Copper BB's in reloading!? - The Firearms Forum

mattintc · 07-07-2012, 10:44 PM

Well i was reading the manual of a lee load-all shotshell press and it said that you can use BB's but you have to give it a tap to drop them down. Which is amazing if i can use BB's being that i have a insane amount of them.

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 10:47 PM

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 10:52 PM

BB's are perfect for .410 shotty's
and if i remember drop in 3 OO buck then 3 of BB and shake flat and then repeat 3-4 times for 12 G

JLA · 07-07-2012, 10:56 PM

I have used them as well. Just make sure your shotgun/choke is rated for steel shot.

mattintc · 07-07-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JLA

I have used them as well. Just make sure your shotgun/choke is rated for steel shot.

haha crazy!! and steel? i have copper BB's. How do i know if it is rated for steel or not.

mattintc · 07-07-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

Thank you that is an awesome thing to have!!

bntyhntr6975 · 07-07-2012, 11:26 PM

You sure you have copper BBs? Most likely copper plated steel. IF they're copper, sell them to the scrap yard and buy twice as many copper plated steel BBs.

mattintc · 07-07-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bntyhntr6975

You sure you have copper BBs? Most likely copper plated steel. IF they're copper, sell them to the scrap yard and buy twice as many copper plated steel BBs.

Haha probably a good idea. I guess i can assume they're steel plated copper and would they work with 12 gauge shells or no?

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 11:44 PM

a magnet will tell ya ...

mattintc · 07-07-2012, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

a magnet will tell ya ...

Yeah i read online the BB's are copper coated So that does answer my question and they are smaller than some shotty BB's by a hair

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 11:55 PM

you can get solid copper shot so check , ( not real common nowdays )

mattintc · 07-07-2012, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jack404

you can get solid copper shot so check , ( not real common nowdays )

Well since i got an ungodly amount of BB's from back when i was young shooting BB guns i can use those and get rid of them i think?

jack404 · 07-07-2012, 11:59 PM

hey i bought a 50lb bag of BB's and used em in .410 for bunnies about 1980

what hasn't been shot is in the shelf loaded and awaiting

mattintc · 07-08-2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jack404

hey i bought a 50lb bag of BB's and used em in .410 for bunnies

what hasn't been shot is in the shelf loaded and awaiting

that is a .410 im talking a 12 gauge shotty

jack404 · 07-08-2012, 12:04 AM

it'll be fine for 12G just play with it some to see how it loads best and if walled wads or non walled wads suit , sorry i never did a lot of BB's in 12 g

mattintc · 07-08-2012, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jack404

it'll be fine for 12G just play with it some to see how it loads best and if walled wads or non walled wads suit , sorry i never did a lot of BB's in 12 g

its fine i didnt wanna blow my self up and hurt my self using them because the BB's where the wrong kind or something.

aa1911 · 07-08-2012, 12:34 AM

a skeet shooting buddy gave me about 3lbs of BB lead shot last week, just loaded them up into the 12 gauge, some 1 1/4oz loads. Not really sure why but had never loaded BB size before so I made a box; going to test them tomorrow and see how they pattern. seems like a good kitty cannon shell or similar sized pests.

Kept about a pound of them, will have to try them in the .410!

I think BB is 50 pellets per oz so 24 would make sense for the 1/2 oz load data in the diagram of the .410, thanks for that picture

JLA · 07-08-2012, 09:08 PM

They arent copper BBs. the are steel. stick a magnet to them youll see.

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mattintc Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 23	Copper BB's in reloading!? Well i was reading the manual of a lee load-all shotshell press and it said that you can use BB's but you have to give it a tap to drop them down. Which is amazing if i can use BB's being that i have a insane amount of them. -->

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jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? BB's are perfect for .410 shotty's and if i remember drop in 3 OO buck then 3 of BB and shake flat and then repeat 3-4 times for 12 G Attached Images

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JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,398	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? I have used them as well. Just make sure your shotgun/choke is rated for steel shot. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

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bntyhntr6975 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wichita, Ks. Posts: 295	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? You sure you have copper BBs? Most likely copper plated steel. IF they're copper, sell them to the scrap yard and buy twice as many copper plated steel BBs. __________________ There is a fine line between paranoid and prepared.

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jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? a magnet will tell ya ...

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jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? you can get solid copper shot so check , ( not real common nowdays )

07-07-2012, 11:59 PM	#13
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? hey i bought a 50lb bag of BB's and used em in .410 for bunnies about 1980 what hasn't been shot is in the shelf loaded and awaiting Last edited by jack404; 07-08-2012 at 12:01 AM..

07-08-2012, 12:04 AM	#15
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? it'll be fine for 12G just play with it some to see how it loads best and if walled wads or non walled wads suit , sorry i never did a lot of BB's in 12 g

07-08-2012, 12:34 AM	#17
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,120	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? a skeet shooting buddy gave me about 3lbs of BB lead shot last week, just loaded them up into the 12 gauge, some 1 1/4oz loads. Not really sure why but had never loaded BB size before so I made a box; going to test them tomorrow and see how they pattern. seems like a good kitty cannon shell or similar sized pests. Kept about a pound of them, will have to try them in the .410! I think BB is 50 pellets per oz so 24 would make sense for the 1/2 oz load data in the diagram of the .410, thanks for that picture __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

07-08-2012, 09:08 PM	#18
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,398	Re: Copper BB's in reloading!? They arent copper BBs. the are steel. stick a magnet to them youll see. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!