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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
That, and I don't see the really "fun" part for us hopeless tinkerers and experimenters - shotgun reloading follows set "recipes", which removes the experimentation and fooling around inherent in metallic cartridge reloading. To met, that's the main reason I reload. I would reload even if it were more expensive than buying commercial.
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I'm trying to develop a skeet load using brass shells. One of the problems is that brass shells are thinner than plastic shells. My first attempt used 10 gauge wads, but they are expensive, so I tried to use shot wrap around 12 gauge wads. There was a pop and shot rolled down the barrel. So back to 10 gauge wads.
Another problem is how to seal the end. Brass doesn't crimp like plastic. I bought 10 gauge overshot cards. The shells weren't building up enough pressure, so I tried gluing them in with Elmer's glue (saw a youtube video on this). Well, it tended to leak past the overshot card and glue the shot together. So then I tried pouring sodium silicate over the overshot cards. Because it has water in it, it tended to leak past the overshot card and build up next to the wad. Third attempt was using parafin. I haven't tested it yet.
I do this because once I get it right, I'll have shells I can pretty much reload forever.