Anyone reloading BP shotgun shells?

If you are looking for black powder, look up Traveler's Antiques and Trading in Claude, TX, ask for Toby or Anna at 806-679-9016..

Real black powder is going to be the hard one to find right now. It is about as tough as finding smokeless powders. Places will have it in stock for short periods of time, but it sells out quickly.

As to loading shells, are you planning on loading in brass (Magtech) hulls or plastic hulls? I have only loaded the brass Magtech hulls. Since the hulls are thin walled, you actually use oversized wads and cards. Loading is very straightforward. Magtech hulls use LPP and not 209 style primers. Prime, load your BP charge, and then an overpowder/Nitro card and compress the card in the hull. You don't want any dead space between the powder and overpowder card. Next add a fiber cushion wad followed by shot and then an overshot card. On the brass hulls, you don't need to crimp them, just glue the overshot card in place.

Among other places, you can find components at Circle Fly Wads and Ballistic Products. Circle Fly has info on their site as to which size wads you will need. Ballistic Products also has a manual you can buy which specifically is for loading black powder in brass hulls.

Although I'll admit this post will cause hypertension in some, I'll share how I load BP shotshells.

I use Alliant Black MZ (no longer made but I still have several pounds) in once fired Winchester AA hulls, Pink Claybuster wad and 1 oz shot. All this is accomplished on an old MEC Grabber press.

They work great for CAS and I've even used them successfully for Dove.

Thanks! I’ll check with them. Greatly appreciated…