Finally got thru to Nitro after calling several times the last few weeks. Got 2 10 round boxes of str. #7's I should be set on Turkey loads for a while I will shoot a couple from each box to be sure but I have always had the same pattern results from box to box over the years really like the consistency of Nitros
The make a fine shell. You went with 2 1/4's or 2 7/16's?
Only complaint I have about their shells are their seals. After a year of turkey hunting any shell that was in my vest or cycled in and out of my gun all had buffer/shot leaking out of them.
Quote from: Gobble! on February 05, 2016, 02:52:43 PM
Only complaint I have about their shells are their seals. After a year of turkey hunting any shell that was in my vest or cycled in and out of my gun all had buffer/shot leaking out of them.
Under a cloak of darkness I quickly "borrow" my wife's clear finger nail polish and put a thin coat over the crimp and it has worked perfect!!!!
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Quote from: Gobble! on February 05, 2016, 02:52:43 PM
Only complaint I have about their shells are their seals. After a year of turkey hunting any shell that was in my vest or cycled in and out of my gun all had buffer/shot leaking out of them.
Under a cloak of darkness I quickly "borrow" my wife's clear finger nail polish and put a thin coat over the crimp and it has worked perfect!!!!
Lol
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2 1/4 for the 4x5x7
2 7/16 for the 7's
I've had shells in my vest for several seasons cycling thru my gun and back to vest until they were used never had a leak. I think I'd be sending them back if they did for the price they should at the least stay sealed lol.
Quote from: Phillipshunt on February 05, 2016, 05:16:16 PM
2 1/4 for the 4x5x7
2 7/16 for the 7's
I've had shells in my vest for several seasons cycling thru my gun and back to vest until they were used never had a leak. I think I'd be sending them back if they did for the price they should at the least stay sealed lol.
Saved the hastle and switched to TSS.
Quote from: Gobble! on February 05, 2016, 07:17:15 PM
Quote from: Phillipshunt on February 05, 2016, 05:16:16 PM
2 1/4 for the 4x5x7
2 7/16 for the 7's
I've had shells in my vest for several seasons cycling thru my gun and back to vest until they were used never had a leak. I think I'd be sending them back if they did for the price they should at the least stay sealed lol.
Saved the hastle and switched to TSS.
^^^This^^^.
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I wish someone would start loading this tss stuff and sell it. I'd love to try it but don't know a thing about reloading and if what I've heard is true. People shooting 9 shot at turkey's at 40 yds plus and killing them. I'd be all in, can't begin to imagine how that patterns.
Quote from: turkeywhisperer935 on February 05, 2016, 11:32:33 PM
I wish someone would start loading this tss stuff and sell it.
You would have to sell it for at least $15 a shell to make it work. Don't think there would be enough demand. I've thought about it.
Quote from: turkeywhisperer935 on February 05, 2016, 11:32:33 PM
I wish someone would start loading this tss stuff and sell it. I'd love to try it but don't know a thing about reloading and if what I've heard is true. People shooting 9 shot at turkey's at 40 yds plus and killing them. I'd be all in, can't begin to imagine how that patterns.
It's very easy to do. I can load 5 shells faster than I could drive to a gun store and buy them.
I've had the same problem with the buffer leaking out sent a few back and they replaced them they also recommended using elmers glue to cover the crimp. I've had very good success with nitro's !
I use to use those shells, but for the money that they charge, you would think they would of done a better job of sealing them. Like some of you already stated, several shells lost most of their buffering mix as well?
Candle wax works great
Here's a dumb question...what is the crimp?
Side note, I've used Nitro H517 for a while now and love them. The good thing about Michigans one bird limit is I only go through one shell a year because I don't plan on missing. $85 for 10 shells... $8.50/year. I can handle that.
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Thanks NakedNinja
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Quote from: kdsberman on February 29, 2016, 08:26:01 PM
Here's a dumb question...what is the crimp?
Side note, I've used Nitro H517 for a while now and love them. The good thing about Michigans one bird limit is I only go through one shell a year because I don't plan on missing. $85 for 10 shells... $8.50/year. I can handle that.
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The crimp is how the shell is sealed, top of the shell opposite side the primer is on. Nitro uses a fold crimp and are the only shell I have ever had a leakage problem with. For $8.50 a shell you could load TSS :z-guntootsmiley:
Quote from: Gobble! on March 03, 2016, 09:17:35 AM
Quote from: kdsberman on February 29, 2016, 08:26:01 PM
Here's a dumb question...what is the crimp?
Side note, I've used Nitro H517 for a while now and love them. The good thing about Michigans one bird limit is I only go through one shell a year because I don't plan on missing. $85 for 10 shells... $8.50/year. I can handle that.
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The crimp is how the shell is sealed, top of the shell opposite side the primer is on. Nitro uses a fold crimp and are the only shell I have ever had a leakage problem with. For $8.50 a shell you could load TSS :z-guntootsmiley:
I'd like to look into loading TSS, but I don't know the first thing about loading them or how much all the equipment would cost.
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