as multi-day shoots: Hog Heaven (just off I-40E near Morristown) has three big shoots a year: April, September and October.  1300 - 1400 targets over about 5 days.  We also venture over to Bostic, NC a few times, as well as to Spartanburg SC for events - all within a three hours drive from the Tri-Cities.