Thread: Re loading Rio Mini Magnum #3 hulls.

thank you for responding.

Someone with far more experience shotshell reloading may know different but ' not suitable for reloading' could just be arse covering or it may be that the carefully developed combination of shell, wad and powder with specific shot load can't be safely duplicated outside the factory.


Agreed, which is why I am asking.


Most shotshells have a brassy plated steel head rather than brass. originally at least, steel headed shotshells were not designed for reloading. Does a magnet stick to it?

Yes, very strongly :>) but steel isn't a problem in many different hulls.

Some auto loaders with fairly generous chambers expand the head a lot and you might find re sizing steel to that degree difficult,


Good point, but a MEC 600 jnr deprimed and resized the metal OK.

In all I'd suggest that you would be far better off with shells intended to be reloaded.

A fair comment, but how many cardboard packs of shotshells have a statement on them saying they are OK for reloading? I ain't. seen one yet. :>)
I did not buy them for reloading, I bought them for "working in a new semi auto which required a heavy load. BUT having used them for the job and lying around, it is a meaningful question to raise. Even if reloaded with a lighter load for another gun.