Shotgun reloading tool.
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Shotgun reloading tool.
I`ve never reloaded a shotgun shell in my life so i have this vintage reloader and have some questions.
Do you resize the cases because a loaded shell won`t fit in this thing, just about but not quite, i understand the crank part puts the crimp on.
Must be for 12 gauge, thoughts?
Do you resize the cases because a loaded shell won`t fit in this thing, just about but not quite, i understand the crank part puts the crimp on.
Must be for 12 gauge, thoughts?
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Hey! I have a bunch of those, too!
Pretty neat.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
I also have one of these. Was given to me by an old neighbor when I was a kid. He was quite the character- he must have been well into his 90s when he passed, but he chewed Red man tobacco until he died!
Anyway, if you have shells that were shot in a certain shotgun then you shouldn't need to resize them. Just prime, powder, wad crimp and shoot.
Anyway, if you have shells that were shot in a certain shotgun then you shouldn't need to resize them. Just prime, powder, wad crimp and shoot.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Thanks i tried some fired 12`s in it but they hardly fit in it.
No big deal was just curious if anyone has used one.
No big deal was just curious if anyone has used one.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Yes I have used mine, used Federal paper shells, worked pretty good however I wouldn't want to load a hundred shells that way !
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
I used one a little back in my early teens and still have it as well as one for 10 gauge. They often have a number stamped in or cast on to indicate the gauge. The entire reloading set is difficult to find intact. They worked well and modern versions are available today.
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Never tried using one but I had a pair for 12 gauge and sold them . I think if I’d had one for the 10 I’d more then likely have tried using it for a few !Hawkeye2 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:54 pm I used one a little back in my early teens and still have it as well as one for 10 gauge. They often have a number stamped in or cast on to indicate the gauge. The entire reloading set is difficult to find intact. They worked well and modern versions are available today.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
If memory serves me, the reloader utilizes that that tool to apply the crimp on a shell.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Thanks for the feed back, i also think it is a crimping tool.
I couldn`t find a gauge mark on it.
I couldn`t find a gauge mark on it.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Those old hand crimpers were made in many different gauges, maybe you have a 16 or 18 gauge model?
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Not sure about a 18 gauge but both 16 and 20`s are lose in it, 12`s will go in it but tight.
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Re: Shotgun reloading tool.
Shells would need to fit snugly so they don't turn while rolling the crimp.