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sum-rifle · August 30, 2005, 03:06 PM

I do not shoot a lot of shotgun but have reloaded for years. My MEC Sizemaster makes really good shells and I believe they are of better quality than a lot of the store bought stuff.

I load 1 1/8 oz of extra hard shot into Winchester AA's with 18 1/2 grains of Red Dot and Win AA white wads.

There are lots of good factory stuff out there but lots of the cheaper 12 ga stuff uses only an ounce of shot (Which truely is plenty) of softer shot (which deforms more and flies less true)

My load is fairly hot but not unsafe. I just believe I get a better quality shell and I use it on everything from dove to quail to chukker to pheasant to gray squirrel to rabbit.

I probably do not save money but I enjoy loading.

August 30, 2005, 03:06 PM	#15
sum-rifle Junior Member Join Date: August 28, 2005 Posts: 13	I do not shoot a lot of shotgun but have reloaded for years. My MEC Sizemaster makes really good shells and I believe they are of better quality than a lot of the store bought stuff. I load 1 1/8 oz of extra hard shot into Winchester AA's with 18 1/2 grains of Red Dot and Win AA white wads. There are lots of good factory stuff out there but lots of the cheaper 12 ga stuff uses only an ounce of shot (Which truely is plenty) of softer shot (which deforms more and flies less true) My load is fairly hot but not unsafe. I just believe I get a better quality shell and I use it on everything from dove to quail to chukker to pheasant to gray squirrel to rabbit. I probably do not save money but I enjoy loading.