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They come in BB, 2, 3, and 4 shot in 12-gauge and ... Both bismuth loads are available in 4 or 5 shot. The bismuth shells sell for $62.99/25 in .410 and $66.95/25 in 28-gauge.
A Canadian entrepreneur-aided by a prominent Illinois scientist-has signed contracts to market new shotgun loads made of bismuth ... s Hunting and Guns and Ammo magazines. For 60 percent of ...
For predators, the most common shot sizes are BB, 2, or 4, although 2s are the most popular ... TSS wads are heavier than those used in lead and bismuth shotshells. Apex Ammunition Small TSS pellets — ...
Rather than using a load’s real name and shot type for the study, shells were assigned code names so even the ... For large Canada geese, BBB steel, No. 2 tungsten, and BB bismuth proved most lethal.
A random check of Orlando area gun dealers indicated there is little interest in using the bismuth-tin shot shells. “I’ve had a couple of people ask about it, but haven’t had enough interest ...
That caused pandemonium in the shotgun ... industry. Ammunition makers attempted to remedy this problem by developing non-toxic pellets out of materials other than steel. Bismuth was the first ...
Ammunition makers ... phasing out the use of lead shot in 1999 to cut down on the amount of the pollutant, which can poison birds. Lead was replaced with bismuth, which behaves ballistically ...
The 12-gauge features 1 ¼-ounce, 1450 fps loads of BB, 2, BBx2 ... 1 ¼-ounce load of bismuth 5 shot. It should be a great shell for pheasants where lead isn’t allowed, as well as a load ...