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shotgun reloading practice
6/12/2011 11:06:59 AM
I observed a 3gun match yesterday and was appalled at some of the poor technique and ultra slow reloading. I don't want to be one of those people.
All of my shotgun use has been field work only. I shoot an 870. I need reloading practice. I reload pistol and rifle ammo but have no way to manufacture dummy 12ga rounds.
My local range doesn't allow shotgun. My home and neighborhood really isn't a safe place to chamber and unload hot rounds.
What does one do? I suppose I could remove the firing pin from my shotgun and use hot rounds. Or I could pony up $40+ for 8 snap caps from midway. Both options are unattractive.
What say y'all?
All of my shotgun use has been field work only. I shoot an 870. I need reloading practice. I reload pistol and rifle ammo but have no way to manufacture dummy 12ga rounds.
My local range doesn't allow shotgun. My home and neighborhood really isn't a safe place to chamber and unload hot rounds.
What does one do? I suppose I could remove the firing pin from my shotgun and use hot rounds. Or I could pony up $40+ for 8 snap caps from midway. Both options are unattractive.
What say y'all?
6/12/2011 11:13:10 AM
Have someone with a press make you some dummy rounds with spent primer, no powder, but with wad and lead load. That way they'll be front heavy like the real thing.
6/12/2011 11:23:47 AM
Brownells sells dummy rounds
6/12/2011 11:28:27 AM
I seem to recall buying mine for about 6 bucks for 2 not 5 bucks apiece.
Or just buy a box of 12 guage shells that are a different color that you don't use. Fire them off. Fill the empties with Shoe Goo for weight and use a heat gun or something to help press the crimp closed so it stays. Or you could just have dummies loaded by someone with reloading equipment using shells of a different color.
Or just buy a box of 12 guage shells that are a different color that you don't use. Fire them off. Fill the empties with Shoe Goo for weight and use a heat gun or something to help press the crimp closed so it stays. Or you could just have dummies loaded by someone with reloading equipment using shells of a different color.
6/12/2011 6:26:10 PM
Originally Posted By Sawblade02:
Have someone with a press make you some dummy rounds with spent primer, no powder, but with wad and lead load. That way they'll be front heavy like the real thing.
Have someone with a press make you some dummy rounds with spent primer, no powder, but with wad and lead load. That way they'll be front heavy like the real thing.
I had a buddy load me up 9 rounds with spent primers and no powder. They work great.
One mistake I did make was I spray painted them pink to distinguish them from live rounds. The paint scrapped off and made a mess in my shotgun. I cleaned off the paint and put a little piece of blue painters tape on each one. That seems to work better.
6/12/2011 8:49:53 PM
power factor shooting sells dummy rounds for about 1.50 each
6/12/2011 8:59:10 PM
Originally Posted By t-payne:
Brownells sells dummy rounds
Brownells sells dummy rounds
This.
They carry the Remington brand dummy rounds which are the same weight as the real deal. They're great to practice with.
They have the manufacturer now listed as Brownells, but they're the same as the Remingtons I bought from them earlier this year. 
6/12/2011 9:57:16 PM
I think a recent thread covered this....it might have been on the Enos forum though.....regardless, as a few mentioned in that thread (wherever it may be located), live rounds work just find if you aren't going to be putting them in the chamber....I practice loading the tube on my FN, then just extract the rounds without cycling them through the action.
If I am going to practice loading a round into the action, then A-zoom dummies have worked well for me.
If I am going to practice loading a round into the action, then A-zoom dummies have worked well for me.
6/12/2011 10:05:09 PM
Originally Posted By GorillaTactical:
I think a recent thread covered this....it might have been on the Enos forum though.....regardless, as a few mentioned in that thread (wherever it may be located), live rounds work just find if you aren't going to be putting them in the chamber....I practice loading the tube on my FN, then just extract the rounds without cycling them through the action.
If I am going to practice loading a round into the action, then A-zoom dummies have worked well for me.
I think a recent thread covered this....it might have been on the Enos forum though.....regardless, as a few mentioned in that thread (wherever it may be located), live rounds work just find if you aren't going to be putting them in the chamber....I practice loading the tube on my FN, then just extract the rounds without cycling them through the action.
If I am going to practice loading a round into the action, then A-zoom dummies have worked well for me.
Same here... I always practice with live rounds and make sure I never cycle the action, the shells all come out the same way they go in
6/12/2011 10:07:07 PM
Yup - I use live rounds for about 50 cycles and then they get fired in practice since they get pretty torn up.
For you to put a hole in your wall with a Benelli, you'd have to:
4. Pull the trigger
3. Put your finger on the trigger.
2. Take the safety off.
1. Load a shell into the chamber.
I rack mine out but I don't let the bolt close. Even if it does, you've got three steps to finish.
None of these things occur when I practice loading but the downside is that I look silly from time to time when I load my tube on a stage and forget to put one in the chamber.
The good thing is, you should be avoiding going dry anyways.
For you to put a hole in your wall with a Benelli, you'd have to:
4. Pull the trigger
3. Put your finger on the trigger.
2. Take the safety off.
1. Load a shell into the chamber.
I rack mine out but I don't let the bolt close. Even if it does, you've got three steps to finish.
None of these things occur when I practice loading but the downside is that I look silly from time to time when I load my tube on a stage and forget to put one in the chamber.
The good thing is, you should be avoiding going dry anyways.
6/12/2011 10:36:28 PM
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
6/13/2011 8:23:23 AM
Originally Posted By 3-gun:
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
Does someone make some that last for a thousand cycles?
If so, I'll grab a box.
If the brass and crimp deform under repeated reloading, that's not good.
6/13/2011 10:48:39 AM
Originally Posted By HK_Shooter_03:
Does someone make some that last for a thousand cycles?
If so, I'll grab a box.
If the brass and crimp deform under repeated reloading, that's not good.
Originally Posted By 3-gun:
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
Does someone make some that last for a thousand cycles?
If so, I'll grab a box.
If the brass and crimp deform under repeated reloading, that's not good.
What' the big deal, you buy a box of 25 use 5 or 6 at a time till they deform. Throw them away and repete. It's a expendable item. I have over half a box and have used them over 6 years.
6/13/2011 12:34:13 PM
Originally Posted By HK_Shooter_03:
Does someone make some that last for a thousand cycles?
Originally Posted By 3-gun:
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
A guy named Murphy say's it's better to buy a box of DUMMY'S.
Does someone make some that last for a thousand cycles?
Push the lifter up, press the bar to release them out of the tube and slide them out that way instead of chambering/cycling them out and they hold up just fine.
