Hello All: :grin:
Well, I loaded the 444 Marlin brass as 410 shot shells, and they are super. So, I'll stockpile a few for a lifetime of 410 "hulls." They pattern just the same as my plastic hulls.
I decapped the 444 Marlins with my Lyman universal decapper, reprimed with my Lee hand primer tool, with large rifle primers. I then put these primed cases into the shell holder of my MEC-600 Jr. I used the MEC just because I had powder and shot loaded into the containers. I used the MEC for all but the crimping.
I swiped some candle wax from one of the wife's candle wax. When I put the wax over the shot it even smelled great, and looked beautiful. I then test fired, and got great patterns. I used my 10" T/C barrel for the tests, got great patterns.
Also have a super 14" SS 410 barrel, will try it later today, too. It always does great, too. So, hope this helps all of you, and Spinafish, you asked, so here is the info. By the way, I just used my standard 410 loads, and the regular plastic wads that fit these 410 Shotshells. I have a MEC-600 set up for the 2 1/2" hulls, and got lazy over the years, and have a MEC-600 JR set up for the 3" hulls. Now, most of my 410 loading will be "handloads" via the Lyman decapper, and Lee primer tool. I will just use a Lee dipper or Lyman shot dipper, and use my hand wooden dowel to push the wads down, and wax seal them until I can get some card over the shot wads. I checked the web, and saw two places selling over the shot card or plastic wads.
Thanks to all, hope some of this helps all you 410 lovers out there. I know I am truly impressed with the 410 T/C barrels, I have killed many squirrels, snakes, armadillos, birds, ect. This is one great barrel to have for a country boy.
See yall later,
Casper_Zip
