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20 Gauge TSS #3877510
03/13/23 08:11 PM
03/13/23 08:11 PM
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Hevishot13 Offline OP
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I need some more I think. I don’t know if I have enough

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Look at how pretty those cheddite hulls roll with a geap roll crimper.

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I’m meticulous to the point of fault. Out of at least 50 20 gauge, the weight difference from the heaviest to the lightest is only 4 grains. Of course, the wad, hull, fillers, all account for that but still. I consider that pretty uniform. I do what I can to make sure every one of those shells shoot the exact same. I don’t like surprises.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877554
03/13/23 08:51 PM
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Asking for a jinx. I’d give 10 away to make sure.


"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877556
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Heck Yeah, that orta work!

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877557
03/13/23 08:53 PM
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Nice work!



Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877566
03/13/23 09:06 PM
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Dang those look good!
Mine look like a squirrel chewed on the top laugh

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877569
03/13/23 09:11 PM
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Central, Al
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Mighty fine, keep up the good work!


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On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here. On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.
Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877572
03/13/23 09:20 PM
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How long does it take you to load that many?


83% of all statistics are made up.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877593
03/13/23 09:51 PM
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I am glad to see those cheddites roll good. I bought some awhile back. I am using up the last of the fios I have

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Zbrann] #3877594
03/13/23 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Zbrann
Dang those look good!
Mine look like a squirrel chewed on the top laugh

My 20 gauge shells look similar to the pic above. My 12 gauge shells look rough. I have a gaep crimper but I haven't tried it yet.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3877600
03/13/23 09:58 PM
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That would be a lifetime supply for me. In fact, if there is turkey hunting in heaven, and I'm not any more successful there than I am here, those would last a good bit into eternity for me.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3880073
03/18/23 01:25 PM
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You better run to the sto

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3880101
03/18/23 02:10 PM
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Sell them to that bum in Florida that killed 30 birds. He would buy all of them. That would get him through one season

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3880158
03/18/23 04:21 PM
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blount county alabama
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Will you ship them? I guess i could meet up if not.....

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Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: ridgestalker] #3880217
03/18/23 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ridgestalker
Asking for a jinx. I’d give 10 away to make sure.


Yes yes, I will take on that bad juju as my own personal cross to bear. PM me for mailing address.

Max variation of 4 grains is dang good tolerance. For the uninitiated, that's 0.0091 ounces.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: N2TRKYS] #3880417
03/18/23 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by N2TRKYS
How long does it take you to load that many?


As meticulous as I am, about 3 hours. My process is very lengthy. I inspect every wad, trim the mold tag pieces on each wad, then build the wad columns. I also trim each 3” hull to the length that I want that will produce the best crimp for my liking. Not too much crimp and not too little. Then I weigh out the powder for each hull, drop the powder down in the hull and then insert a wad. Once every hull has been powdered and a wad installed, I weigh each hull and write it all down. Then I measure out the shot for each hull and drop the shot into the hull. I weigh again once all the shot has been added. Then I measure out the buffer, drop half in and vibrate. Then I drop the rest and vibrate again. I then weigh each shell again and record the weights. Then I roll crimp each shell in stages preventing the crimper from getting too hot. Then I do a final weight on each finished shell. This assures that each shell is the same and there aren’t any surprises. Others may have their own process, this is just the way I feel comfortable doing it and it’s worked well for 10 years of rolling my own. These shells shoot very good and they shoot the same in each 20 gauge gun I have. Each gun shoots the same load and the same constriction choke tube. I have my process for .410 and for 12 gauge as well. They are all just as consistent as my 20 gauge shells are. Starting out, I had issues with patterning and a few misses that shouldn’t have taken place. I really fine tuned my process and it helped tremendously. Maybe this will help others as well.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3880511
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Taking extra care has made a difference with me as well. Little changes show up on target. I wouldn't shoot a commercial .410 load.

Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: Hevishot13] #3880515
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Originally Posted by Hevishot13
Originally Posted by N2TRKYS
How long does it take you to load that many?


As meticulous as I am, about 3 hours. My process is very lengthy. I inspect every wad, trim the mold tag pieces on each wad, then build the wad columns. I also trim each 3” hull to the length that I want that will produce the best crimp for my liking. Not too much crimp and not too little. Then I weigh out the powder for each hull, drop the powder down in the hull and then insert a wad. Once every hull has been powdered and a wad installed, I weigh each hull and write it all down. Then I measure out the shot for each hull and drop the shot into the hull. I weigh again once all the shot has been added. Then I measure out the buffer, drop half in and vibrate. Then I drop the rest and vibrate again. I then weigh each shell again and record the weights. Then I roll crimp each shell in stages preventing the crimper from getting too hot. Then I do a final weight on each finished shell. This assures that each shell is the same and there aren’t any surprises. Others may have their own process, this is just the way I feel comfortable doing it and it’s worked well for 10 years of rolling my own. These shells shoot very good and they shoot the same in each 20 gauge gun I have. Each gun shoots the same load and the same constriction choke tube. I have my process for .410 and for 12 gauge as well. They are all just as consistent as my 20 gauge shells are. Starting out, I had issues with patterning and a few misses that shouldn’t have taken place. I really fine tuned my process and it helped tremendously. Maybe this will help others as well.


It seems like it takes me twice that long to do that many. I haven’t really figured out what matters and what doesn’t on the shotgun side, yet, like I have on the rifle side of reloading.


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Re: 20 Gauge TSS [Re: ParrotHead89] #3881271
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Originally Posted by ParrotHead89
Sell them to that bum in Florida that killed 30 birds. He would buy all of them. That would get him through one season


Sounds like a pretty good turkey hunter


Turkeys be damned.

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