Personally, I avoid estate or any federal hull. The reason being they have paper base wads and tend to split at the crimp. I have seen brand new never fired hulls with splits on the crimp. The paper base wads can get wet if left in the weather and there have been reports of coming loose and lodging in the barrel after firing.
That is the case with Federal Top Guns, as they have a fiber base wad. Federal Gold Medals are one-piece and they reload well.
04-22-2010, 02:08 PM
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