[gundog3]

We only reload red and grey AA, STS and Nitros. They hold up to at least 5 reloads. I like AAs the best as the STS and Nitros have more issue with case head separation. We were reloading Gun Clubs, Top Guns and Grands but we stopped as we had issues with resizing on these as they are steel or brass washed steel. Our Dillon resizes as part of the process but they did not resize right. We shoot Perazzis and Silver Seitz and the hull would get stuck and not eject to the point where we had to run a rod or drop a wad knocker down the barrel a number of times each round. I tried manually resizing them with my MEC Supersizer. Still no go. So stopped reloading them even though we had 1000s of hulls of these. Never have resizing problems with AA, STS or Nitro as they are brass. You also have more established load data for these hulls.

And not to be negative but I will not shoot Winchester Universal factory loads, much less reload them. This is just my opinion but they are cheap, dirty burning junk.

 

[Leo]

I have reloaded everything through the years Those exact hulls were not around but others similar were. I was pretty good at measuring stack height and stacking cork and fiber wads. They all worked for target ammunition. but it gets pretty tricky to do things that way. It is also time consuming, not that big of a factor to load 20 or 30 shells for hunting season. For target shooting where 100 shells only lasts for Saturday, you are way better off with easier to load components. Never had a gun that was picky about shells. Mostly Remington and Beretta guns

If you are just starting off I would recommend sticking with the Remington hulls, Federal Gold medals or Winchester AA hulls and just using established load data with the recommended hulls for each.

 

[Coryj]

I can't comment on your hulls and if they're good to reload, but I can relate as a new reloader. Finding components has been difficult and piecing together components that are compatible with published data has been really tough.

 

[GordyJ]

I can't comment on your hulls and if they're good to reload, but I can relate as a new reloader. Finding components has been difficult and piecing together components that are compatible with published data has been really tough.

I hear ya!
But i gotta just believe things are gonna get better down the road hopefully !

 

[Coryj]

Absolutely things will get better, but it's going to take time

 

[Rkulp89]

I like gun clubs because they are easy to distinguish when digging through a pile of hulls. They are also easier to find because they are not as prized as AA or STSv

 

[Lost Lost Lost Dam]

In order of my personal preference:
1.) STS/Nitro
2.) Gun Clubs
3.) Federal Grands - White plastic hull
4.) Federal / Estate with the white plastic base wad. They come in lots of different packaging and colors but it is the same hull and uses the same components to reload.

As a note I do not load AA hulls. AA hulls are excellent to reload, possibly the best. They require different settings on the press. The Remington and Federal hulls require very little if any adjustment of the press to switch back and forth. The Winchester AA uses very different settings and can be troublesome in getting the proper stack height depending on the powder being used. At my club, AA's are plentiful these days. If I was starting over again, I might choose AA's instead of Remington/Federal. For now I am fully stocked with Rem/Fed hulls.
When starting out, pick either Win AA hulls or all the rest. Stick with your choice until you are well versed in the adjustments of your press. Then you can branch out to other hulls.

I would not recommend learning on any of the following hulls: Winchester Universal, Winchester Super X, any Federal hull with a paper base. These hulls can be reloaded but it will take some work. The four hulls I listed as preferred will load much easier and can be found quite easily. The Federal paper base, reloads fine but it is an old hull no longer in production. You may not be able to source enough to be worth the time collecting.

Be Safe, Shoot Well.

Take a look at Remington Gun Clubs. On nearly everyone’s list. Easy to find once fired if you are willing to do a little dumpster diving, and can be reloaded over and over. Bot a nearly new MEC 650 on EBay and pared it up with a MEC supersizer. As simple and as efficient you can get. And the people at MEC are east to get through to, and are very helpful.

My ? Is what do you prefer a 4 petal Wad or 8 Petals
I have been told that 4 holds the pellets tighter further down range ?
Im a newbie at shotshell reloading
I was given 1000 1c fired Gold Club
And a bag of 8 petal tapered wads
And have bought a bag of 4 Petal
It might be best to load up the 4 petals for my First time
Any Suggestions

 

[Lost Lost Lost Dam]

My ? Is what do you prefer a 4 petal Wad or 8 Petals
I have been told that 4 holds the pellets tighter further down range ?
Im a newbie at shotshell reloading
I was given 1000 1c fired Gold Club
And a bag of 8 petal tapered wads
And have bought a bag of 4 Petal
It might be best to load up the 4 petals for my First time
Any Suggestions

Sorry Gun Club not Gold Club