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OK, I have been reloading rifle/pistol ammo for about 7 years now and shotgun for about 15 and I have run upon a very unusual issue. I have run probably 15K+ rounds through my old Texan reloader with no issues at all. I was just given a MEC Jr in 12ga and ran a few through it every one has a flare at the top of the shell. It is enough to stop my Browning A-5 from feeding. I have adjusted the crimp from one extreme to another to no avail. Anyone out there dealt with this before? Could the MEC just be worn out or am I just not tweaking it correctly?

It's not a Saiga, actually a Browning auto-5 that's why I posted here instead of in the Saiga-12 forum. I have been considering a Saiga-12 tho, it's between that and a Saiga .223

I have all my reloading and shooting time in with either a rifle, handgun or shotgun shooting birdshot. I have no experience with slugs at all. Question I have is can a slug be safely fired from a shotgun with a fixed full choke? I am just unsure at to whether or not that restriction at the end of the barrel will have a hazardous or detrimental effect on the slug.

I was out at our impromptu range a few weeks ago and a guy was lobbing the Lightfields down range with of all things a Remington 870, pistol grip w/ 18.5" barrel and he kept them in a paper plate at 100yds. I was beyond impressed. I expected a 2'+ pattern out of that little "assault" 870.

I actually emailed Hornady re it and was told that it was a combination of a "max" load, light bullet and elevation (less air friction on the bullet) since the area I shoot at is at about 10,000'. They said is was unusual being it was a .308 bullet but was possible, LKB3rd is correct in that it is alot more common in the .22 class be it .223, .22-250, .220 swift, etc.

I have the black plastic furniture and 16" barrell. Other than the lack of a flash suppressor I love it. When shooting in low light with the short barrell the flash is blinding. No misfeeds, no jams nothing. And best of all it's 4" narrower than my quad so it's a perfect fit when I go out and play I didn't want the longer barrell because of the quad issue and I figure if I'm going to carry something that long I'll just take the BA .300Win Mag since it's alot lighter.

Not sure I want to convert my .308, may try it when I get a 7.62 or .223 tho. Anyway, looking at the Russian American Armory Skeleton Stock and the pistol grip/6 position stock from Mississippi Auto Arms. The intent with the Saiga is to live on the rack of my quad when I'm out playing which is why I got the 16" barrel, in stock dress it's 4" narrower than my quad. When it comes to shooting which is more comfortable? Is there any wobble with the pistol grip and 6 position stock? I also have an SKS and am looking at going 6 position on it because of the short stock and don't want to put som

That makes things easier. I wasn't worried as much about a misfeed due to low powder charge as much as damaging the bolt from a heavier charge. I typically load 5 rounds of each "experimental" load (Min or Max by the book, no wildcatting) and see how they work. Did some loads in 110gr Sierra HPBT's for my .300 and they were vaporizing about 3" after leaving the barrel, talk about getting looks from the guy next to me. Actually looking at another Stevens 200 in .308 to "guinea pig" the loads before feeding them into the Saiga so I don't hurt it.

Has anyone played with a max/min load for the .308 Saiga? I would assume within reason chamber pressure wouldn't be an issue I'm just worried about damage to the bolt with a max load and a non feed with a load too light.