Abstract: A shot baffle for use with a funnel secured to a shotgun shell reconditioning and reloading apparatus and with the funnel having an upper open end and an open lower end, the shot baffle including a generally disk-shaped body slidably positionable within the funnel and having a peripheral edge held in slidable contact therewith to create an upper holding chamber for receiving shot disposed within the upper end of the funnel; a plurality of legs with each leg extended downwards from the body and terminated at an end edge and with the end edges of the legs positionable in contact with a portion of the funnel to create a lower chamber therein; and a cylinder extended downwards from the bottom wall and through the lower chamber and terminated at an end positioned in juxtaposition with the lower end of the funnel and with the cylinder having a bore extended therethrough and through the body to allow passage of shot disposed within the upper chamber to the lower end of the funnel.