what extracted by the heat at the time of dis- 

 charge, thus moisture operates more quickly, caus- 

 the shells to swell and the laps of paper to separ- 

 ate, leaving the shells larger end weaker than when 

 they were first withdrawn from the gun. Reject 

 all shells that are torn, stripped lengthwise, -Of 

 frayed on inside. 



We do not find the highest price metal lined 

 shells as good for reloading as the medium grades, 

 such as the U. M. C. Smokeless and Nitro Club, 

 Winchester Repeater, Blue and Yellow Rivals, 

 Peters New Victor, etc. If shells expand so they 

 will hot enter the chamber of gun freely, they must 

 be resized. It will be found best to resize them 

 before other operations, on account of the metal 

 forming the head and reinforcement in some shells 

 being so thin and light that they are not strong 

 enough to be pushed out of the resizing die with- 

 out bulging the head. Such shells are useless. 

 Be sure that all shells will en- 

 ter the chamber of your gun be- 

 fore reloading, and it is well to 

 be sure that all loaded carl- 

 ridges will chamber freely, es- 

 pecially if you use a repeater. 



We find there is a difference 

 in the sizes of the various shot 

 gun chambers. For some guns 

 the shells require to be sized 

 smaller than for others. The 

 Ideal Shot Shell Resizing Die 

 ( see cut "S" ) is a double-endear. 

 If the shells are first driven in 

 the end marked "i," they will 

 be found correct for most guns; 

 if, however, they are still tight, 

 drive them in the other end af- 

 ter being first resized in the end 

 marked "i." Shell Resizing 

 Dies are made for 10, 12, and 

 16 gauge only. 



One of the seemingly insigni- 

 ficant things about reloading 

 paper shells is the re-capping 

 and de-capping. 



Cut "S" 



