Who uses solid brass 12ga shells, and for what?

[Hawkeye7br]

Still have some, My granddad would load for me 60 years ago in a Parker doubled barrel, twist steel barrel. Still have the gun and shells. I would go out in the Grainery and pick out the small soybeans. Grand dad would hand load those shells for me, and I would shoot pigeons in the barn.

Soybeans? Interesting. I recently handed down to my SIL a 12 gauge similar to your Parker. Sounds like a great alternative to modern loads.

 

[Remington 90T]

Soybeans? Interesting. I recently handed down to my SIL a 12 gauge similar to your Parker. Sounds like a great alternative to modern loads.

And it never damaged the barn roof but sure would knock down pigeons. At 10 it was my first shotgun experience.

 

[Leadeye]

I have read that supposedly you can form and trim them to make Martini Henry cases.

True.