going to dip my toe into shotshell reloading.
Going to buy a few hundred new hulls from ballistic products , also powder shot ,wads, and primers, get a "matched set" from them to eliminate some variables.
problem is,bought my son a semi auto Beretta a few months ago, don't really want to see my empties flying about, so I want to get him a shell catcher.( I have a pump,and an O/U)
So my question is, does anyone have a brand they can recommend?
something that works good, and doesn't mark up his gun?

Do you really need to buy hulls from Ballistic Products? The only hulls I ever bought in my life were Winchester 28 ga
hulls and I had 2 thousand Rem STS 28 ga under the bench. I eventually gave the REM STS 28 ga away.

I have more hulls than I will ever shoot, all of them range pick ups.

Doc

I could just get pick ups from the club,and probably will,can probably get 2500 a day,but I understand shot shells are very much component specific,so to make it easier to start,I was just going to start out with a package deal of matched components,to eliminate some variables.

you know,this hull,this primer,wad,shot,rather than learning the hard way.
once fired hulls can be had for $6.99 /hundred

rios hulls

these are the brand the club sells,I can probably get 500 a week of empties for free,once I get set up.

Fluffy,

The RIO hulls are a 6 point crimp and not the 8 point crimp
you will find on Remington STS, gun Clubs of Winchester AA-HS hulls. Be sure you have a 6 point crimp die in your reloader. I would not even lower my to look at a RIO hull on the ground much less pick one up.

Just sayin.

Doc

Hmmm.
I have read somewhere recently, the writer was saying the Rios hull were surprisingly good.
I am going to get some empties from the club,section all the different kinds and compare the basewads.

from left
federal- top gun- paper base wad
rios- target -2 piece
suprema -target- 2 piece
Remington -gun club- one piece
herters- target -2 piece
fiochhi- 2 piece
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and in the same order


I would bet the rios,suprema ,and herters are the same hull. casual observation shows no difference,except for the herters headstamped brass is a little shorter.
I picked up 500 mixed or so in a few minutes today.

Try a fat rubber band around the action opening.

However, any shotgun used more than a little is going to get marks.

eh?

Which eh?

Anyway, have seen some use a rubber band around the action to catch shells.


The other is self explanatory.

Now I understand.
I thought you were talking about reloading

You want good Winchester or Remiington hulls PM me your address and in a month or so I will find you 3-4hundred.

ok

the lee loader has both the 6 and 8 point crimp starter on it.


looking around the net,it seems a lot of the lower quality hulls are all cheddite hulls,which have been deemed perfectly serviceable,at least for a few firings.
it would seem if somebody is willing to buy the right primers and wads,most of them can be reloaded.

T&M Shell Catcher