black powder brass shotgun shells

gotzguns · September 16, 2006, 01:10:20 AM

? were can i find detailed instructions on reloading black powder 12 gage brass shotgun shells. need to find out what i will need and how to do it. thanks to anyone who can direct me to books or dvd with correct info. gotzguns

litl rooster · September 16, 2006, 04:39:25 AM

Try Rocky Mountain Cartage, they sell hand loaders and supplies and also has directions to loading on his site.

Tequila Jim · September 16, 2006, 10:53:10 AM

Sent you an e-mail. Regards TJ
Sorry the e-mail did not work. So I will try this . Over on the Frontier Spot, in
the Powder Keg is an excelent post by El Cajohn on loading the brass shotshells.
Also I might add I purchased one of the 12 ga. shell holders from RCBS thai is going
to work out really well for priming and depriming.

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · September 16, 2006, 01:05:45 PM

My "reloading tools" for the magtech cases were found in my shop! The only thing manufactured was a Lee Load-all decapping punch. The bottom piece for decapping was a thimble shaped gas-fitting with a hole in the base/top. A piece of mild steel plate screwed on a piece of 2 x 4 is the re-capping base, the case being driven down with a 4" piece of copper plumbing. My wad punch is a 3/4" punch obtained from Tandy, but available at any hardware store. Wads are seated with a wooden dowel. Elmers glue seals it!

gotzguns · September 17, 2006, 09:51:20 AM

thanks for your help. gotzguns

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · September 18, 2006, 10:16:38 AM

Seth; Those #209 magtrechs are converted here in British California. I have a box from Doubleguns, a present from my sun&air. They have a nylon "reinforce" in the base. Is it because there isn't enough brass to support the #209?

Mad Mucus · September 22, 2006, 06:22:41 AM

Ummmm,

Are these brass cases for SxS shotties only, or can they be 1887 lever friendly too?

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · September 22, 2006, 10:05:49 AM

Check out postings on the topic by PALADIN UK. He has an m97 in 16 ga. He says MAGTECH brass shells worked like a dream, whether they were slightly roll crimped or not.

Sunwapta Haze · September 22, 2006, 01:16:36 PM

Quote from: Mad Mucus on September 22, 2006, 06:22:41 AM
Ummmm,
Are these brass cases for SxS shotties only, or can they be 1887 lever friendly too?

Yup they do work in '87s too. At least they work in mine!

In fact they work better in my '87 than they do in the SxS. The chambers of my SxS foul up pretty quickly with the MagTech hulls and extraction becomes a major problem. The '87 however doesn't seem to have the same problems - probably due to the extractor system on the '87.