Shotshell reloading without a press part 1 nail & dowel method.mov

This is the first episode of a three part series on loading shotshells without a reloading press. This video covers the nail & dowel method which uses simple items that are probably already in your home or shop to load shotshells.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• reloading
• shotshells
• black powder
• shotguns

[PUJARTIAGO77]

I thought you had a roll crimp tool

[duelist1954]

@PUJARTIAGO77 I do. Check out part 3 of the series

[dave4854]

you got your $hit together perfect, how bad does the barrel of the gun get gummed up with the black powder, do you swab it after every shot?

[duelist1954]

@dave4854 I clean when I'm done shooting. For cowboy action matches that means 25 to 30 rounds fired before cleaning.

[dog22boy]

eve61032 i have found some that needed to be resized, wouldnt fit into a single shot, or a revolver (410s) if you are going to do this with an autoloader, or even a pump gun, find a way to put a crimp on or you will regret it.

[duelist1954]

@dog22boy See the videos in part 2 & 3 of the series for star and roll crimping.

[dudespin]

I really like your 3 part series on shotgun shell reloading.

[curtispa]

what one of them scoups is 30gram for a blackpowder handgun i have been looken but on lees site it dosent say the say way lol

[flamedrag18]

continued... if you're loading 2 1/2" shells, reduce the holesaw hole depth to 2 1/4" and the drill to 2". the shallow hole compared to shell length is so you can have a good hold with the case rim if it were to ever get stuck. you could also make a 1/4" hole through and through to use a plunger if it gets really stuck, but this is very unlikely.

[flamedrag18]

you could make a crimper with a 1"x4" dowel, a 13/16" drill bit and a 13/16 hole saw. just drill the dowel about 2.5" deep with the hole saw(for 2 3/4" shells) and then drill about 2 1/4" deep with the drill bit, using the mandrel's hole as a guide. to use, you just load the shell like normal and when done loading, pop the shell into the crimper and spin and hammer it down, this will make a crimp like with the lee loader. don't hit too hard so you preserve the small 1/4" indentation inside.

[ScientologySucksAss]

you can use Hornet Nest's as Wad and reload your primer's with the tips of strike anywhere match heads.

[dave4854]

hi, I've been using your method with black powder and shot shell as we have so many off brand and unknown hulls and lots of lead and we have a mould. The balls that we're using are .311 or 32 cal and we use nine balls(just a hair over an ounce) and 75 grains of powder.. we going to borrow one of the BILs sinker moulds and use different size balls hooked together with fish line and see what kind of pattern it makes.