What are those bulk skeet shells good for?
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tazzy695 said:
The Lee slugs I made also cycle good,no problems.
I made this batch from Remington Gun Club #8.
Below is a pic of some different shells I have around.
The first is Fiocchi #00 buck=2 1/4" long.
second is Remington #5=2 1/2" long.
third is Remington #8= 2 5/16" long.
last is the Lee slug 1 oz= 2 1/16" long made from the Remington #8.
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,,,,,just another note.....went to walmart picked up some Federal Top Gun 12ga,1 1/8,#8.
works much better for the Lee 1 oz slug,fits the shot cup.
,,,get this,,,,told the wife i was saving .75 per round,,,,,,,,she said,,"GO BUY MORE"
that's a first.
works much better for the Lee 1 oz slug,fits the shot cup.
,,,get this,,,,told the wife i was saving .75 per round,,,,,,,,she said,,"GO BUY MORE"
that's a first.
Nice mossy!
Glad to see the Mrs. is on board too...
Glad to see the Mrs. is on board too...
daytime dave
.270 WIN
This is a great thread. I'm gonna have to try this. Thanks for the great information.
Malagamarksman
.270 WIN
Very professional looking slug cartridges. What is the finished length ? Do they feed reliably through a pump or semi auto shotgun ?
$27 is what there going for up here
Itsricmo
.30-06
Geesh... Across the board prices rising yet again...
I wonder if this in conjunction to the last Major Lead Bullion company being shut down?
I know all the major manufacturers like Hornady and Federal say they don't buy their lead from that company... but I wonder if it is the "scare" again
I wonder if this in conjunction to the last Major Lead Bullion company being shut down?
I know all the major manufacturers like Hornady and Federal say they don't buy their lead from that company... but I wonder if it is the "scare" again
TheJackal
.410
old mossy said:
Actually no, those are all my castings - straight out of a Lee 1oz slug mold.
This is a surprising realization on my part as well - I will have to investigate.
Malagamarksman said:
Finished overall length varies between 1.70" and 1.75"
In my experience with the 50 or so I've fired so far, I've only had one hangup with them in my 500.
The shell got far enough back on the lifter that it missed the lifter "tongue" the plastic fell between the lifters arms and dangled it by the brass rim.
Though I have also witnessed this malfunction occur with factory length ammo when the gun is short-shucked, but given the low round count so far I can't make a fair judgement between it being operator error or ammunition related. Time (and more rounds downrange :mrgreen: ) will tell.
Update on the flat top slugs - I'm wondering if I don't have a defective mold.
I couldn't get it to close all the way on the slug in the second picture, but you can see the rather large gap it leaves at the sprue.
I'm wondering if the cavity on this particular mold was cut out of spec.
Can anyone post a picture of their mold in a similar fashion to confirm?
