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Firstly, several of you have helped me out in getting setup to reload for the first time (by directly answering my questions and also from all of the posts I have searched and carefully reviewed)...I truly appreciate and commend the willingness of individuals to share expertise and experience on this forum...it has proven invaluable for me as a beginner.
I am at the point that I am just waiting for my MEC Sizemaster to return from factory refurbishing. I have all of the components I need to reload for the first time. All I currently shoot is singles and handicap trap...plan to try doubles pretty soon hopefully.
Can some of you expert reloaders with a similar passion for trap give me some advice on what recipe(s) I should try out as a beginning reloader. I am thinking to start with 7/8 oz loads for practicing singles.
Here is what I have waiting to be reloaded when the Sizemaster returns:
HULLS
- AA HS once fired hulls (Red and Gray)
- STS and Nitro 27 hulls (Green and Gold)
- Some older Remington black hulls and RXP blue hulls...no idea on number of times reloaded...bought two flats of reloads containing these awhile back and I have been keeping the ones that pass inspection.
POWDER
- Red Dot (1lb)
- Green Dot (1 lb)
- Thinking of going to buy a pound of some Clays or Titewad??
PRIMERS
- CCI 109 - Qty. 500
- Winchester W209 - Qty. 200
WADS
- WAA12L (1 bag of 250)
- Thinking I need to pick up some WAA12SL's also or maybe some Remington wads? The clones are well picked through locally and clone inventory seems to be low or none everywhere I go...I found some that were orange and made by Western?
- 25lb. bag of #8 Remington STS 6% antimony shot
After extensive searching and reading on this forum I have noticed that people sometimes have difficulty with the AA HS hulls combined with the WAA12L wads for 7/8oz. loads? Is this a true concern I should have or not?
I have on hand the Lyman's 5th edition and have read it front to back more than once...I have found a couple recipes for 7/8oz. loads in this manual using the components I currently have but I am asking you folks for any advice on proven recipes you know will work on the trap range and will also be nice to me as a virgin reloader...so I don't run into wad fit problems, crimping problems, etc.
Once again, thank you for the vast knowledge available on this forum and everyone know that there is another addict in the house!
Cheers,
Bob
I am at the point that I am just waiting for my MEC Sizemaster to return from factory refurbishing. I have all of the components I need to reload for the first time. All I currently shoot is singles and handicap trap...plan to try doubles pretty soon hopefully.
Can some of you expert reloaders with a similar passion for trap give me some advice on what recipe(s) I should try out as a beginning reloader. I am thinking to start with 7/8 oz loads for practicing singles.
Here is what I have waiting to be reloaded when the Sizemaster returns:
HULLS
- AA HS once fired hulls (Red and Gray)
- STS and Nitro 27 hulls (Green and Gold)
- Some older Remington black hulls and RXP blue hulls...no idea on number of times reloaded...bought two flats of reloads containing these awhile back and I have been keeping the ones that pass inspection.
POWDER
- Red Dot (1lb)
- Green Dot (1 lb)
- Thinking of going to buy a pound of some Clays or Titewad??
PRIMERS
- CCI 109 - Qty. 500
- Winchester W209 - Qty. 200
WADS
- WAA12L (1 bag of 250)
- Thinking I need to pick up some WAA12SL's also or maybe some Remington wads? The clones are well picked through locally and clone inventory seems to be low or none everywhere I go...I found some that were orange and made by Western?
- 25lb. bag of #8 Remington STS 6% antimony shot
After extensive searching and reading on this forum I have noticed that people sometimes have difficulty with the AA HS hulls combined with the WAA12L wads for 7/8oz. loads? Is this a true concern I should have or not?
I have on hand the Lyman's 5th edition and have read it front to back more than once...I have found a couple recipes for 7/8oz. loads in this manual using the components I currently have but I am asking you folks for any advice on proven recipes you know will work on the trap range and will also be nice to me as a virgin reloader...so I don't run into wad fit problems, crimping problems, etc.
Once again, thank you for the vast knowledge available on this forum and everyone know that there is another addict in the house!
Cheers,
Bob