Pacific reloader
Thinking about reloading 410 & 28 ga. shells. Found a used Pacific DL 366 with 410 & 28 setup. Don't know much about shot shell reloading. What should I be looking for? Any do's or don'ts I should know about?
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I have a 366 setup for 12ga
the older ones, (which have pacific cast in the base) may be a little hinky depending on how old they are
Mine is older still makes good reloads but it has it's moments, they will get out of time occasionally which is adjustable but can be a pain in the Arse
With the 366 especially, changing components (brand of hull and wad and amount of powder) is not done easily and you will fight the machine for the first few reloads until you get the machine setup for that particular "load"
I have mine setup for light trap and skeet loads and leave it.
I don't change the powder, wad, hull anything as it would kill the time gained vs a single stage.
If you can get that machine for less than a new one plus a complete extra head be it 28 or 410 then it would be worth your money. If it only comes with an extra set of dies in 28 or 410 don't pay much over 300 because it will cost another 200 for an additional head
an additional head is a must for multiple gauges, as changing the dies would be like setting the machine up new out of the box every time you change gauges.
too change a head takes about 15 mins and you shouldn't have to set the dies up once they are setup the first time.0
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