Plastic vs All Brass .410 Hulls...

[boy&hisdogs]

Well, I just bought myself a new gun! I got a Chiappa Double badger, a .22WMR/.410 O/U combo. This is my first ever .410. I intend to use it as an all-purpose small game gun, but I know I'll be shooting trap and sporting clays with it simply for the cool factor. 99% of the rounds through this gun will be #6 and #7.5 birdshot.

Now I've very quickly come to discover that 410 shells cost far more than they should. It costs the same or sometimes more than 12, even though you're only getting a quarter of the stuff per round. I need to start hand loading ASAP.

This is where the brass vs plastic comes into play. As I understand it, brass will get far more reloads per hull, but may require special wads? Is there any performance difference? Can full brass be loaded the same as a high brass plastic shell? What about using .444 brass?

Can all you 410 guys fill me in please?

[RTE]

I know a guy that reloads 410 for his kit to shoot competition and has some reloaded 20 times....shooting for fun, If they don't split they are good to go.


Plastic
find someone that shoots they will probably give you a tub full of hulls.

[003]

I certainly accept that while I have been shooting for a number of years, there is much I still have to learn. That said, the only all brass .410 shogun ammunition I have ever seen is surplus military, and I have no idea where to find any all brass shotgun shells.

I used to be very active in competitive skeet, and I did reload both .12 and .20 gage for my wife and myself. As I recall I averaged around 5-6 reloads per winchester AA hulls in both .12 and .20.

If you plan on shooting several thousand rounds a month, then reloading is the way to go. Frankly, while your new shogun may be a perfect woods and field companion, it is less than ideal for the skeet or trap field.
May I suggest that you visit a local shotgun club and give it a try before you make any decisions relative to investing money in a reloading setup.

[epic1856]

Well, I just bought myself a new gun! I got a Chiappa Double badger, a .22WMR/.410 O/U combo. This is my first ever .410. I intend to use it as an all-purpose small game gun, but I know I'll be shooting trap and sporting clays with it simply for the cool factor. 99% of the rounds through this gun will be #6 and #7.5 birdshot.

Now I've very quickly come to discover that 410 shells cost far more than they should. It costs the same or sometimes more than 12, even though you're only getting a quarter of the stuff per round. I need to start hand loading ASAP.

This is where the brass vs plastic comes into play. As I understand it, brass will get far more reloads per hull, but may require special wads? Is there any performance difference? Can full brass be loaded the same as a high brass plastic shell? What about using .444 brass?

Can all you 410 guys fill me in please?

That ASAP part is not going to happen. You can't find shotgun powder for the past 1.5 years.

Plastic
find someone that shoots they will probably give you a tub full of hulls.

Anyone who shoots 410 will not give you a tub of hulls. They go for $.15 a hull and they don't last 20 reloads more like 6-8 if your lucky. Finding 12 gauge hulls for free isn't an issue, but don't expect free when it comes to 410.

[Darto]

You will not have any trouble finding powder for .410.
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