Remington Shell Loading Problems
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Dreaming100Straight
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There is no way to make them work. Better send them to me for disposal.
Dreaming100Straight
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Seriously, this SAAMI diagram confirms your problem. Looking at the lower drawing, the diameter of your shells exceeds the maximum diameter of a 12 GA chamber by @2 mm. I am guessing that moisture/humidity has gotten to them and caused them to swell, but that isn't even an educated guess.
I'll tell you what NOT to do. DO NOT dry them out in the oven!
Edit: I should point out that the upper drawing is of a shell showing that the diameter of the hull (not the base) is a maximum of 20.24 mm with a tolerance of -0.51 mm.
I'll tell you what NOT to do. DO NOT dry them out in the oven!
Edit: I should point out that the upper drawing is of a shell showing that the diameter of the hull (not the base) is a maximum of 20.24 mm with a tolerance of -0.51 mm.
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I had a similar problem with Winchester AA's in my 1942 vintage Ithaca Model 37 20 ga a few years ago.The rims were slightly out of spec (it looked as if they were flatter than other shells compared to them making them slightly oversize)and they did not feed well.I bought them at a going out of business sale along with a box of PMC shells that had hulls over 2 3/4" long after firing which had trouble getting out of the ejection port due to the excess length.The only shells that gun has choked on in 72 years of use,go figure.