Got a re-loading setup - Page 2

TheKlawMan · June 4, 2012, 04:42 PM

I dunno about the model you have, but all the MEC 600 and Sizemaster models appear to have what is called a "Pro Check" that is fastened to the charge bar with a screw and the hole that the screw threads into in on the front side of the charge bar on all models as far as I know. At least that is true of the Sizemaster. So if you have a pro check on yours I cannot understand how it could be assembled with the shot drop beneath the powder bottle.

Drummer101 · June 4, 2012, 08:09 PM

I for got that it might not cycle lighter loads.

Wonder if a 1,100 fps load would work. Or if I should just bump it up to 1,200 fps.

zippy13 · June 4, 2012, 08:24 PM

The 1,100s might work. Just load a few and test them. At worst, you'll just have to shoot a few shells single-shot.

Drummer101 · June 4, 2012, 08:43 PM

Could make those trap loads. Would it damage the gun to do that over the long term? I am thinking not but not sure.

BigJimP · June 5, 2012, 11:35 AM

Testing loads at 1100 fps won't hurt anything - if the fired hull will not cycle the action / just cycle it by hand to remove the empty shell ( so you can shoot those shells for games like Trap singles ).

Some gas guns - if they're clean and well lubed --- ( even the old Remington 1100's will cycle loads at 1150 fps ) at least part of the time...but every gun on the market seems to be a little different in terms of how they're setup. Sometimes you can modify the gas system so it operates more reliably on lower velocity loads ...maybe 1100 fps or 1150 fps....but a load at 1200 fps is not considered a "heavy load" by any means. A 1200 fps load ...is a common and "standard" shell ...for a lot of gagues.

Some of the new gas guns - like Browning/Winchester with their Activ Valve system I think they call it ...will supposedly cycle shells at 1150 fps...but I don't know if I'd trust it in a tournament situation ??

My Benelli super sport ( an inertia gun ) will not reliably cycle loads less than 1200 fps ....even if its clean and well lubed / but 1200 fps is just fine ..even though the Benelli manual says the gun will not operate reliably with loads under 1250 fps.....

rhinonewshooter · June 7, 2012, 11:04 AM

I cycle 1145 fps regularly through my Beretta 390 12 and 20 gauges. Cole gun also sells a "spring set" which can quickly be swapped out for even lower fps (and frankly for the really fast 3 inch shells as well.

I have cycled 3/4 ounce shells on my 12 gauge with the standard spring. I have maybe 3-4k rounds through that gun, so it is just broken in

June 4, 2012, 08:09 PM	#27
Drummer101 Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 943	I for got that it might not cycle lighter loads. Wonder if a 1,100 fps load would work. Or if I should just bump it up to 1,200 fps. __________________ "I would say that we have to make up criteria." OK, which is better for 2 Bantu, 5 Hottentots, and 3 pygmies playing a war march on a calliope at 3 a.m. during a monsoon? Show your work and round to the nearest decimal. -Mike Irwin

June 4, 2012, 08:43 PM	#29
Drummer101 Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 943	Could make those trap loads. Would it damage the gun to do that over the long term? I am thinking not but not sure. __________________ "I would say that we have to make up criteria." OK, which is better for 2 Bantu, 5 Hottentots, and 3 pygmies playing a war march on a calliope at 3 a.m. during a monsoon? Show your work and round to the nearest decimal. -Mike Irwin

June 4, 2012, 04:42 PM	#26
TheKlawMan Junior member Join Date: June 23, 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,149	I dunno about the model you have, but all the MEC 600 and Sizemaster models appear to have what is called a "Pro Check" that is fastened to the charge bar with a screw and the hole that the screw threads into in on the front side of the charge bar on all models as far as I know. At least that is true of the Sizemaster. So if you have a pro check on yours I cannot understand how it could be assembled with the shot drop beneath the powder bottle.

June 4, 2012, 08:24 PM	#28
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	The 1,100s might work. Just load a few and test them. At worst, you'll just have to shoot a few shells single-shot.

June 5, 2012, 11:35 AM	#30
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Testing loads at 1100 fps won't hurt anything - if the fired hull will not cycle the action / just cycle it by hand to remove the empty shell ( so you can shoot those shells for games like Trap singles ). Some gas guns - if they're clean and well lubed --- ( even the old Remington 1100's will cycle loads at 1150 fps ) at least part of the time...but every gun on the market seems to be a little different in terms of how they're setup. Sometimes you can modify the gas system so it operates more reliably on lower velocity loads ...maybe 1100 fps or 1150 fps....but a load at 1200 fps is not considered a "heavy load" by any means. A 1200 fps load ...is a common and "standard" shell ...for a lot of gagues. Some of the new gas guns - like Browning/Winchester with their Activ Valve system I think they call it ...will supposedly cycle shells at 1150 fps...but I don't know if I'd trust it in a tournament situation ?? My Benelli super sport ( an inertia gun ) will not reliably cycle loads less than 1200 fps ....even if its clean and well lubed / but 1200 fps is just fine ..even though the Benelli manual says the gun will not operate reliably with loads under 1250 fps.....

June 7, 2012, 11:04 AM	#31
rhinonewshooter Member Join Date: June 15, 2011 Posts: 95	I cycle 1145 fps regularly through my Beretta 390 12 and 20 gauges. Cole gun also sells a "spring set" which can quickly be swapped out for even lower fps (and frankly for the really fast 3 inch shells as well. I have cycled 3/4 ounce shells on my 12 gauge with the standard spring. I have maybe 3-4k rounds through that gun, so it is just broken in