Shotshell Bulges

[dovehunter]

I was talking about the Federal promo shells like the "game loads", etc. that have that huge fiber base wad. I have not had problems with the one piece Federal hulls like the Gold Medal, etc. Even the cheapo Winchester and Reminton shells though that I have cut apart appear to have the same one-piece, solid plastic construction as their AA and STS shells respectively. My personal favorites are the Remingon STS. They can be reloaded until you shoot off the crimp or you get cracks in the body where the crimp folds over. I don't keep track of the number of times I can reload shotshells but I know I have loaded some of my Remington STS shells 6-8 times or more. Also my favorite gunshop sells once-fired STS hulls in bags of 100 for about 3-4 bucks.

I am not anti-Federal. I have had good luck with their metallic cartridge cases and think they hold up just as well as their Remington and Winchester counterparts. I guess most everyone sticks with what works best (or lasts the longest) for them and for me, where shotshell hulls are concerned, that has definitely been Remington.