Videos tagged with Reloading Shotgun Shells

This video demonstrates a cost-effective method for creating homemade 7/8 oz shotgun slugs from common lead birdshot. The process involves preparing spent shells, melting and casting lead into projectiles, and then assembling them into new cartridges. The presenter highlights significant cost savings and reduced recoil compared to commercially available slugs, while also testing their accuracy and terminal performance.

This video discusses common preparedness shortcomings, with the host identifying a lack of shotgun ammunition and reloading supplies as a personal deficiency. Viewers share their own gaps, including insufficient medical supplies (clotting agents, sutures, antibiotics), food stores, extra firearm magazines, and severe weather gear. The discussion highlights the importance of diverse preparedness beyond just firearms and ammunition, emphasizing medical readiness and essential supplies for survival.

This video details a DIY project for reloading 20 gauge mini shells, addressing the challenges of their small size and the limitations of standard reloading equipment. The creator demonstrates methods for cutting shells, preparing wads, and achieving closures using glue or a precision roll crimp tool, offering a unique approach to custom ammunition creation.

This video reviews the Stoeger Condor 12 gauge over-under shotgun, highlighting its suitability for clay shooting sports and as a test platform for reloaded ammunition. The reviewer discusses the shotgun's features, including its break-action design, extractors, and replaceable chokes, while also detailing his experience reloading various shotgun shells with different powders and shot sizes. The review touches on minor operational quirks like the safety resetting after a shot.