The price of lead last week in Cabela's for #4, #5, and #6 was $22.99 a bag, #71/2's, #8, and #9's were $49.99 a bag (25 lbs). Yesterday the price was $49.99 for all. Shells from Win. Rem, had gone up $2.00 a box. Gamebores went up the same. It looks like the Estate shells went up also. I did notice that there were some Win Super X for $4.99 a box for #71/2's, #8, and #9, don't know why they are different. Same price for 12's and 20's.
I also picked up once fired 20 ga Rem. Gun Club to reload. They have the same innards as Rem. STS, Premiers. The only difference is in the head, steel while the others are brass. Win AA and Federal Premier are also brass. Also Remington hulls are the thickest, .032, while Win, Rio's (Cheddites) Federals (.375 base wad) are .024.
These newer Remington Premier, STS, Nitros are built like the old Win AA. The new Win AA and Super X have a clear plastic linning around the base wad.
I have been reloading some low-pressure loads in the Remington Gun Clubs, cut to 2 1/2" and roll crimp them for shooting out of 2 1/2" chambered 20 ga. L.C. Smiths. Takes longer but I am only using them for hunting.
