I Bought My 50 Lbs. Of Reclaimed Shot From MegArms

[Augie]

Thanks for the heads up on the reclaimed shot, may order some for practice shells.
I do have some concerns with your use of Clays for heavy shot payloads,nowhere does Hodgdon recommend Clays for 1 1/4 loads,pressures get real high real fast with Clays. I only use it for 1oz loads and use GreenDot or Longshot for heavier 1 1/8 loads.
My other concern is the use of 1 1/4oz for clay shooting, no problem if cow pasture clays however all official competitions I know of have a max shot weight of 1 1/8 and you could be disqualified using 1 1/4.

 

[John from MD]

+1 for Green dot on the heavier loads.

I used 700X back in the sixties and switched to Red Dot in the seventies. I have tried Clays but went back to Red Dot as it gives me better operation of my semi auto and I don't find unburned powder like Clays would leave.

 

[coopermania]

Thanks for the heads up on the reclaimed shot, may order some for practice shells.
I do have some concerns with your use of Clays for heavy shot payloads,nowhere does Hodgdon recommend Clays for 1 1/4 loads,pressures get real high real fast with Clays. I only use it for 1oz loads and use GreenDot or Longshot for heavier 1 1/8 loads.
My other concern is the use of 1 1/4oz for clay shooting, no problem if cow pasture clays however all official competitions I know of have a max shot weight of 1 1/8 and you could be disqualified using 1 1/4.

Augie, Augie , Augie you just don't understand how Somdshoot reloads, You are unknowningly misinformed. He does not care ( and he really is that arrigant ) what the reloading data says from the powder manufacture or what the reloading manuals say. He just uses clays for whatever shotshell or centerfire cartridge he reloads. Then he GIVES ( wink wink just for the cost of the components ) away to his friends. Kaboom will happen to him or one of his friends, Its just a matter of time. I will say this again, anyone who takes reloading advice from Somdshoot is FOOLISH.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Thanks for the heads up on the reclaimed shot, may order some for practice shells.
I do have some concerns with your use of Clays for heavy shot payloads,nowhere does Hodgdon recommend Clays for 1 1/4 loads,pressures get real high real fast with Clays. I only use it for 1oz loads and use GreenDot or Longshot for heavier 1 1/8 loads.
My other concern is the use of 1 1/4oz for clay shooting, no problem if cow pasture clays however all official competitions I know of have a max shot weight of 1 1/8 and you could be disqualified using 1 1/4.

That's exactly what it is Augie. Cow Pasture and Gravel Pit occasional clay bustin'. I have no interest in anything competition except me against the Clays, Crows, Geese, and Turkey. I honestly don't even care about the details of anything competitive shooting. I hunt animals. I'm not a paper-puncher, but, clays is a fun sport on occasion.

My Clays reloads and my Crow / Turkey reloads are the same component combination with the Hodgdon Clays powder, but, the only difference is I use the #5 Copper Plated in my Crow / Turkey reloads with high-brass hulls and I use the #7/8 reclaim in my Clays reloads with low-brass hulls. I do adjust the powder lighter for the Clays reloads of course.

To clear the mud, for the guys who can't see the point, as clear as it is, the reason I load all of my shells with the 1-1/4 oz ClayBuster wads is simply because, the hulls are free by the thousands, but, I have to pay for the wads. There's no reason on this planet to use a different wad when you can use the same wad for all of the loads.

My Clays reloads also double as Dove loads, Squirrel, Crow, whatever. I don't really care if it might take me a few extra pellets to cap off a clay / dove load, I'm not going to miss it, but, if someone wants to sit down and do the math about the additional shot being used... you help yourself. I don't have time for it.

I load my shotshells by hand using the Lee dippers for the Hodgdon Clays powder. I use the 2.8cc dipper for the lighter Clays / Dove loads and I use the 4.0cc dipper for my Crow / Turkey reloads. I also use the 4.0cc dipper for my steel Goose reloads.

These are the wads I use in everything from BPI for my 12 gauge reloads ( including my Clay Buster reloads). They are CLAYBUSTERS... Get it ? I also use them for my 12 Gauge Lyman slug reloads... they work excellent. I happen to have one setting here so you don't think I jive talkin'.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Augie, Augie , Augie you just don't understand how Somdshoot reloads, You are unknowningly misinformed. He does not care ( and he really is that arrigant ) what the reloading data says from the powder manufacture or what the reloading manuals say. He just uses clays for whatever shotshell or centerfire cartridge he reloads. Then he GIVES ( wink wink just for the cost of the components ) away to his friends. Kaboom will happen to him or one of his friends, Its just a matter of time. I will say this again, anyone who takes reloading advice from Somdshoot is FOOLISH.

I apologize if I step on your toes or steal your thunder here on MDS Coopermania. That does seem to be your problem here lately. You seem to have a really big problem with that, however, I simply state how I do it, and it's not like anything I do has not been built up and tested many many times. I'm going to exceed safe limits on anything. I'm far from an ignorant person, but, you do it the way you do it and I'll take my chances with how I do it. I'm pretty confident you'll be reading my posts for many years to come. I have given away to several MDS members some of my reloads and you don't have to be upset, if you want some come get them free of charge like everyone else gets them. Otherwise just load your own, shut up, and be happy.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Now that, once again, another thread has been destroyed by debates of nothing to do with the topic ( in good old MDS forum fashion) I don't know if MegArms has any of the shot left, but, it's worth asking him about, if you need some.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

HE'S BACK...
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[MEGARMS]

Glad you are happy with our transaction. Unfortunately, I am all out of shot. 400 lbs gone in about a day.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Glad you are happy with our transaction. Unfortunately, I am all out of shot. 400 lbs gone in about a day.

Yes sir. Very pleased to say the least. I'll be using some of this 50 pounds very soon.

 

[MEGARMS]

Would that lead shot be worth smelting a$1.20 per pound?

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Would that lead shot be worth smelting a$1.20 per pound?

As long as it's not covered in Graphite. I wouldn't dare put this lead in my pot to melt it down for bullets. Pre-Graphite... absolutely. $1.20 / LB for any ingot today is a deal.

 

[MEGARMS]

As long as it's not covered in Graphite. I wouldn't dare put this lead in my pot to melt it down for bullets. Pre-Graphite... absolutely. $1.20 / LB for any ingot today is a deal.

Not all that up to speed on smelting so bare with me. What if it hasn't been cleaned and has only been sifted to remove rocks. In other words, straight from the trap field. Would you put that in your smelter?

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

Not all that up to speed on smelting so bare with me. What if it hasn't been cleaned and has only been sifted to remove rocks. In other words, straight from the trap field. Would you put that in your smelter?

Yes sir I would. As long as there is no large debris in it. Dirt and such is skimmed off of the top after the lead has been melted, so, any trash can be removed in the pot. That Graphite will burn and adhere to the pot creating lots of issues when trying to pour a bullet. As long as it was processed right up the point of not being coated with Graphite I'd take it. This is why I use a bullet trap when I shoot my cast bullets. This way I can recover the lead I shot and remelt it again. Same process as reclaiming the shot from a range.

 

[jayc0968]

People are fvckin relentless here lately for some reason.

If you don't have anything constructive or productive to say, IGNORE the thread and/or member. This bickering bullschit makes no sense at all.

That's why I don't post on this site much anymore. Everyone's an expert, yet most have no experience at all...

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

That's why I don't post on this site much anymore. Everyone's an expert, yet most have no experience at all...

I keep coming back to see what will happen next. I have come across more kids on this site than other I have gone to. Some of the reloading groups on FB have more mature members than you find here. I just toy with the idiots and go about my business.

 

[BaltimoreKid]

this is probably why i don't post much online, this site included.:-(

 

[MEGARMS]

I have found that many folks on this site like to preach a sense of community and then they turn around and treat their fellow shooters like they are less than equal. I am especially turned off by those who believe that their post count and join date somehow make them more knowledgeable and that their opinions carry more weight.

It would be quite interesting if you could put everyone in a room and see how peoples attitudes change when face to face with other community members.

 

[PJDiesel]

It would be quite interesting if you could put everyone in a room and see how peoples attitudes change when face to face with other community members.

This.

Lots of preaching here, the community as a whole has been on self destruct mode for a few years now. A vast majority of this stems from people who just simply want to control what others do and think. There's a lot of zero tolerance attitudes whereas in normal/everyday life most folks are flexible.

If you think or speak differently you can expect an attempt to ostracize very soon.

 

[SOMDSHOOT]

I've been here for several years and this forum does have it's share of little kids. I'm not a know-all and never claimed to be, but, I do have lots of experience with lots of things. I'll be your best buddy in the whole world, but, you act like a jackass I will step on your toes and move on. Some guys here just don't want to walk away because they prey on an argument. They become toys to me.

 

[rwbow1969]

I have found that many folks on this site like to preach a sense of community and then they turn around and treat their fellow shooters like they are less than equal. I am especially turned off by those who believe that their post count and join date somehow make them more knowledgeable and that their opinions carry more weight.

It would be quite interesting if you could put everyone in a room and see how peoples attitudes change when face to face with other community members.

Yes, that would be interesting. "Keyboard Commandos" comes to mind.

Sometimes they come out in public, when they can get out of the parent's basement.