Steel reloading

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Steel reloading

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Anyone load steel shot for duck and goose hunting. Looking for some does and do nots for getting started
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I thought this was gonna be about reloading russian steel cases LoL I was in for info. I have tried it with the russian 9mm and the cases split on me. Sorry OP I never loaded steel shot
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Yeah I would not try steel cases plus they will chew up a good fast
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I was just playing anyways, I know I'm in the shotgun reloading section.
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So Harleydoc, it looks like you will become our resident shotgun loader as you are the first! I hope you will record your experiences here.
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I will someday get a LEE LOAD-ALL so I can load some shells when needed. I hope someday people here can report what they have done with this.
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Sounds good my uncle has been reload shot shells for as long as I can remember and is sending me some Recipes so I will share what he and I come up with.
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I await to learn as you do your process. What kind of bike you riden right now I'm a rider but could not afford a Harley. so I ride a 2005 VTX 1800C Spec3 a little modified to make it faster and loud like a small block chevy. +of sorry had to ask with that username. +of
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Well I loaded up a few rounds today... 39 gains of steel powder and 1 1/8 of BB with ranger plus shot cups and fiocchi hulls head out on a goose hunt in the am so I will let everyone know how they perform they patterned outstanding at 40 yard. I think I could make the a bit hotter tho but we will see how tomorrow goes.

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akuser47 wrote:I await to learn as you do your process. What kind of bike you riden right now I'm a rider but could not afford a Harley. so I ride a 2005 VTX 1800C Spec3 a little modified to make it faster and loud like a small block chevy. +of sorry had to ask with that username. +of
I don't have anything right now I have a bunch of part trying to think of what to build next
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