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Offline mistergreenjeans

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Would these shotshells be desirable for reloading?
« on: November 15, 2006, 05:05:27 AM »
Guys,

A while back I came across a couple of hundred  once fired shotshells. They were Remington Law enforcement low recoil slug and buckshot shotshells. They are about half slug and half buckshot.

 I need to do something with them and I do not reload shotshells--was thinking of listing them on ebay or here.

Hope it's not a stupid question.

Thanks,

Mistergreenjeans


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Re: Would these shotshells be desirable for reloading?
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2006, 05:16:51 AM »
Personally, I wouldn't reload them.

I reload Remington STS or Winchester AA. The quality of the plastic means that I can get good crimps and no pinholes in hulls that I've reloaded up to 10 times. After that, they start to develop cuts and holes up near the crimp, so I chuck them.

As a reloader, I don't have any real data for reloading the type of shell you list and being safety-conscious, would not play around with them. Once-fireds are not really worth very much - I can buy them locally for about a nickel apiece. 200 once-fireds are, in my neck of the woods, worth about $10. That's for the STS's. Other shells such as what you have, well, I guess someone would take them if you were giving them away but that's about it. I don't want to sound discouraging but most trapshooters I know wouldn't pay for these.

Maybe other shotgunners would have a different use for them. I shoot clays so maybe someone else has a different perspective. 

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Re: Would these shotshells be desirable for reloading?
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2006, 05:21:34 AM »
Chances are that they have no reload value, thats why they left them behind. Toss them away.

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Re: Would these shotshells be desirable for reloading?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2006, 05:27:33 AM »
Useable yes, desireable no. They really aren't worth the cost of postage to ship. The ones that were loaded as slugs are nearly useless for reloading and even the others can usually be had for three to four cents each in quantity. Just toss them as already stated if you're not a shotshell loader or give them to someone locally who is if you know one.


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Re: Would these shotshells be desirable for reloading?
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2006, 05:22:46 PM »
Thanks guys that is about what I thought. I have had them a while, they were in a bag with a lot of brass that has since went to the recyclers, so it was not a total loss. I was just trying to make room in the shop and needed to know.

MGJ