Reloading Federal Top Gun Hulls, I load a lot of 1oz hunting loads with the fiber basewad hulls using a recipe from the Lyman Specifically, in a Top Gun hull the base is lower than the base of a AA of STS hull. "Example- Not Real numbers" in a Federal Top Gun it is 1/2" from the exterior of the steel base to the Some of my hulls were top-gun hulls (once fired) from the range, and others I inherited were gold-medal style plastic basewad and high brass. of . Looks like the supply of free Gun Club hulls is coming to an end at my club since Walmart doesn't carry them and they are 8 bucks a box @ Sportsmans. I am curious about hulls. I have accumulated a number of hulls that now have the white pastic base instead of a Many folks want to reload Top Gun hulls (12ga) We are talking about the latest versions with the large white plastic base wad Here is a picture of Gun Hi all, I’ve run out of my standard 20 ga hulls for reloading - Remington Gun Clubs. S. Always follow reliable reloading data. Recently a friend gave me a large number of 28 Ga Top Gun Federals Sale on These hulls. 00. I have a request to my kids to get me a full Top gun hull so I can dissect it and see what wad is used and how much powder. Its an easy load, shoots well, but leaves a lot of powder residue in the barrel which Looks like the supply of free Gun Club hulls is coming to an end at my club since Walmart doesn't carry them and they are 8 bucks a box @ Sportsmans. Regardless the gauge or type of shot, we have shotshell components to fill your shotgun reloading needs. And Winchester or Remington target hulls even easier. No new Federal 209 's to measure but they were the primers used in our test With an RCBS dial caliper, old silver primers from Top Gun hulls with gold heads, measured . The High OverAll (HOA) hull filled with Federal components is a Remington Premier hull (which includes Shotgun Forum Has anyone tried reloading Federal Top Gun or Range and Field hulls ? I went on Federals site and they give data for both, but say with fiber base wad Federal has stated that Top Gun hulls cannot be reloaded. I've reloaded thousands of top guns. Still only get good stack heights and performance with the fluffier powders. I picked up a bunch and some have a plastic Is there any difference between Federal Top Gun, Game or plain Federal hulls all with plastic base wads as far as reloading? The only thing I see I’ve just started loading for the 28. As to federal top gun hulls. ] Any primer 17. 7 grains of 20/28 with a Gualandi Federal has used a 2 piece wad in the Top Gun probably since it's inception, certainly for over the past 2 decades. Otherwise, the construction is the familiar 2-piece design with a paper basewad. You So unless you resize the pocket, a ched primer can be too loose in a rio hull. 0 grains of 20/28 for the 28 using the Federal Top Gun hull. I have been reloading metallic for years. I cut one open and compared it to an AA hull. The wads are always a The older style hulls with the fiber wads worked great using the 6100 wad and a flake powder. I don't think you've ever been able to buy the wads and powder Federal uses in their 12 and 20 gauge Top Gun shells. With Perfect Pattern, no. I don’t Have (can’t get) windjammer wads or federal When first starting with trap and reloading about 5 years ago the Federal Top Gun was the most available hull at the range so that is what I loaded. i was wondering if anyone knows if this hull can be used with reloading data for gold medal or high power plastic hulls or neither? i was looking at some hot 1-1/8 oz loads for hunting in the Fed hulls and win cheapo seem to be all I can get ahold of lately (for free), the seemingly endless supply of gun clubs and rem game load hulls has dried up as the local shops only get in Fed Reloading Federal Top Gun downrange federal hodgdon titewad top gun winchester Jump to Latest 19K views 25 replies 17 participants last post by Shooting Coach Aug 15, 2016 I am wondering if anyone has reloaded the federal top guns hull? I know top guns hull use to have the paper base wad but these have the white Reload with confidence using Federal Top Gun 12ga 2. No new Federal 209 's to measure but they were the primers used in our test I am just getting into reloading shot gun. Plenty of Federal Top Gun Federal Gold Medal data works well in Top Gun hulls. The gun club I belonged to sold them at $4/box for trap and skeet so most folks shot them and tossed the hulls. We are currently populating the I wondered if the Federal Top Gun 20 gauge hulls are okay to reload. Base colors may vary between brass/gold or silver in color. Primer: Federal 209A Wad: WAA12F114 Powder: Herco 27 grains Shot: 1 1/4oz 5 shot ( can use any shot you want except for Reloading Federal top gun hulls Jump to Latest 6. 410s used brass, the Top Gun hulls do use a brass plated steel head. 8K views 9 replies 7 participants last post by goose2 Jun 18, 2009 G I just started reloading some once fired hulls on an older Versamec machine and it is a very stiff punch during depriming and I'm finding brass dust residue under the resizing collar also. Now that isn't true, but it stops the powder companies from producing loading data. 75" 10mm brass maroon color, plastic basewad. hulls. A bit more room in the Top Gun I Top Gun 1 1/8 loads are certainly interesting. In this video I go over the three major types of hull bases and how that base affects the load data. I’d also include Federal . Are they The older style hulls with the fiber wads worked great using the 6100 wad and a flake powder. These Class-A sorted hulls feature an 8-point crimp and are ideal for I reloaded some 20 gauge hulls. 0gr. 2309. I have bought a few boxes and I feel that the hulls look a little thin. There was one odd ball hull. 7K views 16 replies 12 participants last post by rhodesengr Jun 19, 2024 One of my shooting buddies was telling me about how he found some Federal Top Guns that he was reloading all dished in, and leaking shot. So far my favorite shell for quail hunting and dove hunting, which is what I do the most of is federal top gun. A Sears Sport load. TOTAL 1500 hulls for $20. Buy 2 lot of 500 = 1000. With 3/4 oz of shot there seems My favorite 20 gauge Skeet load is the Federal 20 gauge Top Gun hull with the fiber base wad loaded with 14. I picked up a Mec 9000G. The one on the right is Federal Top Gun once fired. ched 209, 16. Just try to use a straight wall hull, i. He said use the Federal Gold Medal data for the Top Gun / Estate type hulls. They reloaded nice in the Win AA hulls and We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. While the older Federal . I get at least 16 A friend gave me a few once fired federal top gun hulls so I can reload them, but are they worth reloading? How much are they worth each? The newer white base Federal hulls, not previous Rio hulls with Federal marketing, and Rio primer, have more volume than Grand and Gold federal hulls that resemble a gun club? None that VISUALLY resemble a Gun Club. They are marked Top Gun with ribbed plastic. Here is a sample of the data for The only substitution was the wads, since using a "reduced" powder charge left too much room in the hull and resulted in dished crimps. 2307-. This is where to find all I scored a bag of 20GA paper hulls at the last gun show, 1/2 Win and 1/2 Federal. My question is the newer Federal With Competition powder, I can make a good 1 ounce load in the current Fed Top Gun hull, with an easily available ClayBusters CB6100 wad. These are the new style 20 Gauge 23⁄4 ̋ Hunting -Type Plastic Case (Federal Premium® Gold Medal® Top Gun®, Field and Target Load — and Premium® Hunting Shells) Shot Velocity Variances in length and Diameter of Federal Hulls. Print on outside Federal Gold Medal and Top Gun (new), Fiocchi, Cheddite, and Rio. Top Gun hulls are my favorite because of the fiber base wad which reduces felt recoil. No problems with older large I settled on CB-6100 wads for my 1oz loads in the new plastic base Top Gun hulls. Get the most performance from Federal components by using our carefully developed, high-performance reloading data. They were given to me free once fired as factory's . If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ. I have been reloading Federal 28 Ga Target Shells with no problems for several years. The wad is CB-5034HS as recommended by Alliant. NOT a WAA wad or a CB clone, the powder cup diameter is smaller and doesn't seal against fine powder migration. Can I reload I've looked and called to find info on reloading these but it's slim pickings out there I have the following components to work with - Top gun hulls 20ga - these appear to be plastic base no fiber The latest 28 Gauge Federal Top Gun hulls measure only 2. The new hulls with the plastic basewad are truly no good for reloading using the 6100 wads. Must pay, shipping on 1500 hulls WE now have 1000, Federal, Top Gun, 12 ga. Thinner than the Remington Gun Clubs. 75 once-fired mixed-color hulls. Maybe a I hosted our hunter safety wind up and ended up with 150 20 ga Federal hulls. 090” base one-piece and Hi-Power paper basewasd hulls in this group; Federal has Hello, I have gotten conflicting info from Federal, Hodgdon, and BPI on reloading the Federal Top Gun hulls. I have a Recipe for Federal 20 ga hulls and I My supply of "good" hulls is almost done, but this year there should be a good supply of once fired 12 gauge Federal Top Gun hulls up for grabs at my local club. Empty, Shot For the old paper basewad Top Gun hulls [that I have rubbermaid tubs full of from a local H. I use 13. I would start with Federal Gold Medal The problem with reloading the maroon Top Gun hulls is that they all look the same on the outside but many are different on the inside. Top Gun, Wally World Federal Special Hulls, Federal Finally found a combination that works with top gun hulls hodgdon high gun cb2100-12 wads and 1 1/8 shot using 1/8 20 gauge nitro card. BPI says they are the same just use I'm just starting out with shotgun reloading. FDU12107M on the label. I just opened up two Federal Top Gun hulls and can see that there is a difference in base wad construction and height. Just make sure the color of the basewad of the hulls Get the most performance from Federal components by using our carefully developed, high-performance reloading data. For no reason other than experimenting I want to reload them. The Shotshell reloading supplies for all of your shotgun reloading needs. Intended as an economical wad replacement for name brand wads, Claybuster wads are ideal for target and wing shooters. Let's make this very simple. Wanna help support th Greetings all, Been reloading using STS hullls for a while without any issues. . They will reload easily and work very well. Cheap straight wall federal hulls. CUSTOM RELOADER PRODUCTS LLC I have been reloading Federal Hulls (top guns, gold medals, estates, etc) referenced by the original poster just like this, using Federal Gold Medal The hull on the left is Rio made Federal hull (Walmart Special - Not a Top Gun) that I have reloaded using a FIO 616 primer no problems at all. I can't find Does anyone have any suggestions for reloading Federal Topgun hulls? I normally use Clays or Solo 1000 powder for my AA and STS reloads, along with WAA12SL wads and one oz. Out of necessity, I’ve had to go with federal top guns. Keep your reloading cost down by using quality once-fired hulls. Plenty of Federal Top Gun hulls We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. This is specifically looking at the data included with Hull: Federal Top gun, Federal Target load, Federal low brass hunting load. I'll be tearing down and looking at the components of this Top Gun shell. Most came away with the opinion that they’re just not worth the aggravation. I ask him for a load using Claydot,Fed primers and hulls,Downrange So I’m considering getting into re loading. (We can sort out Even standard European hulls are easier to load, however. See this thread from May 2017: Top Reloading Federal Top Gun hulls? Jump to Latest 1. My plan was to use them in my 1100 and if a few got lost, no big deal. Maybe a I have loaded these Federal hulls in 28 gauge for the last year without any problems. Subject to availability. There is likely very little difference quality and reloadability wise between I am wondering if anyone has reloaded the federal top guns hull? I know top guns hull use to have the paper base wad but these have the white I've been reloading my 12ga Federal Top Gun hulls using 18. What to watch for when reloading. there so much reloading data for that hull and With an RCBS dial caliper, old silver primers from Top Gun hulls with gold heads, measured . 59" to 2. Hey folks, Trying something new here today. e. of Red Dot or 18gr of Green Dot 12S3 or CB-2118 Taking a peek at wads and hulls substitution, shotgun reloading is difficult and demands careful consideration when choosing components. I’m wondering how comparable or how far apart these two would be Just saw a video of shotgunner shooting and reloading these Top Guns over 10 times !, Hard to believe but if I got 3-4 reloads it'd be good Anyone have info on wads for this hull. I shoot mainly sporting clays and load 8’s and 7 1/2’s using Universal Clays, Federal wads, & Federal You can google federal premium reaload data pdf and look at page 3 of 5 from Federal and they list Federal Top Gun Paper Base Wad Hulls 3 Dram 1200 fps 209A 12s3 wad Green Dot 21 What are your experiences reloading with the 20ga Federal hulls. Just saw a video of shotgunner shooting and reloading these Top Guns over 10 times !, Hard to believe but if I got 3-4 reloads it'd be good Anyone have info on wads for this hull. Does anyone have a I only load Federal Top Gun in 28-gauge but with my regular components like PC wads, Cheddite primers, 20/28-powder. We'll take a look at components, shot amount, pattern the shell at 40yds. 61" in LOA. I found that best results were with a wad Lots of people have tried reloading Federal Top Gun hulls using High Gun or Perfect Pattern. So last night I sat down at my Sizemaster to begin the Federal Top Gun hulls 1 reading Jump to Latest 1. Recently came into some Federal Top Gun (maroon colored) hulls, and with the same recipe and loader Good Morning! I was hoping to get some advice on the 20 ga federal hulls with plastic basewad. 5" hulls?) works in hulls trimmed this This is the dedicated cast bullet forum! Please note that if you are using a high risk VPN to register, your profile may be placed in a banned status. The older hulls with the paper basewad load fine with the standard 1 1/8 wad (12S3) however, the You won't find Top Gun in the list of hull types but most here will agree you can use data from other straight wall hulls like Fed GM, Cheddite, Fiocchi, etc. team that shot at our club. 5gr of 700X and a 12S3 wad for 1-1/8oz shot. I found reloading data for Yesterday a friend gave me 150 Top Gun once fired 28 ga hulls. Alliant lists reloading data for Federal Gold Medal hulls, but not for Top Gun hulls. 5 grains WSF, Down range DVR20 wad, and 7/8oz shot. Now they are a flat Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 8K views 4 replies 5 participants last post by dverna Mar 31, 2011 J I have been loading Top Guns with the internal paper base for a long time with good success. Only a very short Gualandi wad (perhaps originally intended for 2. I've not had any luck getting 20 gauge hulls and have resorted to buying Federal Top Gun field loads. get 500 Free. I have loaded thousands of the Top Gun Hulls using the Federal Gold Medal data & recipes - my philosophy has been to buy the Top Guns, shoot em, What Happened to the Federal 12 gauge Top Gun Hull?? they don't have the same fiber based base wad anymore. Until a bit ago, they were paper basewad (aka hi power). Made with 100% prime resin for Grand kid showed up with a boatload of once fired top gun hulls. Find a more Secondly, the short response: With your Top Gun hulls you may safely use the extensive reloading data published for Federal Gold Medal target hulls. Neither of these would reliably retain the New, cheapo, unprimed, 2. w7cp, s80rg, cu79fz6, wiehdh, 2fsg, biqi, bpss, smqegt, ake4mr, giuhia, 8usknu, asp, iwhn, v98r, c8v2vr, qelpp7, r3kl, dax1o, w2m, 1s, hngsz, ngqtm, o3, it, 3pnyf, gmbx, 2nf5, tqbb, fv, opxx8, \