Anyone loading bismuth?

[Keith Doty]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

Thats the plan soon as I can afford the brass cases lol.

Pick me up a doz while you're at it!

[Stan Hillis]

One and a quarter ounces of #4 bismuth at about 1200 fps is the duck killingest load I've used in a long time ........... since lead was outlawed, actually. Three years ago in AR I killed a six duck limit with six loads, with my HE SuperFox. It is bad medicine for big ducks.

That said, I'm anxious to try out some Nice Shot (TM) next season (and a few loads of TSS through a modern foah-ten, for woodies).

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

One and a quarter ounces of #4 bismuth at about 1200 fps is the duck killingest load I've used in a long time ........... since lead was outlawed, actually. Three years ago in AR I killed a six duck limit with six loads, with my HE SuperFox. It is bad medicine for big ducks.

That said, I'm anxious to try out some Nice Shot (TM) next season (and a few loads of TSS through a modern foah-ten, for woodies).

I may pickup a BPS 10 or Gold 10 this year so I can shoot off the shelf 10 ga ammo when I cant find reloading supplies. At no point in these past 10 years has 10 gauge 3.5" been hard to find like more popular gauges. As well I could reuse the spent hulls from those for reloading my short 10s.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

I may pickup a BPS 10 or Gold 10 this year so I can shoot off the shelf 10 ga ammo when I cant find reloading supplies. At no point in these past 10 years has 10 gauge 3.5" been hard to find like more popular gauges. As well I could reuse the spent hulls from those for reloading my short 10s.

Not trying to tell you what to do , but if you want a 10 3 1/2” just about anything to me feels better than a 10 gauge BPS . I had one for awhile , also a couple of Ithaca MAG 10 semi’s and a Remington SP-10 as well as shooting a friends Browning Gold 10 quite a bit . The Gold felt the best in the hands , the Ithaca’s were second and the SP-10 a very very close third .

[Stan Hillis]

If PR balks at returning your brass cases give Tom Armbrust a call. He has always done all my pressure testing, and has always been very accommodating.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

If PR balks at returning your brass cases give Tom Armbrust a call. He has always done all my pressure testing, and has always been very accommodating.

PR says they dont test brass shells.

Hello,

Unfortunately we are unable to test brass shotshells, we would only be able to test paper or plastic hulls. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.



Thank you,

John N.





Now you can have a pressure test rig built but it would cost somewhere around 3k well for the 8 gauge doing other gauges would be a bit cheaper. If I get around to ordering some brass Ill probably try and get up with Tom about testing them or he may already have data for brass shells.

[oskar]

Last time I stopped at Bucks Run they said they aren't going to deal with Nice Shot as there wasn't enough interest to keep an inventory.

ITX-10 and Bismuth

Manufrance Robust


Husqvarna 51

[Keith Sirmans]

Nice! Was the manufrance made with the hidden gunsling stock?

[oskar]

Yes it was but the bottom 1/3 of the stock was broken and the shotgun was in rough shape. I sold the retractable sling for more than I paid for the shotgun and replaced the bottom part of the stock with a piece of walnut I had here.

[Milton C Starr]

Ive had a BPS 10 before is was a wood stock with 30" barrel I carried it to keep predators away from the quails flight pens it was effective to say the least haha. Who knows when they will make another batch of either the Gold 10s or BPS though. I may not buy another shotgun though as im starting to think theres not much to hunt around here with them.