Tuesday, July 16, 2013
MEC 8567N Grabber
Yesterday my good friend Ed gave me his MEC 12 gauge reloader on an indefinite loan basis. He has been trying to get rid of it for a while now to make some room in his already cramped garage. With the reloader he also gave me at least several hundred empty hulls mainly STS and AAs, as well as some 209 Winchester primers, a bag of clay buster wads and a can of IMR powder. Its my intention to start reloading nontox waterfowl loads. I have read many good things about Nice Shot as it may be substituted for lead recipes. According to the website its heavier than lead and only slightly harder but its very malleable. I look forward to trying these loads out. The MEC needs some minor work and Im still waiting for MEC to send me a copyof the manual. The MEC manual download for this reloader is messed up so I asked them to send me a hard copy. I know Ill need to get the primer tray as Ed no longer has it. I may need a few things as well but I wont really know until I study the manual.Now I just need some 12 gauge recipes and Ill be set for the duck season and I wont have to pay over $3.00 a shell either.
