Hull life?

[Larry Ashcraft]

I thought I would post this here instead or reloading since it is shotgun specific. Please move it if I was wrong.

How many reloadings can I expect out of 28 ga Rem. STS hulls? I know they are supposed to be the "best" at the present time, but I don't recall anybody saying how long they actually last.

When I first started loading shotgun, my mentor told me to think of hull life differently than case life. "They don't last as long as your .44 magnums" But I don't remember how long he said they would last.

I could have emailed sm or kudu to ask, but I thought this might be of general interest.

 

[enfield]

I don't have any experience with the STS hulls, but I routinely get 5+ loadings with my AA's.

 

[BillL223]

STS are good hulls although I mainly reload Win AA, per previous post, you will get at least 5 reloads, probably more. My rule is to inspect the case at the perimeter of the crimp crease, once I see a small crack, I LOAD IT ONCE MORE.

 

[kudu]

Larry,

I routinely get 6-10 loads out of an STS, maybe a couple more, but I load them until a couple of the petals fall off or until the side may split. Sometimes have to hold the shot in with wax, but that would be the last loading. Occasionally you may get a bad shell that splits on the first or second loading, tough luck, but it happens.

 

[DillHarris]

I could have emailed sm or kudu to ask, but I thought this might be of general interest.

You bet it is, thanks for asking.

 

[AnthonyRSS]

I've seen guys at the range tape their crimps shut Whatever works.

 

[Brian Dale]

...I thought this might be of general interest.

I'll second DillHarris's post: thanks.