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Old January 30, 2013, 10:02 AM   #6
rlc323
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Join Date: January 23, 2013
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First off, you are not going to legally shoot ducks or geese with any lead shotshells. Lead has been banned for migratory waterfowl since the early 80's.

Even then, these shells would not have been optimal for waterfowl hunting unless you were getting them at short range. Whoever you got these shells and components from was probably just loading some light 1 1/8 trap, skeet, or dove loads.

If those Browning shells were new in the box they would have some value as a rarity, but empty hulls of unsure pedigree could be a reloading mistake. You may put them on GunBroker and see if anyone bites.

Your lead 4's could be used for 1 1/8 ounce pheasant loads with what you have there. But I would look for some AA or Remington STS hulls to put it in. Your W209 primers should be fine. 700x is still popular and there is tons of data for it on the IMR powder website. The Winchester powder will require some digging in old manuals to find recipes. The WAA-12 wad is still sold and in use in many 1 1/8 ounce loads. The primers, WAA-12 wads and 700x is what you have that is good.

Did anyone mention a scale to weigh your powder charge? That is important for safety. Your MEC will require bushings to drop the right volume of powder. Mec has a bushing chart on their website to get you close with your 700X.
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