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Old October 2, 2012, 09:17 AM   #1
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AA 2 inch shotshell

i make a 2 inch shotshell out of reg. AA shell when they split at the crimp line, just cut them down and load with short wad and 3/4 oz. shot. i shat a lot of skeet with them. cjs
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Old October 2, 2012, 11:59 AM   #2
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Just think what your loading some people are paying $11 to $8.90 a box from Poly-Wad or Westly Richards (3/4oz, 1350MV).
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Old October 2, 2012, 01:59 PM   #3
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Old October 2, 2012, 10:17 PM   #4
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What do you mean by a "short wad"? Forget it, I think I see what you mean. http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Sho...ctinfo/072SSW/
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Old October 3, 2012, 09:14 AM   #5
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i ude the red AA wad and i ran across som same high wads at a gun show, no name on them but they work. all i did , i use a in line 266 pacific to load on, was shorten the crimp die by 1/2 inch, machinest cost me 5.00 , you can still load reg. by lowering die. cjs
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Old October 3, 2012, 06:52 PM   #6
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i shat a lot of skeet
Yeeeeeouch!
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Old October 4, 2012, 07:56 PM   #8
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Old October 18, 2012, 03:35 PM   #9
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I would be really interested to know your load.
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Old October 18, 2012, 10:32 PM   #10
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i shat a lot of skeet with them.
when i read that i thought i was going to shat a brick
i did however spew Dr.Pepper out my nose
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