If the gun is a little off face, consider the very cheap, yet effective, method of tightening by a thin metal shim between the hook and the hinge pin.
I've already taken up some slack in this old gun with the compensating screw and it's back to tight again. I have found out a lot about shotguns in general (and Lefevers in particular) over the last year. Always been more intrested in rifles until now. Still need to get a good gunsmith to look at it someday.
I'm not sure how much a guy could really save by rolling his own. Have access to a couple of MEC's. Would only require a new charge bar to get down to 1 oz. I've already looked and PB does look like a good possibility. I think I'm mostly intrested in trying my hand at it. Ya'll are probably right. No more than I shoot, I could just buy and still come out the same. There are a number of good loads straight from the factory that would more than do the job. I wouldn't be able to do enough volume to get the price per shot down very far.
Thank ya'll for the input and advice,
Larry