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Old May 8, 2008, 05:36 PM   #11
BigJimP
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Buying in bulk, a group buy, is by far the best way to keep your costs down.

In general - you'll get a much better shell than a cheap Estate or Rio - you'll get something very comparable to a new Remington STS or Winchester AA shell at $ 7.50 a box or more retail. Besides its fun making your own shells and shooting your own stuff.

I'd recommend you change your recipe / and wad, etc - down to a 1oz or even 7/8 oz load - and that works real well for 16 yard Trap or Skeet - you don't need a 1 1/8 oz load for Trap especially at the 16 yard line. The cost of shot is going to probably keep going up - its close to $ 50 a bag in a lot of areas right now.

On Winchester Hulls - make sure which hull you have - there are a lot of the HS hulls out there now vs the older AA's in all gagues not just 12ga. The AA - HS hulls are a 2 piece hull and they're tapered differently than the original AA's so if you're going to use them they need a different wad and maybe an adjustment on your press for crimp, etc vs the old AA's. Be careful not to mix the AA-HS hulls up with the old style AA's - and make sure what you have right now.
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