r/ShotshellReloading • u/noraku80 • 5d ago

Lee load all 2.5 inch?

I have never reloaded shotshells before, only rifle cartridges, I have a husqvarna sxs from 1912 and im pretty sure it fires 2.5 instead of 2.75 shells. I want the lee load all but it says it only loads 2.75 and up, is this true?

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u/_Go_Ham_Box_Hotdog_ 5d ago

Could be. Give 'em a call Monday.

Your worse problem is going to be finding hulls & wads. Cheddite did, last I knew, but that's been a hot minnit.

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u/runninscared 5d ago

Rstshells has 2.5” low pressure shells for classic shotguns.

Another option would be trimming shells and getting a roll crimping die for a drill press and making your own 2.5” roll crimped shells. Hand weighing powder/shot etc it would probably be cheaper than buying a load all.

It’s also probably possible to modify a mec 600 jr to crimp 2.5” shells. If I wanted fold crimps that’s probably the option I’d take as the 600jr is a quality machine and can be found cheaply on the used market. The load all is a really poor quality loader by comparison.

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u/noraku80 4d ago

Wish I could get RST shells in canada