Month: January 2005

Daniel bought a 410 gauge Remington 1100 to shoot skeet.
So Santa brought him a MEC 600 Jr Mark 5 410 guage reloader for 3 inch shells.
We then converted it to reload 2 1/2″ shells as we were trying to keep costs to a minimum.

Here is an image of the first seven shells off the reloader.
As you can see it takes a bit of effort to get it right.
Careful adjustment of the crimp depth is essential.
Even though the shell looked good, it would not eject properly.
Suspecting everything, we were ignorant of the proper course to take.
After reading we new we needed to measure the powder and shot weight thrown by the reloader.
But without an accurate scale…
My BEST friend Matt Simerson blessed us with a RCBS 10.10 scale…accurate to 1/10th of a grain.
After measuring the shot weight, we found it necessary to add 4 extra #7 1/2 pellets to reach the required 1/2 ounce.
This simple change made the gun eject the shell as required.
It’s like they say…it’s all in the details.

Sunday Dec 20 was warm and very foggy. We awoke Monday morning to a frozen world. Overnight the fog had frozen and everything was coated with this cotton candy like frost. Unfortunately the wind picked up as morning turned to day and the delicate frost was blown away.