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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Loading herter hulls |
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Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:20 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007
Posts: 2343
Location: West MI
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I've always found it interesting that some hulls of the next larger bore can sometimes sleeve over the next smaller gauge, some oldschoolers I've known used a 12/10ga combo to carry blue tip matches in their kit bag.
In fact I've experimented using 12ga hulls stripped of their bases as 10ga steel wads. Actually works but needs further "messing around".
I also see the same buckling issue with the Herters, I've found that a Win 12ga AA hull (very tough/stiff plastic) cut to whatever length is needed works pretty well for supporting the 16ga hulls while crimping if buckling is an issue. |
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Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:03 am
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
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Location: Hudson,Wy
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Mark, if you make a larger diameter bushing...you can add it to the bottom of your crimp die with a split collar made from a piece of PVC (use two hose clamps). That's basically what I did when I used to load 3 1/2" 12 ga. shells. This way you don't need to slide it on and off of every single hull- speeds things up greatly since it is now part of the crimp die. |
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Wed Nov 02, 2022 11:34 am
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Joined: 04 Mar 2019
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Location: Central ND
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Good idea Garhart!! |
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Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:56 pm
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Joined: 12 Sep 2010
Posts: 1972
Location: Maine
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I've used a 12ga-16ga hull combination for a match safe since I was in Boy Scouts.
Works. |
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Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:52 pm
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
Posts: 1301
Location: Western WA
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The so called "short" version of SG 16 is super for 3/4 oz. and I even use it for 5/8 oz. in 2 1/2" Rems.
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Interesting, I find the SG16S (short) to actually have more capacity than the standard SG16. The short version has a single row of thin blades in the powder cup instead of all the nubbins which fill the cup in the standard version.
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