Does anybody out there reload with any of the non-toxic shot other than steel? I am considering buying a Browning BSS and I hunt on public land, so steel would be ruled out with a gun like that. Are there more things to consider than when reloading with lead? I have never reloaded any type of shell, but he price on hevi-shot is as deadly as the shells.
Thanks,
Mike
Reloading non-toxic shotgun shells
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Re: Reloading non-toxic shotgun shells
I bought bismuth shot from Precision Reloading a few years back & they supplied a reloading manual to pick a load from. I didn't have any problems reloading, & can't tell the difference in the field from shooting lead. Lucky for me, I bought the bismuth when it was $77.00 for 7 lbs. Now it's up to $157.00 for 6.6 lbs, ouch. For me to load up a box of 28ga 11/16 oz loads at these new prices, I've got $25.54 just in the bismuth itself.
I've never been checked by a game warden in the field. I did call one when I first started reloading bismuth to see how they would field check me. He told me there is no field check, they would have to take a shell & have it analyzed later.
I've never been checked by a game warden in the field. I did call one when I first started reloading bismuth to see how they would field check me. He told me there is no field check, they would have to take a shell & have it analyzed later.