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« Last post by Mogorilla on Yesterday at 08:04:12 AM »
I too voted prior to brass being an option. The RMC are stout and I bought 10 eons ago (less than $4 a piece). They take the 209s well.
I have an oddish loading.
Drive spent primer out with dowel, fitted with blunt nail. It is a 5/8 dowel and taps the spent primer out easily. Next, thumb seat 209 primer (after cleaning of course) and use a 2nd dowel that is dished to seat with just another tap. Pour in 80 grains of ffg, through a 24 inch drop tube. Place card stock over and seat with dowel. Add fiber wad, seat with dowel. Using the 80 grain measure (I made it from a plastic tube), measure and pour in #7 lead shot. top with a card stock and seat. Then run a bead of elmers white glue around the edge to seal.
I do the same with plastic hulls that have had the crimp portion cut off.
I will say, I have never patterned them. We do not shoot a lot of shotgun in NCOWS, but we do a texas star with shotgun, rifle and pistol. with the brass shells, it is the one of the 3 I will take all five targets out with.