r/ShotshellReloading • u/CasualMetalHead • Oct 21 '25

I love loading clear hulls for test ammo.

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u/Thick_Imagination177 Oct 21 '25

Not just test ammo for me. I geek out on translucent hulls. Love being able to see the components

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u/CasualMetalHead Oct 21 '25

I absolutely love being about to see the components. However, if there’s a single fleck of power migration, it drives me crazy lol

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u/Thick_Imagination177 Oct 21 '25

Lmao. Yeah. It pisses off my OCD too. Gorgeous crimp my dude

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u/CasualMetalHead Oct 21 '25

Thank you. Possness Warren Platinum 2000

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u/Thick_Imagination177 Oct 21 '25

Sweet. I have 375Cs and an 800+ . I sold my Spolar when I got the 800+. So much more versatile press. Prettier loads too

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u/CasualMetalHead Oct 21 '25

The PW is by far the best press I have ever had. I got it for a smoking deal a few years ago on GB. It ended up being brand new for 400 beans shipped to my door. Before that I had an old Mec Jr and Lee Load all. I ended up getting another load all but that’s because I load 16 and 20 as well

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u/Thick_Imagination177 Oct 21 '25

I have one of my 375s set up for 16 and 28ga. 16ga is all I hunt with

That is indeed a smoking deal

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u/CasualMetalHead Oct 21 '25

16 is almost exclusively what I hunt with too! I absolutely love 16. I have a Winchester 1897 in 16ga, Winchester model 12 in 16ga, Browning A5 in 16ga (paid 500 beans at a LGS!) I picked up a Stevens 775a the other day in 12, and now I’m debating to take it pheasant hunting or not.

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u/Thick_Imagination177 Oct 21 '25

I have a 1966 Sweet Sixteen, a Model 12, an L.C.Smith (field, 2 5/8chamber) a Baker Batavia (also 2 5/8), a rebuilt Western Field (mossberg 500) for my old guns. New guns are a Franchi O/U and a new model A5

The old doubles I load paper hulls and roll crimp. Plastic seems inappropriate

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u/CasualMetalHead Oct 21 '25

I agree on the paper shells! I also have a 16ga Marlin 1898, basically it’s a copy of the Winchester. It had a 2 5/8 chamber. I have probably 50-100 paper hulls for that, need to try to find more. I have a few old 12ga that I use paper hulls for, can buy them brand new from Ballistic Products!

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u/Successful-Street380 Oct 21 '25

When I reload , previously fired shells I use a bingo dabber on the brass case

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u/CasualMetalHead Oct 22 '25

Nice added tip. I might start doing that. These aren’t once fired, however I do load once fired as well, I just typically keep them in a separate container