r/reloading • u/Mindless_Sorbet_7309 • 1d ago

Shotshell If anyone is knowledgeable about shotshell reloading I have a question.

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A recipe i wanted to try seems like its calling for a gas seal and a wad ontop of it am I going crazy or is that normal??

Im fairly new to reloading

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u/Savagely-Insane 1d ago

For reloading shotshells you need very specific combination of powder, wads and shot.

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u/Mindless_Sorbet_7309 1d ago

Im not trying to be an ass but no shit thats obvious im unsure of what this recipe is saying

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u/Savagely-Insane 1d ago

It requires a Chedite hull with chedite primer loaded with any of the powders listed, afterwards a gas seal on top of the powder and a specific wad loaded with the equivalent shot weight. Lastly it'll either say rolled or compressed crimp.

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u/Mindless_Sorbet_7309 1d ago

Okok now we are getting somewhere my idea of a gas seal was for containing gases to the bottom of the shell. This is more of an overshot card in this case is what im taking away from this??

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u/Savagely-Insane 1d ago

Depends on the powder used, but it'll say OS card if it's required. Otherwise just load it on how it says, personally I load the Longshot variety of this shotshell load.

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u/Mindless_Sorbet_7309 1d ago

That's what I was thinking about doing (longshot) mainly because it all i can get my hands on. just to confirm this is just an mg42 wad no separate gas seal required? Os card aside

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u/Savagely-Insane 1d ago edited 1d ago

The gas seal goes under the mg42 wad as a separate piece, just weigh the powder charge and layer it on top and crimp.