I'm an old geezer who has never loaded shotshells,but have loaded about 25K rifle and handgun rounds.
About 15 years ago I was going to start loading slugs for my son,who lives in New York.At that time,he was limited to shotgun,muzzle-loader,or pistol for deer.He got a TC contender and a 35 Rem barrel so that need disappeared.
I laid in a fair supply of powder,primers,200 # of shot,wads,buffer,etc. at the time.I also have over 1000 12 Ga. AA hulls - once-fired and over 5 years old.
Now,I'm starting to trapshoot regularly and am going thru my factory AA's pretty fast.
My question is,with AA heavy handicap loads still selling for $5.97 a box,should I even consider buying a Mec Sizemaster and using up these components?
I shoot about 100 rounds/week and still have about 2 months supply of factory loads.
With the price of lead shot @ $45/25# in this area,I could buy a lot of factory ammo if I sold the components.They have been stored in a cool,dry place and still useable.Heck,I've even got a few pounds of Hodgdon's original 4831 surplus powder that is still in fine shape and useable.That stuff was sold in the 1950's.
One other factor is I'm 71 and may only be shooting another 10 years or so.
I do hunt predators and getting good loads of buffered,copper-plated BB's and 2's is getting difficult and expensive.
Thanks !
Ron
About 15 years ago I was going to start loading slugs for my son,who lives in New York.At that time,he was limited to shotgun,muzzle-loader,or pistol for deer.He got a TC contender and a 35 Rem barrel so that need disappeared.
I laid in a fair supply of powder,primers,200 # of shot,wads,buffer,etc. at the time.I also have over 1000 12 Ga. AA hulls - once-fired and over 5 years old.
Now,I'm starting to trapshoot regularly and am going thru my factory AA's pretty fast.
My question is,with AA heavy handicap loads still selling for $5.97 a box,should I even consider buying a Mec Sizemaster and using up these components?
I shoot about 100 rounds/week and still have about 2 months supply of factory loads.
With the price of lead shot @ $45/25# in this area,I could buy a lot of factory ammo if I sold the components.They have been stored in a cool,dry place and still useable.Heck,I've even got a few pounds of Hodgdon's original 4831 surplus powder that is still in fine shape and useable.That stuff was sold in the 1950's.
One other factor is I'm 71 and may only be shooting another 10 years or so.
I do hunt predators and getting good loads of buffered,copper-plated BB's and 2's is getting difficult and expensive.
Thanks !
Ron