Hey guys, I just bought a 12 ga mec 650. Also came with a adjuster bar to adjust the powder and shot, also a tray to hold caps and drop them in. Just curious where guys get your supplies? The guy that sold it to me used 700x powder and aaa wads. Good combo? any book recommended to read? like a lyman reloading for shotguns or something? Thanks guys.

Any reloading manual (Hodgdon, Alliant) found online for reloading formula combinations is adequate for starters. 700X is relatively fast-burning powder ideal for charges up to 1 1/8 oz. in the 12 ga. and data can be found on Hodgdon's reloading site. http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

 

MEC 650 manual if you don't have one. There's some good info here other than "how to set up and adjust your loader":

http://www.mecreloaders.com/documents/ownermanuals/650.pdf

 

 

Get supplies wherever you can find them but online sites for wads and hulls is a good start.

 

Web vendor Ballistic Products has a great assortment of supplies.  Go to T&T in PA for powder, shot, and primers.

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/default.asp

 

With prices high have been experimenting with 3/4 oz loads over fast burning powder. 

Graf's & Sons and Precision Reloading are two more good sources I've used for reloading components.

If you can get your hands on green dot powder you can load everything from a 12 ga. To 28ga. Using the correct reloading data.

Good, reliable, clean powder, and American made!

If you can get your hands on green dot powder you can load everything from a 12 ga. To 28ga. Using the correct reloading data.

Good, reliable, clean powder, and American made!

 

Green Dot is a good powder for light loads in all gauges from 12 to 28. I'm a big fan of the three "Clays" powders for 12 ga., as well as Titewad for 1 oz. loads in the 12 ga.