Active Shells

Discussion in 'Reloading Bench' started by Joe Winnicki, Feb 14, 2023.

  1. Joe Winnicki

    Joe Winnicki Mega Poster

    Shooting them or save them ? Also have 20 gauge.

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  2. icyclefar

    icyclefar Active Member

    Shoot them, reload them, shoot them again, repeat.
     
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  3. Joe Winnicki

    Joe Winnicki Mega Poster

    I once had a couple bags of Activ wads - straight walled hull think Federal wads will work.

    Had a fellow in Utah who would buy all my once shot hulls and boxes.
     
  4. Flyersarebest

    Flyersarebest Moderator Founding Member Forum Leader

    I would keep one box, for nostalgia sake, and shoot the rest.
     
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  5. bobski

    bobski USN Retired Range Owner

    shoot em!
     
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  6. Joe Winnicki

    Joe Winnicki Mega Poster

    I guess most of them will go down range - I bought a case of 20 gauge Activs a few years ago before the ammo crunch for $30.00 - keeping a couple of each to go with my ammo collection. Thanks!
     
  7. bobski

    bobski USN Retired Range Owner

    whats funny is I remember when they came out....and now people call it vintage ammo. heck what does that make me? lol.
    when I worked at NAS oceana navy s/t range, I use to pick up those hulls on 7 ranges weekly. it would fill a pickup bed.
    management would then sell those once fired hulls for 5.00 an empty clay box full. time marches on.
     
  8. nickthanos

    nickthanos Well-Known Member

    I remember buying those back in the mid 80's for $20.00 a case (500) sold them at our local club. I thought they were great shells. You could re-load them with Federal recipes several times. I loved them for handicap shooting. The 3 dram 7-1/2 were fast & soft shooting.
     
  9. nickthanos

    nickthanos Well-Known Member

    I still have a few boxes, and a drum full of once fired empties. I have been loading them for bunker shooting.
     
  10. bobski

    bobski USN Retired Range Owner

    I do remember semi shooters complained about weak rims causing fail to extract issues when they borrowed the club guns (beretta 302's.) but o&u's...no issues.
     
  11. Activ shotshells are still being manufactured in Argentina, but they are not being exported.
     
  12. LTKSQ

    LTKSQ Member

    Shoot em