If yes, how d'you do it?

I owe a box of shells (and a couple of favors) to a person who's got a 2 1/2 gun but hasn't yet shot it for lack of shells. I thought it would be a nice touch to load some 2 1/2s for him, but cutting the shells with scissors doesn't seem to work very welll - it's kind of messy and they don't come out quite even. Are there any better options?

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