Grey, you know what they say, the lawyer's got a glib tongue. Funny, I admit, but most sane, to ignore.

Welcome! International skeet huh? That's a pretty specialized game. I have shot it a couple times.....well, attempted. It's a tough game for old reflexes. (You know what I'm talking about)

As mentioned, I shoot sporting clays.......and teach for Dan Carlisle. You probably know that name.

Welcome to this madness. Don't let the crazies get to you. Pac is pretty harmless, it's just his way. You should feel honored that he took the time to send you the ol electronic noogie.

Where can I find about 1000 rounds of shotgun shells? Anybody??

lolz

DD®

DD Do what we did as teens, load your own. Actually, I had a Lee Loader that kept me in shot gun shells for several years. Excuse me, many many years ago.

DD

Oh yeah, the Lee Loader was very low production. You'd save more money, ummm, well, doing about anything else other than using the Lee Loader.

I think we skeered him away...

I think slavac keeps banker's hours.

Poor effer

Brad is good peeps, I know him from another site.

^Why didn't you say so? I took it easy on him!

YOYOYO!!!! Word to another Missouri boy bein in dis hizzle!!!

Where you at slavac? St. Joe checking in here!!!

Double D,

Reloading shotgun shells right now is a break even proposition, if your time counts for anything. You can buy new for about the same money. Check Wal-Mart.

The reason for this is that lead and other component prices are very high right now.

1000 rounds is only 4 cases. You should be able to find a case of shells for around $60 to $65 a case. I know we sell Fiochi at the range I teach at for $65 a case.

Hey Knok:

We used to do a bit of Sporting Clays/5 Stand during my undergrad days. I was the captain of Lindenwood University's marksmanship team that started in 2002 and we sort of played the field 😉

Where are you based out of?

Thanks again for the welcomes everyone. Glad to be here!

Thanks for the shotgun shell suggestions.

I was being somewhat facetious yesterday about taking up shotgins, and needing rounds, given the passage of the abominable healthcare bill.

But i will keep all the good information in mind as this country slips into anarchy!!

lolz

DD™

DD and Dadz:

Knok has it almost spot on. Back in the day I used to reload heavily as for practice, I'd shoot right at a 5 gallon bucket of shells per week.

Nowadays, it's simply not worth it. Lead prices and primer prices have almost killed reloading for shotguns.

DD if you're going that route, Wal-Mart still has cheap buckshot/slugs. Couple that w/ an Remington 870 and you're set 😃

Well, hell...I always thought the point of reloading was so you could amp up your ammo a bit. Get the muzzle flash going about 10 feet off of the .44 magnum, that sort of thing.

Money was supposed to be a consideration? Damn...I just liked to watch all of the guys with 38s and 9 mms at the range piss themselves when we brought out the artillery (lull them a little at first with the .357 and 38+p's, then they REALLY aren't expecting the ka-f**king boom from the .44).

Slav...

I am in So. Cal. I teach here:

http://www.triplebclays.com/modules.php?name=Instructors 

Scroll down......it's Ray Brown. You can read the bio.

Did you ever spend any time in Colorado Springs? I used to get once fired Gold Medal paper hulls from there 10,000 at a time. .03 cents a piece IIRC.

Double D, yes I used to reload regularly. I have 4 progressive hydraulic MEC loaders, all set up for different loads and hulls. The adjustments are different for paper shells vs plastic. Now the only loads that I hand load is some very specialized 'heavy' loads that I use when we shoot long distances for money. Known out here on the west coast as 'pot shooting'. Not uncommon to break clays out to 100 yards. I still show up now and again for something different to do. The group out here does it every Wed. night.

^ Anticipating ObamaCareAnarchy also??

lolz

DD™

Knok:

I used to spend about 3/mo out of the year at the OTC in Colorado Springs. We also had most of our trial competitions either there or in Georgia.

It was kind of fun shooting in the foot of NORAD, though after 9/11, the security kind of tightened up and made things a bit more interesting for us once when we got lost on base on a road that went ponderously close to a live fire arty range. :/

We were sponsored by Federal for ages. They loaded us skeet shooters an 8 1/2 shot 7/8oz copper plated paper hull load that would shred the targets. Not to mention the hulls smelled great (huffing too much smoke probably explains a lot nowadays).

Seems like a great range/setup you've got there mate. Hopefully I can make it out there eventually and tour the place.

@DD yep, I like to stay prepared.

^ I hear you brother!!

DD™