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Found 3 25 pounds bags of Magnum shot for 50 per. Bought the #5 and #7 1/2. Left the #8 for someone who doesn't hunt.
At half an oz per shot. It will last a while.
Powder was in the $45 per pound range. So I left it.
Got a Lyman 46th and Sierra 3rd edition for $5 per.
The manuals have written notes tucked in them.
 
Bfh_auto said:
Found 3 25 pounds bags of Magnum shot for 50 per. Bought the #5 and #7 1/2. Left the #8 for someone who doesn't hunt.
At half an oz per shot. It will last a while.
Powder was in the $45 per pound range. So I left it.
Got a Lyman 46th and Sierra 3rd edition for $5 per.
The manuals have written notes tucked in them.
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That's a great score on the manuals. I always keep an eye out for them.
 
AJC1 said:
That's a great score on the manuals. I always keep an eye out for them.
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I enjoy reading the intros.
The Sierra one has a section called handgun hunting. It is anecdotes of using different handgun cartridges for hunting.
I was surprised to see my current 357 load is over their max.
The Lyman has a lot of cast bullets that aren't listed in the latest cast bullet manual. So that was nice to see.
 
Bfh_auto said:
I enjoy reading the intros.
The Sierra one has a section called handgun hunting. It is anecdotes of using different handgun cartridges for hunting.
I was surprised to see my current 357 load is over their max.
The Lyman has a lot of cast bullets that aren't listed in the latest cast bullet manual. So that was nice to see.
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I collect because it makes me feel like the more knowledgeable I can be the better the results. Unfortunately cause and effect doesn't work that way.
 
That’s a decent price for shot these days. When your not playing trap or shooting clays a bag of shot for hunting loads lasts a long time for me. I shoot #4s and #5s almost exclusively when hunting small game as there are rarely any birds around and they are my preferred size for squirrel and rabbits and well, basically anything that doesn’t need buckshot or a slug. 1 1/4oz of #4s are hell on raccoons breaking into your chicken coop.
What’s your preferred load?
 
Bfh_auto said:
Nope. I'm in the middle of the US.
I'm 2019 I was paying 40. So I figured 50 wasn't too bad.
This plus the bag I had already is enough for over 2000 rounds of 410. The boys should be moved up to 20 or 12 ga by then.
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Load those 12s and 20s with 3/4 oz. Shot goes a long ways.
 
Barbaroja said:
That’s a decent price for shot these days. When your not playing trap or shooting clays a bag of shot for hunting loads lasts a long time for me. I shoot #4s and #5s almost exclusively when hunting small game as there are rarely any birds around and they are my preferred size for squirrel and rabbits and well, basically anything that doesn’t need buckshot or a slug. 1 1/4oz of #4s are hell on raccoons breaking into your chicken coop.
What’s your preferred load?
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I'm just starting the 410. I'm currently using what Ed Harris recommended for a brass shell.
My 12 ga load was 1 1/4 oz of 7 1/2 with a WAA12 and 700x in AA hulls.
That was my dad's load and it killed everything I hunted with it.
I prefer 4 or 5 shot in 410.
 
I picked up a loader, shot, powder, and wads for the oldest grandson a few years back. We got it set up, loaded some test loads for patterns, then two ot three boxes and that was that. Still it ain't gonna spoil, so we'll hang onto it for a while.

As for the older manuals, yes they are great. I have some that go back a while, like early 60s. They have loads for cast stuff that still works today with Unique and Bullseye.
 
Seedy Character said:
Load those 12s and 20s with 3/4 oz. Shot goes a long ways.
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I have 2 80 mm mortar cans full of shotgun shells. One is 20 and one 12.
I bought them on sale during the Trump slump.
I'm glad I did.
The only thing I need to feed is 410 and 10 Ga. The 10 is a one or two rounds per year thing.
 
Found a bag of #6 and a bag of #7-1/2 shot yesterday. 25 pounders. Price tags of $15 on em.

...Guess its been awhile lol! One was from Rusty's, which closed about 20 years ago. Those were the days!
 
I bought my first set of reloading dies and projectiles from a pawn shop. Evidently 9mm was still too cheap to reload for most people at the start of the pandemic.

They regularly have powder and bullets, just none I’ve needed. Prices are slightly less than other local sources.
 
Bfh_auto said:
Nope. I'm in the middle of the US.
I'm 2019 I was paying 40. So I figured 50 wasn't too bad.
This plus the bag I had already is enough for over 2000 rounds of 410. The boys should be moved up to 20 or 12 ga by then.
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A bag of shot is 400 oz. At 1/2 oz per 410 wouldn’t that be 800?
 
Bfh_auto said:
Found 3 25 pounds bags of Magnum shot for 50 per. Bought the #5 and #7 1/2. Left the #8 for someone who doesn't hunt.
At half an oz per shot. It will last a while.
Powder was in the $45 per pound range. So I left it.
Got a Lyman 46th and Sierra 3rd edition for $5 per.
The manuals have written notes tucked in them.
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Sounds like you fell into treasure.

Congratulations.

I just wish the pawn shops around here were as well stocked.
 
Seedy Character said:
I was researching the .303 to .410, found the .444 drops right in. No trim, fireworks, just load and shoot.

If I came across some .303, I would pick up and use. If I'm buying new brass, it will be .444.
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I found 410 brass at midway. My only complaint is I have to use my precious large pistol primers.
 
A word of caution for all that are using a MEC 600Jr to reload 410 shells. Any shot larger than #6 will bridge inside the drop tube. This can be very frustrating, especially if you think all the shot has dropped and then you move the shell to the next station and then have shot drop all over the place. And even #6 shot will bridge at times too. I gave up on trying to reload #4 shot 410 shells for this reason.
 
12Bravo20 said:
A word of caution for all that are using a MEC 600Jr to reload 410 shells. Any shot larger than #6 will bridge inside the drop tube. This can be very frustrating, especially if you think all the shot has dropped and then you move the shell to the next station and then have shot drop all over the place. And even #6 shot will bridge at times too. I gave up on trying to reload #4 shot 410 shells for this reason.
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I'm doing it the old fashioned way. I have dowels and Lee dippers. My boys try to help speed the process along.
I could imagine the frustration of bridged shot.
 
12Bravo20 said:
A word of caution for all that are using a MEC 600Jr to reload 410 shells. Any shot larger than #6 will bridge inside the drop tube. This can be very frustrating, especially if you think all the shot has dropped and then you move the shell to the next station and then have shot drop all over the place. And even #6 shot will bridge at times too. I gave up on trying to reload #4 shot 410 shells for this reason.
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It can be frustrating.

I tap on the drop tube, as the shot drops. Rarely have a bridge. I prefer #5 shot, too.
 
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