How to Make a Cheap Shotgun Reloader, do it yourself reloads

[@longhunter5935]

Like this...with 2021 wood prices the Lee might be cheaper....😂

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Maby I can go to the woods and make one from a chunk of log.

[@ChaosBW]

​@@thepreparedchristian3147 OY THAT'S THE GOVERNMENTS LOGS THAT WOULD BE THEFT

[@jonnyv5428]

Pallets are everywhere, made of all shapes of wood 😅

[@husqv5147]

Absolutely LOVE IT!!! Been wanting to reload 410 (on the cheap) for years, without buying a bulky setup to do so. Thank you for your time invested and sharing! Happy hunting!

[@tylorsienkowski407]

I had an idea very similar in design after seeing the basic survival loaders on ebay for like 80 bucks I had most of what I needed laying around, gunna cost me more then a quarter but should do the job, your video has given me inspiration to finish my idea and something to base it on and work off of, thank you very much

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Just be sure and start with light loads to be on the safe side.

[@johnndavis7647]

I saw this in Backwoodsman as well. Its one of the few magazines worth buying. That and Handloader . I have built one of these for myself and a couple for friends.

[@johnndavis7647]

Pyrodex is a good powder choice for this project. You just have to clean with water after shooting as with black powder. It's much more forgiving than any smokeless powder in reguard to pressures. I use a hard card over the powder seated firmly on the powder, then A 1/2" of wads cut from an old wool blanket or coat. Then another hard thin wad then 1/2 ounce of #7 1/2 shot . I wouldn't go over 6s as these loads are for the smallest game like squirrels or birds and the Shot count is too low with larger shot. If using 3" shells I add enough wadding to bring the shot up to where the crimp folds like it should or maybe add a little more shot. I drop a few drops of birthday candle over the crimp to help seal it and waterproof it. A "base sizing die" can be made out of a large steel washer. Ream it out so it fits over the base of an unfired shell. Tap it down over a fired case with a short piece of pipe. Then put the case on the priming post and tap the "sizer" back off the shell. Plastic wads are fairly cheap or you can pick up used ones off the ground and use them again. If the piston part is damaged just cut it off. The part that protects the shot is all we really need if other wads are used. A fun and worthwhile project. John Davis jax fl

[@johnndavis7647]

A small plastic funnel is useful for flairing out the mouth of the case a bit when I add the powder. That makes getting the wads into the cases easier .

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

@@johnndavis7647 I had thought of trying the pellets but haven't yet.

[@razieldrakis]

I really think this is genius. Good work.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Thank you

[@unclearthur9192]

G'Ay from Australia, This is brilliantly simple and cheap. I used to load blank 12gauge shells with black powder for reenacting in a similar way but all the bits and pieces were loose not together and compact like your version. I'll make up one of these setups for the single shot 410 shotgun that I'm in the process of buying. Thanks for uploading this video. Cheers, Steve

[@reiisthebestgirl]

I remember my grandfather reloading shotgun shells with setup like this. He used to seal ends with candle wax which seemed a tad dangerous even for 10 year old me at the time haha. Market man will always want to sell you the latest and greatest but sometimes old tricks like this are worth more than basket full of new ones.

[@bertkilborne6464]

I bought a 12 ga Lee loader in the 80s Nothing wrong with it to this day - Very simplt in concept. I use a roll crimper that I bought recently. That was a good investment

[@NorthernTrapperOutdoors]

Thanks for making me save $80 on a 12 gauge reloader! Ridiculous! Thank u so much sir!

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Remember that it does not resize the brass or crimp well...so it is more suited for a single shot or emergency back-up reloading

[@donaldfranks7129]

Backwoodsman, great magazine

[@NoOne-wv6zc]

I can't wait to see your video on open heart surgery

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Well, if you really want one...

[@meadcanfield1680]

Awesome creation! You can screw in a flat head screw in the#2 hole to keep the spent primer from being driven into the wood

[@1959jimbob]

Absolutely ingenious and WAY TO GO!. Excellent use of your God given talents and blessings. May he continue to bless you and your family with all you stand in need of.

[@Coruja-DF]

Nice! You could make a hole with the exact size of the shell, then turn your wooden cube upside down and, through the other side, press with the rod to finish your "star close" to it. The tight fit will keep the shell in shape.

[@mikebeddingfield2144]

A endmill bit would give a flat base in the hole and stop the shell case from rocking in the hole, just a observation. Great information thank you for sharing.

[@joshuaklingensmith7843]

I'm thinking of machining up some sort of setup to reload my 410 shells. And building my 45 long colt press. Thanks for the video.

[@oldmanpatriot1490]

410 is what I shoot the most around my farm. You are right, they are very expensive compared to other shells. Now I cant find primers. All i have for the house is for small rifle.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Primers are going to be an issue moving forward...

[@oldmanpatriot1490]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 I think all things will be an issue. I think war is inevitable here in the US.. I think it will be a lot like the former republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia/herzegovina, croatia, kosivo, etc.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

That is a possibilty...population centers trying to control rural areas.

[@fxpestoperator5527]

Better than my MEC reloaders! 😂😂😂 Good Video Brother!

[@SilntObsvr]

My first reloading was done with a Lee Loader in .32 ACP -- which I got before I realized what a PITA it was going to be to pick up small caliber semi-auto cases (the gun throws them, usually over your shoulder). Easy to use, but in '79 it wasn't that easy to find correct bullets; I wound up using (slightly undersize) .308 100 gr. half-jacket "Plinker" bullets, which due to the soft lead nose didn't feed perfectly in my pistol. Most recently, I've used a Lee Hand Press -- costs a bit more than a Lee Loader, but it's easier to get good-looking, confidence-inspiring rounds (and quicker, especially with rifle ammunition).

[@sj6404]

You've missed an important step: resizing the brass. Good luck getting that "reload" to chamber.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

They work just fine for the single shot they are intended for...

[@Coruja-DF]

I thought the risize were needed only in case you use shells in different guns. 🤔 Because the deformation will still fit if you use it always in the same gun.

[@missourihomesteader1611]

Great video cheap and effective

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Worth it for the odd sizes like .410

[@missourihomesteader1611]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 absolutely. I love using a 410 for small game.

[@BlackPowderGeek]

I have A Lee loader for .45 colt and one for 7.62x54r. Cause at the end of the day, my single stage press doesn't fit in a backpack. Seriously, it is a effective way to reload, in a kit about the size of a paperback book. IMO everyone should own a couple. Thanks for your video btw, I intend to try making a shotshell reloader immediately!

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Lee loader is a great portable system.

[@joedirt7604]

This is almost a step up from the Lee field loader 🤔 With the survival loaders, they seem to have the dowel, ontop of the primer, inside the shells. (If it goes of with the standard Lee, it will launch the pressure at your hand, and launch the dowel) But with this, it looks a bit safer. Since if a primer popped, your hand isn't directly in front the blast zone therefore much less likely to end up with a dowel in the hand. I deffenitly see some advantages to this version over the classic store bought version.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

That is a good point...this is intended for when you have nothing else but still have components available...it will put food on the table.

[@davidmays781]

good way to make rock salt loads. You could also do a blunder busting load / basically any old mix of stuff laying around. Small screws, nails, nuts, etc and seal with wax.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Biggest problem with a blunderbuss load is that you can damage your barrel...but in an emergency you may not care about that.

[@richardkut3976]

Excellent, thanks.

[@thecainer64]

What about drilling an undersized hole with something like a step drill bit and then smoothing out the steps to the final dimension of just over the cartridge size with a conical rotary bit like a burr bit or rotary diamond stone. This would give you a conical hole that might work as your pre-crimp (crimp starter). I guess you could also drill another hole with a regular bit just over the outside dimension of the shell and then a stud, small bolt or even a duplex head nail could be driven into the center of the hole and used to finish the crimp. Just a suggestion. I think I will make one of these up, thanks for sharing. .410 is too expensive to buy, and reloading press' are too costly for some. It is a shame that the Lee Load-All II is not offered in .410 because for a beginners press it handles it all. Blessings in Christ.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

That might work...I haven't had an issue with it but I have been careful in handling the reloads...

[@johnndavis7647]

"The Survival Loader" looks like a pretty good alternative to the Lee Loader. I don't know what they cost but Lee's go for big bucks when they come up for sale on fleabay.

[@vidili68]

Hi there Goog information happy day be safe god bless. Happy holidays to all.

[@owsleyhunter2757]

Smart and simple, I like it

[@robertfrapples2472]

Next week, make your own CPAP machine for $1.29 using 2-liter soda bottles and an old aquarium pump.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Ya, doesn't everyone do that?

[@alexisann627]

Good job

[@sentane8031]

your the very definition of texas stereotype, you're amazing keep making videos man

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

I try

[@sentane8031]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 hope you succeed, I like your videos

[@DirtyDirtbath]

Excellent video, Thank you! Do you have one on the actual reloading of 410?

[@daddylurkhusband4636]

Miraculous! Bro omg wow.

[@JoseGadi1991]

I can make shotgun reloads with the lee hand press??

[@Reloader826]

Great Video and thats using Your God given Talent ... God Bless You and Yours ...

[@cesarv.1178]

Brilliant,Can you do this for a 38 spl as well?

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Not with this setup...Or maybe with modification...but you would be loading probably low powered rounds

[@jaylloyd9883]

Use my reloader for my 357 my 270 my 30/30

[@raystone2282]

My our 30 30 and 38 sp

[@phillipdodds7860]

I use my lee loader for my 12 gauge

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

If you have one that is better than this one.

[@kirkboswell2575]

The shotgun Lee loaders were made by "Lee Precision" which is no longer in business (I always get confused because the current company has "precision" in their name too). The Lee Classic (shown) is still in production with the current Lee company. So, the Lee shotgun loaders are still "out there" but no longer being made. If you find one, and want to hand load your shotgun shells, its a worthwhile purchase..... But you do have to look for them now.

[@glockfanboy4927]

OMG it's a ZZ top prepper vid!!!

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Right on

[@HamburglarRaptorson]

I really enjoy your video but what's with the dead plant in frame?Just curious.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

I had to ask my wife... it is one of the over wintered cuttings of Streptocarpella that didn't make it.

[@skylerhouse7691]

God bless you brother, but a little too banjo for me. Just sayin 1611 in one hand 1911 in the other

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Interesting name...CB?

[@ozark_trapper]

That ammo wont run thru a automatic 410. I just loaded 10 boxes 3 inch in 4, 5 ,6.for squirrel hunting. I got a mec 600 jr mark 5 410 3. I didnt give alot for my loader. On the hot days i load ammo.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Pretty sure I mentioned that... love the little 410

[@ozark_trapper]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 i have 2 410's i turkey hunt with. Mossberg SA 410ga TSS turkey. Mossberg 500 410 TSS turkey. Both have reflex red dots on them. I order a IC choke. I never killed a deer with a 410 slug. Going to try this fall.

[@robertrhodes7180]

Ok how do you resize the lower brass of the hull not case or brass casing .

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

You don't... this is not recommended for higher power loads...I think I said something about not feeding because of that as well....This works good for single shots to feed yourself on the cheap.

[@robertrivasarroyo1174]

How about resizing the brass part of the shell?

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Unless you are using an autoloader shotgun, you don't have to.

[@robertrivasarroyo1174]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 how about a pump shotgun I have a 12 gauge 870 will that be fine with out sizing the shell?

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

@@robertrivasarroyo1174 I can't say for sure...but the way I do these rounds you would want to load them one at a time, because I don't do a hard crimp

[@robertrivasarroyo1174]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 I see, thanks for the info always good to learn different ways of doing things with out machines, I use a Lee load all 2.

[@charlieruprecht3196]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 it only matters if you shoot in a different gun than you shot it the first time.

[@kirkboswell2575]

Disagree completely with the shot sizes mentioned. A 410 does best with 9, 8, 7, & 6 shot sizes. Anything over 6 doesn't work well........until you get to buckshot. The 410 comes back into its own with #4 buck up through 000 buckshot (# 4 - 000 is what is loaded into several "personal defense loads" ). Number of balls is reduced, of course, but it works consistently as intended. Stay with 6 and under, or with #4 buck and higher.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Thanks for your opinion.

[@danielescobar7618]

You knew you were making a video. This wasnt some surprise that someone sprung on you like they showed up with a camera when you were going to explain all this .. WHY NOT TIDY UP? Prepared for anything but cleaning your house

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

I'm sorry if your feelings were harmed by the content of this video...In the future I will try to be more cognizant of sensitive people. Thank you for pointing out my shortcomings and making the effort to tell me about them.

[@danielescobar7618]

@@thepreparedchristian3147 it's not an offense to me, it's you who the sty should bother.

[@gracewthomas]

How do you resize the brass base on the hull?

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Brass really doesn't need resized for most shotguns...you won't be shooting these through a semi-auto anyway

[@alpha2-010]

נחמד ביותר

[@frozenmongolian3334]

Only in america u have name like this

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Why yes, I am American

[@will7its]

Your plant died.....🙂

[@Swampyankeehomestead]

RIP plant!

[@qcitizen6738]

Mmmmmnno... This looks like it involves effort on my part, to do something, plus use critical thinking skills, or like, something. Can't the government do this for me ?

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

If you pay your taxes and get the jab, I'm sure they will take care of you

[@sherlock1895]

What a waste of time. Ridiculous. Cheers!

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

Thanks for your opinion.

[@robertfrapples2472]

If it hasn't happened already, someone is going to get badly injured after following your advice and sue you to the the point where you can't even afford to build one of these! You are going to have 12-year-old kids trying this, making uber-dangerous, non-standard loads.

[@thepreparedchristian3147]

You can make the same loads with a lee loader you can buy off ebay.

[@jacobroquemore1698]

How is that any different with any other enterprise people consume their time with?? That’s why is imperative to teach kids common sense.

[@adamwhite4378]

Then Darwin will sort them out.

[@PaddyFromPaddistan]

If those 12 year olds are the ones I'm thinking of, they're already running around Chicago with full auto switches..