I have a whole stable of English guns dating from the late 1860s to 1925 and all are original 2 1/2 proof guns. I shoot 2 3/4 reloads exclusively in all of them and have never had a problem. Hull mouths are nice and smooth and hulls go through a number of reloads before being tossed. I noticed the picture of the blown hulls showed ammo loaded with #4 Nice Shot, a non tox load. I wonder if this shot wasnt responsible for the blown hull mouths. Also, Ill bet these shells are loaded to near SAAMI maximum pressures. I never even get close to that with my reloads.


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