[skeet]

Honestly I would look for a used 20ga Mec 600Jr. I used to sell them for 25 bucks all the time just to get rid of them. When I moved out here I had 17 Mec 600Jr's in the storage area of my shop. Sold 'em all for little or nothing. Tell ya what. I may have a 20 ga die set for a 600 Jr here. If I do I'll send it to ya for the shipping cost. You can probably find a 12 ga 600Jr cheap around there. Don't toss the 2 1/2 inch shells. They are a curiosity now. The best shell to load now is the Remington STS 20 ga. If ya can find some of them or Win AA 20's you would be all set. Winchester or CCI 209 primers...Powder for the 20..I would say Hodgdon Longshot because you can use it in 7/8 oz or 1 oz 20 ga loads....and still get good velocity. If I were you I would use a 7/8 oz load. Easier to load and find components for. It takes different wads for both loads. If using Remington wads 7/8 oz is RXP 20 wads. if 1 oz RP 20 wads. Get a bag of magnum shot. Patterns much better. Shot is now over 30 bucks a bag...Wow!! Not cheap to start up on reloading...but saves quite a bit on ammo. Price of ammo WILL be going up soon!! Be advised.