Red Cent Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 If you are bolted down, run a fence of 1/4 round around the machine, bore a hole and place pvc pipe. I use a Ponsness-Warren 800 Plus and it dumps out the back. Right into a 4" hole with a big vent tube to the pan on the floor. Once in a while, everything gets swept down the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I have 8 MEC presses in various Gauges ..... So you could say I like them ..... One is strictly set-up for loading Steel Shot in 3 and 3.5 inch 12 ga. shells ... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMAKID Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Spolar Gold is the best you can load one day for all year of Cowboy shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I went to the Spolar Website to check prices and found the Spolar Gold goes for $1995.00 But beneath that it says, "Includes one garage"... OK, so that's a pretty sweet deal... ... then I put my glasses on and it actually says, "Includes one gauge". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Bart Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 More money than I can afford. I'll stick with my MEC 9000 even though it's one gouge only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Still use'n a MEC 600jr I bought in 1978. It does have the fully adjustable powder/shot bar. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Texas Bart said: More money than I can afford. I'll stick with my MEC 9000 even though it's one gouge only. Yeah, that Spolar is about 3 gouges in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I started with a Mec Sizemaster back when I started reloading shotshells.. After about 3 years I kinda got tired of pullin the handle 6 times (I think) fer a shell.. I Sold it and found a used Mec Grabber for less $$.. Rance Thinkin "Happy Camper" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Mec 600Jr here . . . And a Mec 9000 on it's way for Christmas . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Bart Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 said: Yeah, that Spolar is about 3 gouges in my book. Auto correct caught me again. Meant to say gauge but gouge works with the Spolar price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Saywut Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Those who say they can buy cases of shotgun shells for little more than what it would cost to reload - do these new shells have brass bases? Or do they have steel bases? If the former, where are you buying those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 52 minutes ago, Sgt. Saywut said: Those who say they can buy cases of shotgun shells for little more than what it would cost to reload - do these new shells have brass bases? Or do they have steel bases? If the former, where are you buying those? Remington Gun Clubs and Federal Top Guns have steel bases but I have zero issues shooting them in any of my 2 shotguns. (Two 1887s, two baikals, and one Stevens 311.) Other people do have issues with them. All you can do is buy a box and try them. FWIW I have 4 cases of Estates that will not work in any of my shotguns. However, others shoot them with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Sgt. Saywut said: Those who say they can buy cases of shotgun shells for little more than what it would cost to reload - do these new shells have brass bases? Or do they have steel bases? If the former, where are you buying those? Howdy I just grabbed a box of Remington Gun Clubs. No question, a magnet tells me the bases are steel with some sort of silver colored coating on them. Haven't bought any Rios or Estates in a few years, but I suspect they too have steel bases. Steel is going to be less expensive than brass. Then I grabbed a Remington STS hull and a Winchester AA hull. Brass bases. So what? As I said earlier, I don't reload Smokeless shotshells anymore, because I can buy them for $60 per case or less. I shoot them once and throw them away. Don't care what the bases are made of. For my Black Powder shotshells I prefer Remington STS. Not because the bases are brass but because the plastic is exrtra slick and ejects from a SXS more easily. I have a huge pile of STS hulls I have accumulated over the years, so I don't reload them after one loading with Black Powder either. I shoot them once and throw them away. Now.......it is true that steel may not contract back to shape after firing the way brass will, and a fellow Trap shooter does not like steel bases because his very expensive Trap gun does not eject them reliably. Steel based hulls in my old Model 12 are sometimes a bit stubborn to extract, but I ain't shooting for speed in Trap. Once I fire the shot I have all day to extract the empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blast Masterson Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I got a case of Winchester Alu base shells for a great price, but in one gun they stick in the barrel and the other gun I can't open the breach for about 5 sec after firing. I shoot them for the last two SG targets to get rid of them, if I can shoot the SG last. They are "hot" for a 1 1/8 target load. May try reloading them to low recoil spec w/ 1 oz and see if they stop swelling up. Rem STX is the best so far. Used to soot AA's exclusively back in the day. Great for reloading (many times). If I didn't reload, I'd spring for Remmington's at any cost. We don't shoot that many of them to squabble over a few cents anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugler Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Does anyone use a Ponsness Warren 800? My brother has one that he is happy to let me use.....Seems to do a beautiful job on Win AA's Bugler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 10 hours ago, Bugler said: Does anyone use a Ponsness Warren 800? Bugler See Red Cent's reply about 8 up from this question of yours. PWs are great shotshell presses, a little expensive for me cause I'm not breaking clays 4 weekends a month for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Whiskers Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 13 hours ago, Bugler said: Does anyone use a Ponsness Warren 800? My brother has one that he is happy to let me use.....Seems to do a beautiful job on Win AA's Bugler Bugler....talk to Mt. Prairie Dog...Leroy. He had a PW (I don't know which series) he now has a Dillon. His PW had a part break after about a year I think he said, and PW doesn't warrantee the product. They did tell him he could send it in (on his dime) and they would fix it (on his dime ) and send it back (on his dime). The Dillon has a Warranty. I use a MEC 9000 and I know it doesn't have a warranty especially after 10 years of use. So far it's still working good. My point is I wouldn't buy a PW if I could afford one. If I need a different re-loader it'll most likely be another MEC, mostly because I have several charge bars and a LOT of powder bushings. BTW I did NOT say PW's were bad units. I just relayed an instance that for the money they charge, it should have a warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 If you think you would like to know more about the Spolar here is a link to a youtube video all about it. http://www.spolargold.com/videos.htm There is a nice looking lady that tells you all about it and demonstrates how it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I just cheeked the PW website. Their machines have a one year warranty. I agree that it's a very skimpy warranty. Church key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heckler Hinge Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Deuce Stevens, Those whose Sense and Sensabilities require that they make use of the Holy Black, find that with Time, they feel the need for Full-length Brass-Only Shell Casings in order to feel even more historically correct. It is truly an incurable obsesian ! Winchester AA's are just for learning the Basics. ---------------------- I've shot many times with a really fun cowboy by the name of "D M Yankee". I never asked him what he had on his loading bench, but ON THE FIRING LINE, ten percent of his shotgun loads delivered enough MIXED COLORED FEATHERS to redecorate a Black Bird. An almost always unexpected Visual Display for the new shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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