I bought a 12/20 set from a fellow member and have read to use only AA or Remington STS's and that's the plan,but was just curious if folks had used other brands and had success with them.I understand about the brass vs the steel heads characteristics as pertains to the swelling and sticking.
Using steel bases/cheap ammo will contribute to a fail to eject rate of about 70-80%. You will have some very unhappy squad mates when you need to get a wad knocker or stick to push out the empty stuck shells and re insert the tubes every two minutes.
I have 12/20 Chambermates. I have shot ammo other than AA or STS with them. The ammo shoots just fine. It's just that you will usually have problems with extraction. The empty hull doesn't want to release from the Chambermate. Consequently, you put a great deal of stress on the gun's ejectors, and even then may have to manually extract the empty hull.
Or, more often, the gun simply lifts the empty hull and the Chambermate about 3/4" out of the chamber. Then you have to extract the empty from the insert and then put the insert fully back into the chamber. If you're not careful to get the insert properly seated, you can bend the insert when you close the gun.
So, if you've got plenty of time and just want to get rid of a few off-brand shells, then go ahead and shoot them through the inserts. But be prepared for the extra work and hassle after nearly every shot.
I have 12/20 Chambermates. I have shot ammo other than AA or STS with them. The ammo shoots just fine. It's just that you will usually have problems with extraction. The empty hull doesn't want to release from the Chambermate. Consequently, you put a great deal of stress on the gun's ejectors, and even then may have to manually extract the empty hull.
Or, more often, the gun simply lifts the empty hull and the Chambermate about 3/4" out of the chamber. Then you have to extract the empty from the insert and then put the insert fully back into the chamber. If you're not careful to get the insert properly seated, you can bend the insert when you close the gun.
So, if you've got plenty of time and just want to get rid of a few off-brand shells, then go ahead and shoot them through the inserts. But be prepared for the extra work and hassle after nearly every shot.
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