Surprised I didn't see Remington Gun Clubs mentioned here. For me they are like that Energizer bunny.....they really do keep going and going. Check your collet adjustment for proper sizing of the steel base. It's my understanding that too much can cause the collet to fail. The Win AA, Rem STS/Nitro, and Fed Prem have brass bases. Resizing them to factory specs won't damage the collet. I have not experienced this, only passing on what I do on the suggestion of other experienced MEC users. BTW, from my experience I can say that all the Rem hulls I've tried load exactly the same. No station adjustments necessary. This includes STS, Nitro, Gun Glub, Sport Load, Game Loads (black and green), Dove Loads, RXP, Blue/Green (Magic), and some of the new smooth sided Peter's blue hulls. The only Rem hulls I won't load are the older "American" (I think that's what they are marked) and the newer green UMC hulls. Both have seperate base wads and the UMC's are obviously very poor plastic quality.
I like and load AA's and Rem STS/Nitro's. They are great too. When scrounging hulls though I see more Gun Clubs, Top Guns, Estates, etc..... . The Win Universals and Super Targets load fine also but they split after one or two reloads and or the crimps become very week. I have some Fed hulls to try someday, just need the proper wads and time.
ClayBuster wads are the least expensive (locally) and work well. For a few dollars more per 5000 you might like Downrange Wads. They have a slicker texture and make handle pulls smoother for me. Both companies make either OEM clones or wads that are ballistically equal. Generally, published data will provide OEM wad numbers. The aftermarket companies will reference them on the product containers.
Here is a link to a wad substitution chart posted on another site.
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=175822Before getting started I suggest you get the Lyman's Shotshell reloading handbook 5 th edition. Lots of great info, illustrations and recipes. Loading shot shells is different that metallic and comes with its own hazards. Stick with published data
Be safe and good luck with your new loader.
