Shotshell reloading without a press part 2 Lee Loaders.mov

[DocTacDad]

Fantastic info and demonstration thanks!

[PUJARTIAGO77]

Very good

[danthman114]

have you reloaded any slugs with black powder?

[duelist1954]

@danthman114 no

[danthman114]

@duelist1954 what would you suggest for grains? i looked everywhere for some data but couldnt find any...

[duelist1954]

@danthman114 I need more info from you...are you asking about powder charges? Smokeless...black powder?

[danthman114]

@duelist1954 good point. im using pyrodex rs, and brass hulls. 12ga. 1oz slug.

[duelist1954]

@danthman114 Any load from 60 grains to 80 grains will work in your situation. I think 70 to 75 grains will give the best performance.

[neubert500]

Thank you! I was doing it wrong and this has given me a new outlook on the Lee Loader! I ttoo wish they would bring them back!

[mawadg]

what if i use the plastic wads?

[duelist1954]

@mawadg Just pick the pastic wad that will give you a full column height with your selected powder charge and shot charge. You want the top of your load column to be right under the crimp of a completed shell, otherwise you will get a bad crimp.

[arizonaafield]

The reason they want hand pressure is because you can deform the shot column by compressing it with excessive force. Lead is pretty ductile and can deform fairly easily. Whether that happens or not I'd be interested in seeing what the shot does after its hammered from the final crimp. Could you open one up after hammering and indicate whether there is any shot deformation?

[theschizoid1]

I guess that you can reload buckshot in a sabot to use in rifled barrels to slow down the shot pattern spread ?

[astrologos100]

hello nice vidoe but can i ask a favor from u i want the pic of the crimper from the inside and the ouside can u plz send this pics on bakhash.junior@hotmail.com 10x

[duelist1954]

@astrologos100 I'll try to get some next time I'm in the studio, but I don't think the pictures will be very useful. The main tool that goes over the shell just goes from a straight cylinder inside, to a slight taper. The taper starts colosing the crimp, and the tool you hammer into the top to form the crimp is just a steel cylinder with a flat end. The flat end just hammers the crimp in. It only works on previously crimped shells.

[wittzo]

When I was a teen, there was a local gun shop that had all of the Lee Loader/MTM kits. I didn't realize what a gold mine it was until later. I bought a 20 gauge and 12 gauge kit. Since then, I've gotten a .45 Colt kit and a .223 kit. My shotgun shell kits are the more recent one with a lot of molded plastic components and a few more tools.