Hone the chamber. Note, I said hone, not wrap steel wool around something and spin it.
Whats your load ?As any one reloaded for the 870. I'm trying to reload for it and having some trouble. The rounds that I've made up out of used hulls have a tendency to stick in the camper and don't want to eject. Any body else had these troubles? Any solutions? Irishman in Montana needs help!
What is your load ?They are sticking after discharge. What you guys are saying makes sense I think I'll stick my micrometer on my die and maybe hone my chamber. I hadn't thought about my chamber being a little narrow.
You need plastic hulls, with real brass. and an 8 star crimp. I know most crimpers go to 6 star with the twist of the wrist. Most shells that are 6 star from the factory are very poor quality. I am sure there are exceptions but I can't think of any off hand.By the way they were estate hulls
Robocop is right on with his hull selection. Store bought ammo for my 28 ga is expensive. I buy once fired AA hulls by the 100. I never have any problem with any of them. I expect to get 3 or 4 uses from a hull, sometimes I get many more. if you see any high brass hulls laying around pick them up. They function well and you can reload them quite a few times. High brass hulls are more difficult to resize but they will not harm your equipment. Make sure any high brass hulls you reload are brass. I have never tried to reload a steel case hull. I can foresee to many problems.What you NEED is quality hulls. Winchester AA's, Remington STS, etc, Federal Gold Medal are on the top of the heap.
I use almost exclusively AA's just because I have a seemigly endless supply. I do have a little over 600 Gold Medals I have been hording that I now realize I will never get around to needing. I could be talked out of them.
steel head reloads just fine, I have loaded hundreds of slugs back in Remington Gun Clubs, Sport Load, and hundreds of 00 buck in Federal Top Gun hulls.I have never tried to reload a steel case hull. I can foresee to many problems.