Down in the Outer Banks for the week and I was walking around an antique shop and came across these. Never saw brass shot shells before, pretty cool. I wonder how they were reloaded being that you can't crimp them to hold the shot and charge in the shell.

I love old vintage stuff. I found a nice video I think you'll find interesting. It shows how to reload the old brass shells. 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=how+to+reload+brass+shotshells&docid=607996642311538228&mid=DF0269C79FBC32047DD1DF0269C79FBC32047DD1&view=detail&FORM=VIREHT

 

 

 

Guess thats price if you want vintage.  Brownells sells the in various gauges for about $1 a piece.

44 minutes ago, GRIZ said:

Guess thats price if you want vintage.  Brownells sells the in various gauges for about $1 a piece.

I didn't buy them just thought they were cool

On 7/12/2018 at 6:40 PM, gfl216 said:

Down in the Outer Banks for the week and I was walking around an antique shop and came across these. Never saw brass shot shells before, pretty cool. I wonder how they were reloaded being that you can't crimp them to hold the shot and charge in the shell.

 

Nice find.  Seeing your post made me curious, so here's how to reload brass shotgun shells:

 

 

You can buy a box of 25 for about $20, so I might give it a try just for the fun of it;

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/25-rds-magtech-loadable-brass-shotshells-12-gauge?a=518023

 

 

Brass shotshells were the standard pretty soon into WW1.... paper hulls got swelled and wouldn't load.

7 hours ago, USRifle30Cal said:

Brass shotshells were the standard pretty soon into WW1.... paper hulls got swelled and wouldn't load.

If they were used in WW1 then they must cycle in a pump gun. I wonder if they would cycle in a semi auto?

Very tempting!  

looks like serious fun!

 

9 hours ago, gfl216 said:

If they were used in WW1 then they must cycle in a pump gun. I wonder if they would cycle in a semi auto?

They do work in a pump gun.....

I haven't tested in a semi...I usually use them for BP LOADS in older doubles.

Do these qualify as *really* high brass shells then?

There was some recent "defensive" gimmick shell that used full brass shells and a segmented expanding slug which at least looked cool in PR pictures, despite not working any differently (or possibly worse) from regular slugs, yet costing 5 or 10x more. Was made by "oath ammo".

Why do I enjoy these videos so much?

32 minutes ago, Rob0115 said:

Why do I enjoy these videos so much?

Because they make it look so fun and easy!