Mimms gets a new hobby

• Mimms gets a new hobby
  Posted by MimmsIV, Esq on 04 Jun, 2022 07:26
• Shotgun stuff
  
  So santa came early in the form of a good bugger that I work with and now I have a 12ga loader on my bench.
  
  Bit of a double edged sword this, as I ran my bucket of hulls through depriming/sizing, and found a bunch of brass at the bottom that needs sizing and priming too.
  Works as advertised so now I'm going to give it a birthday with a toothbrush and brakleen, followed by a proper lubing.
  
  So now I'm on the hunt for all things 12. I'd like a universal charge bar for the thing (mec 600) but for now I can just use what's in it, or hand-hand load the powder and shot. I have a bunch of #4, and the fulla gave me half a jug of #5.
  
  First mission is a subsonic shot load, but soon to be followed by moulding slugs and working down a load for them. .70cal ball at 1050fps is just going to be all kinds of fun.
  And I have an idea about a "do all" load...though not sure how effective it will be...few buck pellets packed in with sparrow shot #7 or so, and 'normal' shot #4, idea being you can point it anywhere and it'll do the job.
  
  Oh, and I'm after magtech brass hulls for some BP fun aswell.
  
  ...and a shotmaker
  
  ...and I have ideas about an integrally supressed 20g, or .410.
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Hobby hunter on 04 Jun, 2022 07:48
• That looks like the one I gave away a couple of years ago didnt come from down these ways did it? Mrs loves her 12g ill try and save the hulls for you.
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by MimmsIV, Esq on 04 Jun, 2022 17:46
• Winchester if you can. I ran a my bucket of (mostly) Eley - and the pockets are too loose to hold a new primer! The old winchester super-x and bushman are no wucken forries though. There are apparently primer swage/crimp tools. Just what I needed, more to spend money on!
  
  Nope, work mate owns it, lent it out *mumble mumble* years ago but the fulla hardly used it. We were chatting about loading, or guns or something and he offered to go and get it back for me.
  
  Turns out I now have shots #4, 5 and 6, and the difference between is .02" so I might just biff it all together and mix.
  The bar in it drops 1 1/16oz loads, which seems like an alright starting load but we'll have to see how she patterns sub-sonic.
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by MimmsIV, Esq on 04 Jun, 2022 17:46
• Do, or did, you shoot cowboy action? (Or 3-gun?) Would be interested in any load data you have for 12 as it's all new to me.
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Hobby hunter on 04 Jun, 2022 18:43
• No I own a couple of shottys but hardly ever use them I'm more a rifle shooter. Cant hit **** with a shot gun..
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