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reloads, brass is not round
mouse
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My gun doesn't want to eject these shells, looks like
the reloader was poor quality? Anyone know whats up
with this. When you put the shell in, you can't turn
it around in the barrel. Bought these shot gun shells
at an auction. Any remedy for them? When you shoot
them they seem awfully dirty in the barrel too. Is this
the norm? Remember I'm new at this guys, so bear with
me please. Kindergarten here, remember?
the reloader was poor quality? Anyone know whats up
with this. When you put the shell in, you can't turn
it around in the barrel. Bought these shot gun shells
at an auction. Any remedy for them? When you shoot
them they seem awfully dirty in the barrel too. Is this
the norm? Remember I'm new at this guys, so bear with
me please. Kindergarten here, remember?
Comments
Many of the shooters on this board will NOT shoot anyone's reloads except for their own, some will not even shoot factory "re-manufactured" ammo, all for the same reasons- you ain't got no one to blame but yourself if another fella's "hot load" splits your chamber, bulges your barrel, ruins your bolt or takes out your eye. At least with factory ammo you have a pretty good chance of getting a new gun, or compensated for a mishap, OR even avioding one altogether. (I know, I know, at least one person is gonna tell me how XYZ Factory ammo caused their second cousin from their uncle's wife's brothers' nephew to lose an eye...exceptions to every rule) I'm just saying the percentage of probability is lower with ammo from a factory than from someone's bench.
As far as "dirty ammo" that fouls the barrel, yes, that CAN be normal for certian types of powder.
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Some powders leave more residues than others. Many of these are older brands which have been around 50+ years. Doesn't mean they aren't good.
A real good rule of thumb is not to shoot anything from an unknown source. Nor from one with questionable common sense (as in the guys who think that they start at the max suggested load & cram in more powder from there - and these people are out there!). If you don't load yourself, give these to someone who does, who can pull them down and salvage all but the powder. I've picked up all kinds of reloads as gifts, as deal throw-ins, whatever. Except for some coming from a select few I know & trust, I pulled down every single round and used the powder for fertilizer (very good for lawns!).
his expertise when he visits in the fall. In the mean time, guess
I'll have to buy some 2 shot for turkey hunting. Been target practicing, sure is fun. Wish I would have started this yrs. ago.
Now my husband whines cause I'm buying guns with my hard earned
moolah. My father wasn't a hunter, and my brother's never did
till they grew upand moved out. My son and I are learning together.
He's a great shot. I taught him to fish thou.
Really thought these would be ok, cause the seller was a collector, and sold all kinds of reload equipment at the auction. We are keeping our brass for reloads.
Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.Semper Fidelis
go in easily, but you can't take your fingers and spin them
in the barrel. It looks like they are not completely round.
They are 2 shot, 2 3/4 shells. A friend who has done some
smithing I was visiting in Minnesota, looked at the ejector
mechanism,and thought it seemed tight, so he oiled in with
a very fine gun oil, but didn'thave the tools anymore for
removing the pin to do a more thorough job. I didn't have any
new shells with me, so couldn't try it out to see ifit actually
was the shells themselves. Hard to find a placefor target practice
with all the paranoid gun haters around. Public lands have notations
of No target shooting allowed.
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !