Magtech brass shotshell users

[Oregon Bill]

Anybody out there work up a simple loading outfit to handle the prime/deprime, size and seating chores? I'm currently using a little of this and that and a MEC Junior to do it all, but it would be nice to have a Lee Loader-like kit. I see the folks at Hammerdouble.com have a little outfit for $50, and $50 more to slightly roll the case mouth. Not sure I want to spend $100, plus I will be loading for 12 and 16 gauge. Of course, I am using the appropriate Circle Fly wads.

[Noz]

C.mon and let's see some replies to this. I'm interested too.

[Pitspitr]

I use a hole drilled in a block of wood and a small punch to deprime. I use my Lee Load-All II for some of the operations. I don't crimp.

[Paladin UK]

Check out my very own, started out as an old Lee turret that wuz doin nothin!!!

Shows what ya can do with old  bits n bobs!!

Jest click on the text regardin my press  below


Paladin (Whats reeel proud of his press  ) UK

[Dick Dastardly]

MEC now makes a Magtech depriming punch and primer cup for the 600 Jr. Mk-V.  I have one in 20 gauge and it works great.  Contact MEC and they will sell you one.

DD-DLoS

[Tequila Jim]

I have the 12ga shell hoder from RCBS, decapper 90102 frpm Lee, and a ram prime part 90106 also from Lee.
Also have a Mec 600 jr, and a set of Lee dippers. A piece of 3/4 in dowel completes my setup. Regards Jim

[Noz]

Palladin, All I get is a blue screen on your shotgun loading page.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I bought the RCBS  12 ga. brass reloading die set.  The only thing I use regularly is the shell holder so I can reprime on my press.  Lee punch to de-prime and just dowels & such to stuff the goodies in.  Before the shellholder I used a piece of copper pipe as a re-prime punch, so the primer pocket wasn't deformed. I will use the crimp feature to roll the edge a bit to eaze insertion into my shell belt.

[Adirondack Jack]

If I were starting with the brass shells now, I'd get an RCBS shell plate for the regular single stage (or lee turret) press and use it to cap em.  (I made my own shell plate, but it took lots of time).

Besides that, I started with a LEE replacement decapping pin for like $2, and a chunk of 3/4 dowel I cut into two tools.  One is slightly tapered and about 3/4 inch longer than the shell.  It is used along with the lee turret press (could be a single stage) as a wad compressor.  I use it to unifiormly seat overpowder wads.  Drop the dowel into the shell, put the shell in the press (I use a seating die in the press hole) and crunch it snug (use a reference mark on the dowel to get even compression).

The other tool is a dowel, about 1/2 to 3/4 inch longer than a shell, also tapered a little so it doesn't bind, with a hole drilled down through the center of it and the Lee decapping pin is inserted into the hole (retain with small O rings or rubber bands top and bottom).  Drop this decapping tool into the shell, it aligns automatically, and hold the shell over a VERY high tech "anvil" consisting of a chunk of 2X4 with a 1/2 inch hole in it, and whack the decapping pin with a small hammer.  If ya really wanna get fancy, lay the 2X4 on an old towel before ya commence to decap a bunch of shells, and ya end up with all yer dead primers in the towel.

Nothin fancy, but it works.

[Paladin UK]

Fer NozzleRag........
I cant make just a blue screen appear!! I get the anim every time!!

Here is a direct link to it!!..
http://www.headleyparkrpc.co.uk/shotshellanim.gif

Dont forget it is an animation and each page lasts about 12 secs.. Including the first one!!
Hope this helps

Paladin (Whats still reeel proud of his press ) UK

[Noz]

That worked

[Wills Point Pete]

 I bought a hand tool set from Rocky Mountain Cartridge Co when I ordered the Mag Techs. They must have grown it from little brass seeds because it took a while. While I was waiting I made a set, sorta. I decapped with a jeweler's screwdriver, I primed with a piece of flat scrap steel and a six inch socket extension with a 7/16 socket, and of course, a plastic-tipped hammer.

I seated the overpowder wad and compressed the powder by putting the base of the shell on a bathroom scale and pushing my 7/16 socket down until I showed fifty pounds on the scale. Then I just slid the fiber wad down (I switched to plastic shotcup wads soon for most shooting), added the shot and glued the oversized overshot wad down with Duco. The first glue I tried let the shot roll down the barrel. Duco works.

There are times when I still use the makeshift rig instead of the fancy set of hand tools from Rocky Mountain, I don't have enough room in my reloading room and things tend to get buried.

The main advantage to the Rocky Mountain Cartridge Co set is safety. Being brass, it can't spark where my steel socket and extension could. It hasn't, which should be obvious seeing as how I'm not exploded all over the ceiling but am writing this. It COULD happen, though, so don't come crying to me if you blow yourself up.  I do it, being a married man a smoky, flaming death wouldn't be so bad.