Priming Shotgun hulls?

[Hotburn76]

Do they make a tool for removing the primer and priming a new shot gun hull for reloading. Was thinking about messing around with the brass hulls you can get, but did not want to have to buy a press for priming them. Is there a tool just for this or a method?

[SwampCollie]

Not that I am aware of.... you'd need a press anyway.... what good are primed shotgun shell hulls with no powder, wad or shot.... and uncrimped to boot?

Most presses have this as the first and second stage. With the price of lead as high as it is.... I'd suspect you can find a MEC reloader used pretty cheap if you shop around the net a bit.

[Hotburn76]

I am wanting to play with the brass hulls. You do not roll or crimp them, you glue in a over shot card. I have a RCBS scale so I can do the powder and shot with no problem, may take a while, but can be done, just need to know how to prime the brass hulls is what I can not figure out.

[Prairie Wolf]

I would buy just the priming station part for a Mec reloader.

Parts 72,73 and 74 on the following link. You do not need 75.

http://www.mecreloaders.com/order/SteelMasterPartsList.asp

74 is a steel cup with a post in the center. The primer sits on the post. The spring goes into the cup, and the primer seating pad goes on top of the spring.

When it is put together, the primer sits on top of the post, inside the donut shaped pad. The deprimed shell goes on top. You push down on the shell with a ram, and the spring depresses pushing the primer into the pocket.

Whatever you use for a ram will have to have a hollow spot inside the case to make room for the primer if it protrudes into the inside. Most do.

Note, the above is for priming the cases. I think you could deprime them with just a punch and the donut piece from above, or drill the right size hole into a block of wood.

[Pawildman]

I used to load some zinc 12ga. cases years ago. I think I used an old MEC 250 single stage loader, if I remember correctly. This was even before plastic wads were used. You made the wad column out of fiber wads of varying thicknesses. The shot was covered by an over-the-shot heavy paper disc, and the crimper on the old press was just barely put into contact with the mouth of the zinc case and gave a slight roll inward to secure the shot wad in place. These old presses are basically all the same in operation, and can sometimes be found at gunshows and the like for next to nothing.

[johnny2]

Make your own..I made up all I need to load the 10 gauge...You can knock out the primers
with a small punch and you can set the primers pretty much the same way..I used a small socket
before making my primer setting tool..

[flutedchamber]

All of the modern brass shotgun hulls I have seen use rifle or pistol primers, not shotgun primers. Use a small pin punch and a hammer to remove, and a hollow punch and a small hammer to install. Much as the cheap Lee Loader does.

[johnny2]

My shells use the 209 primers..

[flutedchamber]

What brand brass shells are they??

[johnny2]

Forgot to mention,I make my own shells..Takes time and a big waste
of brass..I have only 8 made up so far..Some times I just use the
federal plastic hulls cut to fit.My chamber is only 2 5/8 inch