Vintage Shot Shells Sale: Get $10 off $50, $25 off $100 Here you will find a group of fine vintage shotshells or shotgun shells. We hope you find interesting and unique shotshells to add to your collection. What is a vintage shotshell? A shell is vintage if it is no longer in production. Many shotgun shells will have brass and paper cases but all brass, all steel, brass and plastic, all plastic, aluminum or other metal alloys have been used to make shot shell cases. If we have plastic shells they will be unique for some reason. As you may know most contemporary shells are plastic with a metal base. Our goal is to offer only vintage shells but because of group buys we sometimes acquire current shells. There are many different gauges to choose and will vary by the stock we have to sell. Look for small 9mm up to large 0 gauge. We have many different shot sizes to choose ranging from small 12 up to large BB buckshot or even slugs. You can collect shotshells by the use for which they were intended or by how they are marked either on the side of the case or by the top wad designation. Examples: Field Load, Long Range, Magnum, Trap, Target, Skeet, Scatterload, Tracer, Blank, Dummy, Proof, Experimental, Flare and others. Another way to collect is by the headstamp or trade brand. You may only collect green paper shells with the Remington-UMC headstamp or red with the Western headstamp or blue with the Peters headstamp. Of course you may only collect a select color shell such as yellow or orange. You may only collect high brass shells; as you can see there are many ways and paths to collecting shotshells. Enjoy the fascinating hobby of Collecting Shotshells. A great way to start a shell collection and save money!
Glossary and Important Information C.D Leet secured the first United States patent for a paper shotshell with a metallic base in 1869. Patent #98,278. Crimp - means of closing the mouth end of a shell case to secure the shot
Cup - the metal covering the base end of a shoteshell. Maybe call the head, base or brass. Gauge (bore diameter) - The gauge of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the diameter of the barrel.
High brass - shotshell with cup or metal 1/4 or 1/3 length of the shell. Low brass - shotsell with short cup or brass covering. Magnum - term derived from Latin word meaning large or great and applied to shotshell of considerable power. Wad - a disc of paper, felt, plastic or other material used in shotshells. Window Shell - A manufacturer's sample cartridge, cut away and provided with a transparent window in the side to show interior construction. Generally roll crimp shells are older than pie crimp, but like all rules there are exceptions. Roll crimped shells usually means pre World War II. Older looking paper shells
generally means they where made before 1960 when plastic hulled
shells first came out. Within a few years after 1960 most shells where
plastic.
Shotgun shooting with high speed sequence Select shotgun shell brands and manufactures Federal: Hi Power, Monark, Federal Cartridge, Reliable. Peters: Target, Referee, High Velocity, High Gun, Pointer, Mallard, Climax Heavies. Remington: New Club, Nitro Club, Game Loads, Arrow, Shur Shot, Nitro Express, Economy. Western: Super-X, Xpert, Higrade Winchester: Rival, Repeater, Expert, Ranger, Leader Oval, Leader, Repeater, Nublack, New Rival, Super-Speed, New Chief Gamble, Star
Brand, Indian, Perfection, Chamberlin Cartridges, Ideal, American,
Ammo Information on Shotshells
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