Martini-Henry

[792mauser]

Anyone know where I can find 24 gauge brass shotshells?
I looked online but they seen to be out of stock.


85 grains of powder, wool/cotton filler, wax lube disk and a 415 gr .459 bullet leads to some STOUT recoil.

The stout loads fired in my Browning BPCR rifle aren't as "memorable".

 

[Solar_Empire]

looks like sportsmans guide and grafs have them in stock.

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/25-rds-magtech-loadable-brass-shotshells-24-ga?a=1590559

https://www.grafs.com/catalog/product/productId/11079

 

[792mauser]

Thanks. I ordered 3 boxes to keep me going

 

[792mauser]

Good lord.
Making these .577/450 cartridges is a rewarding pain the ass

 

[Joelafives]

I Happen to have seven loaded rounds that I could sell

 

[792mauser]

I am interested.
PM incoming

 

[Joelafives]

see my ad in classifed

 

[Dangerruss]

Good to hear that you are using the "old war horse"

 

[littleleft]

http://gadcustomcartridges.com/
ordered some snider and martini 140 for 2 boxes shipped. New made, About 6 weeks. Been ordering for many years. Starting to make my own now. But they have many options for many rounds.

 

[littleleft]

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1013139857?pid=195393
24 gage new brass shot shells in stock

 

[792mauser]

I've managed to make 50 out of 24 gauge brass and only have about 10 rejects.
And the rejects were mostly turned into snider cartridges.

Only 2 complete "failures".

 

[littleleft]

Got my 24 g shot shells, powder, dies, made my own bullets. What are you guys using for filler? I have tons of cotton balls. Using bees was for lube. Start making them in few days. Using black powder not substitute. thanks

 

[792mauser]

cotton batting, cereal box card, bees wax, cereal box card, then the 500 gr paper patched bullet

 

[littleleft]

so many things on the internet. no box card i have seen. not planning on paper patched. Want to test rifles, then fine tune. Will try paper patch later, have other old calibers. i have 6 boxes of brass to try the martini and snider. So many options. Want to fire form on the 8 different guns. . Then find the best. I know each gun will want different load. But would like to find best adjustable recipe. will vary on gun. other guns working on 43 mauser.

 

[Lobo2087]

Jealous, i have long wanted a martini and your going to be shooting yours. Any african continent connection?

 

[792mauser]

Segregate cases and they'll last longer.
The chambers and bores are more of kinda "suggestions" rather than law.

My bores ran the gamut from .457/452 all the way to .472/.459 (really beat up example I sold years ago before I cast or reloaded 577& 450)