brass shells info

[Scibaer]

ok, im not sure that this is the right forum for this question, but .. where can i find all brass shotgun shells ?.. i'm imagining some shells that are all brass like a pistol or rifle shell is made, but for shotgun calibers.. is there anything like that outthere ?
Glenn

[Sir Charles deMoutonBlack]

Yes, they are available.  If you live in the USA, go online to Midway.  Other big box stores like Cabelas, Walmart should be checked.  The common brand are MAGTECH's.

[PlacitasSlim]

You can also get info on reloading them from the circle fly website. Standard wads are to small as the inside diameter is 11ga.

[Scibaer]

well thanks gentlemen, i'll check that out... i just have this odd idea of cracking open my single shot shotgun and sliding in a all brass shell, be it buck, shot or slug..
 i dunno, anyhow thanks for the direction.
Glenn

[Bitterroot Bob]

Howdy,
This will be a handloading proposition, but it isn't hard to do. You'll need:
   a piece of plastic pipe to push the balloon head case down onto the primer
   a dowel with a sharpened brad in the end for punching out the spent primer
   a 5/9" dowel for pressing the wad column down on to the powder
   Duco cement for gluing in the over-shot card
The brass hulls are HUGE and have enough room to load a BP turkey load with 1-1/2 ounce of shot. A standard three-dram load will not fill the hull to the mouth. Not a problem. Since a crimp isn't involved, there's no need to fill the hull. Just be sure to compress your FFg and wash the hulls with soap and water when you're done with them.

Bitterroot

[Scibaer]

Hey thanks.. you make it sound like something that i could actually do, lol
glenn

[Seth Hawkins]

If you have a shot shell reloading press, you might want to consider shells that have been modified to use a regular 209-sized shot shell primer.  It makes depriming/priming much easier than using a dowel.

I purchased a couple boxes of these modified shells from Hammer Double Company and love them.  They even throw in enough wads to load the shells once.   They also sell a "reloading kit" so you can load them without a press.  I purchased a kit, and used it a few times, but it's significantly slower than using a press.

[Sir Charles deMoutonBlack]

RCBS sell a reloading combo die for 12 gauge.  I don't find it that useful, except that the 12 gauge shell holder allows me to prime on my regular RCBS press.  Someone else makes a shell holder but i didn't pay attention to the name.  Other than that, a collection of wads and dowels does the job.  Those 209 conversion shells require a bushing to support the primer.  I was advised that sticking with the LP primers is still the best.