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#623658 12/16/22 04:33 PM
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A new start up that may turn out to be an alternative to RST. They are expecting to deliver 2 1/2" low pressure 12 gauge shells in the new year.


https://www.shenkshotshellco.com/


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As the saying goes,”I’m from Missouri….”

Maybe it’s just the photos but the crimps don’t look very good and one shell appears to have a slight bulge right in front of brass. If an established company like RST can’t get components how can a startup accomplish it?


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I couldn't find a pressure on them. Crimps look find to me.

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Will be waiting for hopefully favorable reviews, but probably won't be pre-ordering.

The founder looks fairly young and fresh-faced. Hope he has some capital behind him.

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Apparently he's already been delivering centre fire ammo.


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Good luck to them I hope they succeed, I have started reloading my shotshells again so I don't have to pay the inflated prices I have enough reloading supplies to last a very long time

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I hope they can get it going, pressure numbers look good. Time will tell.

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Is pressure reported? In the description of the two shells offered for sale I see shot weight and velocity but not pressure.

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Any insight if they are going to produce shells in small bore gauges?


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Originally Posted by playing hooky
Is pressure reported? In the description of the two shells offered for sale I see shot weight and velocity but not pressure.

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Any insight if they are going to produce shells in small bore gauges?

The only thing I have found is a reference on the website for "low pressure". How low, who knows. I'd get in touch and ask if I was able to place an order. Which I can't because I'm in a foreign country.

It strikes me that any company that starts out by proposing to produce and sell 2 1/2" "low pressure" shells is targeting the vintage gun crowd. And when what they offer to sell initially is 12 gauge in 1 oz loads of #6 and #8 shot, well, that's the low hanging fruit that gets production going and generates initial revenue. Looking around at just about every other company that makes low pressure 2 1/2" shells for 12 gauge, they also makes them in a variety of other gauges and loads. I can't imagine a reason why that wouldn't be Shenk's ambition.

My company makes and sells shoes. We mostly sell mens shoes in sizes 9 to 10.5. Each size requires different molds and lasts.....it gets expensive tooling up for production. If we could only afford to do a few sizes.....well, we'd pick 9 through 10.5. But one would always want to get where you are offering a full size array of 7 through 13, even though you know you will only sell a few on the outside sizes. It's called being in the business. I suspect shotshells are similar.

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