True Velocity polymer case ammo

[Skeet 028]

I drank the Activ Kool Ade that promised good life for reloads. I was kinda bummed when I had a round or two out of twenty five split on the first firing… that’s the factory load, not even one reload! I wrote them off as a bad idea, and went back to Double As.
Froggie

I got quite a few loads out of Activ cases. For target loads as many as 20 loads avg about 12. 20 ga was less though. maybe an average of 6. Heck I got a lot of splitting of AAs in those years too. I could get a 1 3/4 ounce load in the 2 3/4 inch Activ. Great waterfowl loads. Activ even made some loads with plated shot and a heck of a good slug round. I have at least one box of Wanda loads down in the bunker. I think the polycarbonate type load Herter's sold were made by Wanda. Ones I had were blue

 

[duman444]

Wanda Shotgun shells

The first all-plastic shotshells I remember were called Wanda, made by someplace in Houston. I have a full box of them. I think they date from the early 70s. The plastic used is very rigid, I think polycarbonate. It used a plastic top wad that snapped into place, and the shells came in different colors for different gauges. They could be reloaded by using something to remove the fired primer and a shot and a powder measure. I think they lasted only a few years on the market.

My Dad was given a case of the Wanda's in mid 70's. They are #8 shot and we tried them for dove hunting. About 1/3 of them broke in half, leaving the top half of the shell in the chamber, not conducive to fast shooting in the dove field. Still have a couple of boxes for show only not for shooting.

 

[DWalt]

anyone remember trounds... those are weird

There is quite a long and involved history of the Tround round and the gun. It was really a pretty good idea, but also a really ungainly design. I was briefly involved in discussions about arming airline pilots over 20 years ago, and one option involved using Tround open chamber revolvers as armament (even though none were available). There were also some industrial Tround applications.

 

[DWalt]

My Dad was given a case of the Wanda's in mid 70's. They are #8 shot and we tried them for dove hunting. About 1/3 of them broke in half, leaving the top half of the shell in the chamber, not conducive to fast shooting in the dove field. Still have a couple of boxes for show only not for shooting.

Clay bird shooters did not particularly like them because of the clattering noise the empties made when they hit the ground.