[Stan Hillis]

That is confusing, Bruce. The young lady I spoke with was very knowledgeable about them and confirmed that they did indeed have some lower pressure loads. They were loaded with fiber wads as opposed to the plastic shot cups that the regular ones are loaded with. She told me the pressure range of them and said the fiber wads are the reason the pressures are that much lower. I ordered a bulk box of 200, size 5s, right then and they were on my front porch two days later. I have patterned them in my Super Fox and in my 3E Smith, and they pattern somewhat more open, as the lady said they would.

I've no explanations as to why the lady you spoke with would say that, unless they have been discontinued due to the problems all ammunition companies are having keeping up with orders. It would seem sensible that, if you can't keep up with demand in general, you might drop the least ordered loads you have. Maybe to satisfy your curiosity you should call back and ask if they ever have offered any, with the fiber wads.

All this makes me sound like I made it all up, which causes me a bit of consternation, knowing what I do and having about 180 of them on hand.

BTW, this was how I learned about them in the first place, dated 11/2020, from a discussion on the DGS forum:


Re: Prices on 2.75" Kent Bismuth by the case
BrentD #584516 11/18/20 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted By: BrentD
The Boss people were quick to get back to me, and I will just post their reply in full.

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Hey Brent,

That plastic hull load has a pressure of 10,500psi and our Fiber wad hulls have a pressure of 8500psi.

We don�t have the Fiber wad shell on our website, but did make this as a lower pressure load than our standard load for the low pressure guys out there.

What pressure do you need or want to hit?

Thanks,

Zach


Thanks for posting that, Brent. It piqued my interest enough that I emailed them to get further info, and pricing, on the 8500 psi loads. They sent an automated reply back saying that they're overwhelmed with requests for information and it might be a few days before I receive a personal reply. crazy

Sounds like a load I would be very interested in. I asked if they are in paper hulls, as well as having fiber wads, because of the extreme reduction in pressure (a 2000 psi drop). It will be interesting to hear back from them.

Best, SRH