Do you guys put buffer in your Bismuth/Nice/ITX-10 loads ?

I used Grex in my 10 and 12 gauge buckshot loads this year so putting it in these shouldn't be that big a deal either .

No, i don't use buffer, i got good patters when i tested the loads i shot, i used 39 grs of bluedot for my 1 1/4 and 1 3/8ths oz bismuth loads. scott

I use bismuth with card wads and black powder in brass hulls. I do use Precision Reloading's spherical buffer and pattern 81% out of both barrels (both with full choke constriction) at 40 yards.

I would not use ITX or Nice Shot without a plastic shotcup. While their manufacturer's claim they are "soft" they both contain powdered tungsten which will be abrasive to your bores over time. There is a difference between softness of the pellet, i.e. it can be deformed, and it's abrasive qualities. As long as you are going to use shotcups in the first place, using any of the shot discussed previously is not an issue.

What do we know about Nitro Company Ammunition, RD 1, Box 372A, Gilboa, NY 12076?

I have two plain white boxes of 10-gauge 2 7/8 inch Remington shells loaded with 1 1/2 ounce of Bismuth shot. One box #2 and the other #4. According to the sales slip in the bag with them, I bought them at The Gentleman Hunter in Bethesda, MD., on January 17, 2001. Kind of surprised these boxes are still both full, as I was shooting a lot of resident Canadas out in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties, Virginia, in that time frame.

Here is a link to their website. Note the prices!

http://nitrocompany.com/ammunition.html

I am thinking if my not so well thought out plan works this coming hunting season I might try Bismuth in my 10 gauge muzzle loader as well :whistle:

Be kinda cool to knock off a poor unsuspecting goosey with a front stuffer .


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Craig

have you told us about that gun before? Who was the maker?

That guns a Macfarlane was made in New York or Boston I forgot which . The barrels I think were made in Belgium for them .

The great thing about this gun is the condition , very lightly used if at all . This things been in my possesion for about 20 years and I finally got around to shooting it this past fall . I don't really care for BP and have been using 777 2Fg . I think I was loading it with 80 grains of the 777 and nine 000 Buck pellets . Thing is rather open and the patterns at 25 yards with buck were not terrible but not the greatest either .

At some point down the road I wouldn't mind adding a decent British made 10 gauge SxS ML and perhaps an 8 gauge SxS ML .


On a side note any of you guys that waterfowl with ML's ever had the bunny warden check the diameter of your barrels ?