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logbuilder96

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I just got in to reloading shot shells and I could use some direction in this matter.
I have a Lee loadall 2 as I don't want to put out too much money in the beginning.
Things I need to know is best powder to use remember cost has to be factored in as I am going to be using them for Trap shooting.
I have the pellets, but primers are hard to come by.
Any useful comments and sugestion will be helpful.
Thanks
 
Tite wad, or Promo, are prolly the cheapest to use and cheddite for primers but you can't just wing it hear, you have to use established loads with est. components out of a published source. You can't just mix and match components.
 
I have a Load All II. It works great with the older Winchester AA's. Very nice crimp. I have, on occasion, warmed the casings a wee bit under a desk lamp, especially the el cheapo hulls, as they tend to be a bit tougher to get a good crimp on. All I've ever used for powder is 700X, and what ever wad that is called for. I used Windjammer wads for a long time, as they are very forgiving. They used to send along a nice sheet with different loads, etc. Lyman Shotshell Reloading Handbook is a good investment.

Enjoy, but try to follow the recommended loads. I always do...... Geez, my nose just grew a couple of inches.:p
 
I've just started up and some of the best resources that I have found are the Alliant Powder website, the Hodgdon Powder website and the reloading forum at Shotgunworld.

Like the others said, stick with published recipes. If you find yourself needing/wanting to swap one component with another, make sure you can find data to verify that this is an acceptable substitution.

Something as seemingly harmless as swapping one manufacturer's primer for another can give you hurt if you're loading something like long distance waterfowl loads. Not all primers exert the same pressure.
 
I also have the famous Lee Load All II. I have found that Claybuster wads work extremely well with compression formed hulls of all makes. I found that ball (or flattened ball) ( WST WSF etc) powders work better than the flake (Unique, Blue, Green, Red dot, 700X etc) powders. I don't pay a lot of attention to primers unless using the newer Federal 209's. Straight wall and separate base wad hulls work better with a larger diameter wad (Cheddite) to effect a proper seal.
 
ninepointer said:
I've just started up and some of the best resources that I have found are the Alliant Powder website, the Hodgdon Powder website and the reloading forum at Shotgunworld.

Like the others said, stick with published recipes. If you find yourself needing/wanting to swap one component with another, make sure you can find data to verify that this is an acceptable substitution.

Something as seemingly harmless as swapping one manufacturer's primer for another can give you hurt if you're loading something like long distance waterfowl loads. Not all primers exert the same pressure.
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Not to take away from what I said above, but I love this quote from another forum, its so true!

"Sometimes I feel [shotgun shell] reloading is a little like measuring a 2x4 with a micrometer (expensive powder scale), marking it with a grease pencil (using volume to measure weight), and cutting it with an ax (putting it in a shotgun that can absorb a wide range of pressures)."
 
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