Have just about finished priming the brass, all gauges. Next comes the loading. All of the 12 will be loaded with BP. I’m puzzling about going smokeless for the 16 and 20. Haven’t found any load data for smokeless/ brass shells and card wads. Another adventure in the making!
I suspect that smokeless load data with plastic shot cups will translate without a lot of hysteria. My WC Scott 12 is damascus and will receive BP only. The 20&16 are newer kids on the block and I likely won’t let them smoke.
I was recently blessed with background info re: one box of 12 ga Rem-UMC brass. It was purchased as military surplus in the mid 50’s and was almost certainly manufactured during or perhaps slightly prior to WW 2. Buckshot loads fired in the ‘70s and tucked away. It arrived with scant evidence of having been fired and in excellent condition.
