Mec JR reloading quiestion

skeet · #1 12-18-2009, 01:17 PM

To be honest it may be a very good deal. It all depends on how much stuff is included in the whole thing. The reloading supplies may be worth as much as the asking price...and everything is negotiable. The 600 Jr is a good loader. I have loaded more than 1/4 million shells on them. Hard machine to beat. Admittedly the Sizemastr is a better machine they cost as much as 150 dollars and more. Buy the whole mess and sell the 600 out of the deal. Buy a new machinfe if you want. Now as to reloading nontoxic..Seriously it really isn't worth it..Unless..you intend to shoot more than a case of shells a year. A case in my mind is 500. Not many people do that. At the most when I was guiding I shot maybe 2 cases of shells. Usually not near that many though..but I did mooch off of the paying hunters...like a GOOD guide should. And as far as 3 1/2 inch..don't even think of it....especially for steel. You can't really make a shell to compete with factory. In lead ..yep. but not steel. Understand this was what I did for part of my living. I really do know about shotshell reloading. If you shoot competetive shotgun in any flavor..you WILL end up with some kind of progressive...so start with a single stage to learn the ropes

PA Hunter · #2 12-19-2009, 12:34 PM

Thanks for the reply skeet, I dont know how old the reloader is but I would guess from the 80's I didn't even see it yet.

Like i said I know nothing about the shotgun part of reloading, rifle yes.

The old primer, powder and assortment of mix match does concern me a bit now that people have mentioned it to me.

My main focus to reload shotgun was to try and improve pattern density for pheasants, and I also enjoy reloading.

Guess I have allot to learn about this type of loading.

skeet · #3 12-19-2009, 11:04 PM

You can reload almost anything with a Mec 600. If it has a primer feed that is a plus. shot in quantity is as i said expensive. A thousand wads are more than 20 bucks..Shotshell primers are usually good for 30-40 yrs unless they have gotten wet(you'll be able to tell that if in the original boxes..1000 primers now is about 30 bucks..and older powder? I have powder that has been stored right that is more than 60 yrs old. Still good. .Red dot has ...red flakes in it..green has green flakes...blue dot..well you get it..700X has yellow flakes.. If the powder is in a can that says Unique or 7625, Clays or whatever..it probably is. Most reloaders of shotshells usually keep the powder in it's containers. Small quantities of shotshell powder goes on the lawn as fertilizer. Check out what the guy has. You may be pleasantly surprised. Get a discount.offer him a 100 if it looks to be worth it. But remember prices on new stuff. To give you an idea..I just bought a bunch of stuff today. One of the items was an eight pound can of 4350..unopened from 1980..for 10 dollars..and the guy threw in a couple of pounds of 4064 with the Rockchucker kit I got from him. Lotta loading in that powder.