Shotgun reloading?

[wildfowler.250]

Are there many folk on here who load for the shotgun? I assume none of the gear is transferable,(such as a chargemaster for measuring powder)?

I’m mainly looking to get a good reloading manual ? It seems like a completely different world to the rifle shooting. And probably RTO a few shells. I fancy trying a few TSS loads in the 20 bore for the geese to see if they really are worth the hype.

Cheers!

 

[Rhodesianjess]

The person to get in touch with is Norman Clarke, Northampton way. He has all you require, plus he's really helpful in the shop or over the phone if you have any questions.
The biggest difference I've found between rifle and shotgun reloading is the difference that different makes of hulls, cases, makes to the process.
Lee loadall is probably a good starting point equipment wise, relying on bushings in the charge bar to vary powder and shot weights. If you envisage reloading a lot, you can submit your loaded ammunition for testing and get a professional appraisal of your efforts.
I did this with 410 reloads,put my mind at rest if nothing else .
Best of luck with your endeavours.

 

[levigsp]

I load all my fowling loads and solids for big game.
I use TSS quite a bit, different ball game entirely!

 

[Michael54]

I load lead and steel for 12 gauge, not tried TSS. Steel works for me at a fraction of the cost, no experience with 20 gauge.

 

[GWP]

You have p.m.

 

[enfieldspares]

Are there many folk on here who load for the shotgun? I assume none of the gear is transferable,(such as a chargemaster for measuring powder)?

I’m mainly looking to get a good reloading manual ? It seems like a completely different world to the rifle shooting. And probably RTO a few shells. I fancy trying a few TSS loads in the 20 bore for the geese to see if they really are worth the hype.

Cheers!

I've done it in the past when blackpowder loaded cartridges were either non-existent or at such a premium price that they made bismuth loaded cartridges look cheap! The joy of a roll turnover is that with a GOOD RTO tool. The best are the modern tools that grip the rim of the cartridge inside a coned cup. The worst are the old school ones that instead have two or three "tines" or fingers as these mark the rim. The cheapest way is with American powders to use the yellow Lee "Popeye's pipes" for smokeless powder loading. I now have a secondhand Lee LoadAll bought off eBay UK for under £30 delivered that makes primer decapping, primer insertion, wad insertion, resizing and etc so much easier. Yes the Lee LoadAll is basic but for a odd twenty-five or fifty cartridges of 70mm length is good enough. And for 65mm I use a RTO. Although I do NOT use its powder hopper but ONLY the shot hopper.

 

[muddy42]

I understood that another benefit of a roll turnover versus standard crimp is you get more case capacity for a given (fired) case length. This can help if trying to use older shotguns for geese.
Also when trying to push older guns to the max, you can load to the maximum imperial load they were proofed for. Bought cartridges will come in whole numbers of grams. e.g. 1 and 1/8 = 31.89 grams.