Who reloads 28 gauge?

[Cyrus Cassidy #45437]

Maybe you've noticed I've been shooting a LOT of shotgun lately. I'm totally on a trap and skeet craze. The vast majority of what I've been shooting is 20 gauge, and I've figured out the intricacies of reloading it. Then I moved on to 16 gauge and I'm working through those issues. Each of these has another thread.

 

That being said, my new-to-me used Rizzini BR110 Dakota in 28 gauge is sitting at the gun store as we speak. I can legally collect it on Sunday afternoon, but the trap and skeet range won't be open after that until Wednesday. So guess what I'm doing on Wednesday?

 

Anyway, if you load 28 gauge, please save me some headache and give me some pointers. I've purchased three boxes of Federals, but Federal shells don't tend to crimp very well without the skiver you all turned me on to regarding the sweet 16. I don't have one small enough for the 28. Does Remington make the STS in 28 gauge? That is by far my favorite hull.

[J-BAR #18287]

Quick search shows Midway USA has 28 ga STS shells.  I did not go further.  Good luck and have fun in your new rabbit hole!  😃

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1601116103
 

 

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

Federal hulls can be reloaded a few times, but I don't realy like them. The Remington sts hulls are hard to reload. I had to drill out the flash hole because it was so tight my decaping pin kept getting stuck. Also had a hard time getting a good crimp, ended up trimming about 1/16 of an inch off the end of the cases. I have a brand new flat of them I don't shoot cause I don't want to reload them. Winchester AA are the best I've found. I started with 20/28 powder but that got to expensive and hard to find now I use Longshot.  

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

Cyrus, that looks like a reeeally sweet shotgun!

 

I'm going to be following this thread... bought a 28 ga Mec a few years ago, and finally bought a gun (nothing that nice!) earlier this year.  Still haven't shot it.  And at $78 for two boxes of shells I bought for dove season (this is california, after all) I will definitely be loading for it.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

many tears back , I got STS hulls from AAA trap shooter 

 

 sent the Mec and the hulls home with one of the kids 

 

  CB 

[Cyrus Cassidy #45437]

12 hours ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said:

Federal hulls can be reloaded a few times, but I don't realy like them. The Remington sts hulls are hard to reload. I had to drill out the flash hole because it was so tight my decaping pin kept getting stuck. Also had a hard time getting a good crimp, ended up trimming about 1/16 of an inch off the end of the cases. I have a brand new flat of them I don't shoot cause I don't want to reload them. Winchester AA are the best I've found. I started with 20/28 powder but that got to expensive and hard to find now I use Longshot.  

 

Would you sell those STS shells?

13 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

Quick search shows Midway USA has 28 ga STS shells.  I did not go further.  Good luck and have fun in your new rabbit hole!  😃

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1601116103
 

 

I ordered a case last night, but now it looks like they're out of stock!

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

58 minutes ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said:

 

Would you sell those STS shells?

I have them on armslist now for $125. I have no idea how to ship them or what it would cost. Ya, I'd sell them..

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

Wrong thread 

Edited October 31, 2025 by Abilene Slim SASS 81783

[Rattlesnake Slim]

I second the AA choice for hulls. Their 12 ga have gotten a bad rap lately but the 28’s seem to last longer. As they get older you should start squeezing them below the wad because that’s where they seem to get weak even as they still crimp well. And don’t even think of using reclaimed shot or anything bigger than 8’s, it will bridge in the drop tube. 

[Three Foot Johnson]

I found a NIB Stoeger Uplander SxS 28g about a dozen years ago, and bought it because: #1, I didn't have a 28, and #2, it was such a good deal. Then a MEC 600 Jr to reload for ONE shotgun that I'm sure I haven't put two full boxes through... in TWELVE years... 

[Grizz Henry]

Cyrus,

I shot skeet with my Tri Star 28 and used brass Magtech hulls. You only need 50 - 75 brass hulls and they will last you your lifetime.  I liked the 28 so much that I used it exclusively for upland bird hunting over pointing dogs.  Previously I shot a 20 Ga/ Browning Superposed for skeet and bird hunting.

 

Ballistic Products has a manual "Reloading Brass Shotshells" and all the components you will need. You need to use slightly oversized wads in magtech hulls as the hull ID is slightly larger than plastic hulls.  You must have a tight over powder wad seal to have complete ignition of the powder, otherwise you will have bl;ooper rounds.  The brass hulls do not need resizing if shot in only one gun.  No special  reloader is needed.  All tools can be easily made for hand loading.

 

I shoot the 410 for skeet and use two  guns, an O/U and a double.  This requires that I resize the 410 brass hulls and I do that using a carbide .45 auto resize/deprime  die.

 

I shoot and reload 410, 28, 20 & 16 gauges all using magtech brass hulls.  The 16 was an AH Fox double I used for CAS shooting BP. 

 

Grizz

[Grizz Henry]

Cyrus,

If you want to climb into that rabbit hole of loading Magtech Brass shotshells  and would like my tried & and tested load recipes for the 28 Ga. Brass hulls, PM me & I will be happy to share my load info with you.  

 

Grizz