Shotshell reloaders question.
Do any of my fellow shotshell reloaders use over-shot cards? Always? Sometimes? Any thoughts? [?]
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Always when roll crimping; sometimes to take up space under a fold crimp. A time consuming step in the loading process I use only for developing field loads with a single stage loader. 0 -
Many years ago when I did occasionally load black powder shells for one of my Parkers, the only way to get anything resembling a suitable powder/shot combination was to forget the folded crimp and rely on the roll crimp and overshot wad. Splashed a lot of ducks.
Done right it's as good as any modern shell...but it takes practice.0 -
When I had an old 12 ga. double with 2 5/8" chambers, I would cut off plastic shells at the point where the crimp started. Then I loaded them with an overshot wad and pinched the plastic shell down firmly over it with a crimp starter. The trick worked acceptably, though not as well as an actual roll crimp. 0
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