Ferret Master Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Hi, For a while I have been tinkering with the idea of reloading some 20 bore carts. Having just read the other similar 12 bore thread I know that it can obviously be dangerous if done incorrectly or without minute attention to detail. The reasons I am considering reloading a few cases is lack of lighter ammo for 20 bores using fibre wads on the market. I am interested in making some light rabbiting loads for the Summer as 28g of 6's can sometimes be a bit much at close range if you wish to eat the rabbit. I also think it's such a waste binning perfectly good cases and heads. I appreciate I am not really going to save much money any time soon doing this but if I become reasonably proficient I would definitely load my own general quarry cartridges and maybe if I had lots of time on my hands the 50 or so clay carts I get through most weekends. Now, the problem is I'm a bit overwelmed as there is lots of different things on the market from different burn speed powders for different weight loads and different primers. I would only be following reccomended reloading chart data. Can anybody reccomend any decent websites which explain the basics to the beginner? I found the BASC article interesting but it didn't really tell me anything new other than how the reloaders work and didn't go into much detail. What would you reccomend for a complete beginner to get started? I know I will need to buy some very accurate scales and obviously a reloader although I'm not worried about the reloader being overly high tech. Thanks for any replies and sorry for going on too long and boring you. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkBoy Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 You have PM FM...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I've replied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 handloading for shotgun carts is not financhially viable unless you already have the raw components (shot is the main cost) and shot is not cheap now. So its only handloaders of the past with large stores of lead shot who can make cheap handloads now. Otherwise your best off with factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 No comment or il get in trouble here, But FM, I thought you were quite handy with an air rifle? if you can get that close, why not use the right tool, you may even get a bigger bag as there will be less noise to scare other targets away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 just get a cheap .410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_k Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 i think some one could make a sith load of cash if they could get there hand on some cheep shot. reloading seams to be comin bk from the bring of extinction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 So the 25kg bag of 6 shot under my desk is worth keeping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_k Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 So the 25kg bag of 6 shot under my desk is worth keeping? well yeah it looks that way from what i have heard the price doesnt drop! and it is cheaper that investing in property ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 How did you make your own shot? FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby t Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 you can get heavy 20bore load i gt some remi 36gram steel 3" magnums, was given them but would have been expensive, also some maionchi heavy carts nikle plated lead for foxes not d=fired any yet so not sure what any of them kick like but there are some available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duster Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 The only thing that really puts me off reloading is the initial cost of the equipment; I think I'd need to make an awful lot of carts in order to get the equipment to pay for itself. Regards shot prices, how much does lead shot cost? Ta Duster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Cost is a major factor, but it's another interest that goes with shooting, starts to get addictive after a while. Once you experiment & get your load worked right, it's nice to know that your cartridge does the biz, a bit like tying your own fly, that caught the fish. BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Make your own lead shot, it is easy. I have been making it since 1973! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Shotmaking (by the short drop method) has come a long way. If you only shoot a couple of hundred shells a week, a one-hole dropper, powered by a gaz blowlamp will make 40lb shot. The cost of the dropper is pennies, if you have 6" 22mm copper tube, a piece of 22mm steel bar 1" long, a metal plate to act as a base (4" x 6" x 1/4" thick) and a 5/16" piece of round bar 9" long AND the all-important jet with a 0.007" hole. The means to drill, tap and thread. Another machine is the electric Lyttleton or Shotmaster - but that's for later! The shot is best dropped into hydraulic oil NOT water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Loading 20gauge is EASY! Don't be put off - try it! A LeeLoadall ll will cost you £37 NEW or a fiver secondhand. With it you can load your own at a fraction of the cost if you stamp out your own card and fibre wads. Years ago, my father and I would bag up used Plaswads and Winchester AA wads from the skeet layout. We would boil them in a light detergent wash and spin them in a pillow case! Primers (cheap primers) are ALWAYS available if you know where to look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Many thanks for the info FC. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchap Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 sorry to but in Whats the price for the mec size master i might be interested in it cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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