Winchester Featherlite (Low noise low recoil) shotshell future availability?

[Orient Express]

I was in my local gunshop last week buying more slabs of shotshell and the fella behind the counter mentioned Winchester (Australia) will reduce importing Featherlites due to low demand. Has anyone heard this in the US? Maybe it's only a Winchester Australia thing?

[Rye Miles #13621]

We have them at a couple of WalMarts around here. I haven't heard anyhting about discontinuing them.

[Shooting Bull]

I haven't heard anything about it but I'd sure understand it.  Imagine all the extra labor required having to do everything upside down. 

[Dantankerous]

I've seen them twice in the last year. Both times at Cabela's. 

[Painted Mohawk SASS 77785]

14 hours ago, Shooting Bull said:

I haven't heard anything about it but I'd sure understand it.  Imagine all the extra labor required having to do everything upside down. 

Talented lot those Aussies hey !!

[Orient Express]

15 hours ago, Shooting Bull said:

I haven't heard anything about it but I'd sure understand it.  Imagine all the extra labor required having to do everything upside down. 

Plus everything gets delivered by kangaroo hence higher transport costs.

[Texas Jack Black]

 Just roll your own,

Best Wishes

[Orient Express]

8 minutes ago, Texas Jack Black said:

 Just roll your own,

Best Wishes

I usually roll my own BP shells but there's no shotshell primers available anywhere.

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971]

3 hours ago, Orient Express said:

I usually roll my own BP shells but there's no shotshell primers available anywhere.

Stateside French-made Cheddite shotgun primers are available but no other shotgun primers are easy to buy.  I'm loading BP shotgun shells this week with Cheddites for EOT.  I appreciate that the French are still serving handloaders.  Our manufacturers have abandoned us.

[Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L]

14 hours ago, Orient Express said:

Plus everything gets delivered by kangaroo hence higher transport costs.

 

they better jump to it!

[Tell Sackett SASS 18436]

12 hours ago, Orient Express said:

I usually roll my own BP shells but there's no shotshell primers available anywhere.

I disagree!

I have Cheddite @$60. Will be vending at EOT!

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

On 1/31/2024 at 8:43 AM, Shooting Bull said:

I haven't heard anything about it but I'd sure understand it.  Imagine all the extra labor required having to do everything upside down. 

Kinda like when you try to run? 

[Orient Express]

1 hour ago, Tell Sackett SASS 18436 said:

I disagree!

I have Cheddite @$60. Will be vending at EOT!

You do realise I'm in Australia...

[Tell Sackett SASS 18436]

1 hour ago, Orient Express said:

You do realise I'm in Australia...

Oops 

Guess I missed that!

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

1 hour ago, Orient Express said:

You do realise I'm in Australia...

I've gotten caught before on that.  You guys, I  mean mates,  should have your alias upside down here on the Wire  so we are less likely to get confused.  

[Painted Mohawk SASS 77785]

1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

I've gotten caught before on that.  You guys, I  mean mates,  should have your alias upside down here on the Wire  so we are less likely to get confused.  

that do will we maybe <  <<<   

[Ruidoso, SASS #66801]

I have bought 3 cases over the last month so don’t think they are going away 

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

On 2/1/2024 at 6:22 AM, Orient Express said:

I usually roll my own BP shells but there's no shotshell primers available anywhere.

Buy cheap low recoil shells and cut off the crimp and save the internals. 

Then reload with your BP of choice & roll crimp the shell .

Woila  black  powder shells !

Rooster 

[Marauder SASS #13056]

It figures that your importers would follow the l"local" trends and act accordingly.  Don't know if you can get the low recoil Remingtons there.
 

[Orient Express]

6 hours ago, Marauder SASS #13056 said:

It figures that your importers would follow the l"local" trends and act accordingly.  Don't know if you can get the low recoil Remingtons there.
 

The only orher low recoil shells available locally are Cowboy Saloon

[Buckshot Bear]

23 hours ago, Orient Express said:

The only orher low recoil shells available locally are Cowboy Saloon

 

Much prefer them over Winchester Featherlite.

[Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971]

On 2/1/2024 at 8:22 AM, Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 said:

Stateside French-made Cheddite shotgun primers are available but no other shotgun primers are easy to buy.  I'm loading BP shotgun shells this week with Cheddites for EOT.  I appreciate that the French are still serving handloaders.  Our manufacturers have abandoned us.

Brownells currently shows Winchester 209 shotgun primers in stock.