I got a LEE LOAD-All shotgun shell reloader and I'm not sure how much powder each shell will recive. There is no adjustment to the powder end of the reloader. Its like one hole fits all, but I am not sure thats how it should work. I can adjust the shot. In a rifle shell each charge is measured on a scale I understand that. I have never reloaded shotgun shells. But thousands of rifle shells. Need some help here. I got books up on books on shotgun shell reloading data. And it shows different grains of powder for each load. But I dont know how to adjust for the different loads of powder per round.
This was a used reloader I got off ebay. I think its best to just get a new reloader and then I will have all the all the parts I need to make it safe.
I thank you all for helping me on this question. You have all answered all my questions and then some about shotgun reloading. In question just ask the ones that know what they are talking about!
The Load-All comes with plastic bushings that fit down into those holes in the charge bar. The bushings each have different volumes that in effect measure the powder. You change the bushings by removing the metal front plate (2 screws) and sliding out the charge bar. The load chart included with the Load-All will tell you which bushing to use for which powder.
As to the Lyman manuals et al....they're fun to look at, but they don't really help. How many times do you need the same exact thing repeated? If you follow the Lee instructions (two pages) and use the Lee charge tables (one page), your loads will be perfect.
It still cracks me up how many "experts" we have in the sport who never seem to advance beyond the "well, I read it in a book so it must be true" stage. Read the Lee instructions and laminate the charge table page and hang it on your wall. Those two pieces of paper are all you'll ever need. Read them, learn them, and live them as they say....and you'll never have any probs reloading your shotshells.
Don't bother buying a new Load-All, though. You can pick up all the pieces you need straight from the Lee site. http://www.leeprecision.com/
I stock that exact reloader here in the shop. I've sold probably a couple of hundred of them over the years. If there's anything you need to know, feel free to ask here in the forum.
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