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Offline claybyrd

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Bismuth Shot
« on: November 04, 2012, 03:50:54 PM »
Hey, does anyone load with bismuth and how is it compared with lead and steel shot? I' m not too happy using steel shot on ducks and am using an old 97 pump.
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Re: Bismuth Shot
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2012, 04:40:59 PM »
I've loaded bismuth , and it's not any cheaper than just buying the factory loaded rounds. It does do a much better job than steel, not quite as good as the hevishot, and sure a long ways from the old magnum lead loads.
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Re: Bismuth Shot
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2012, 02:37:35 AM »
I haven't used it, but I read somewhere that is was brittle like an over baked cookie.
don't really know though.
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Re: Bismuth Shot
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2012, 02:45:06 AM »
Quote from: claybyrd on November 04, 2012, 03:50:54 PM
Hey, does anyone load with bismuth and how is it compared with lead and steel shot? I' m not too happy using steel shot on ducks and am using an old 97 pump.

I have used it and i find it better than steel. What I like better is tungston matrix which I find is close the hevi-shot in preformance.
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Re: Bismuth Shot
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 03:16:36 PM »
Thanks for the info,gentlemen.
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