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#171839 12/28/09 07:07 PM
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I've been using a low-pressure 12 gauge handload in my Damascus barreled SxS's. With 1 oz. of shot, 22.5 gr. of #7625 produces about 1,100 fps at less than 6,000 psi. It works fine on clay birds, quail, and is marginal on pheasants (only close shots over a point).

One place we hunt requires non-toxic shot for upland birds. So, I need non-toxic low-pressure shotshells.

I'd like to handload BPI's ITX or other suitable tungsten alloy shot; but I could use steel with a very protective wad. I haven't found a published handload in this category.

Any suggested loads? Is there a suitable factory shotshell available? THANKS.

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Unless you have damascus barrels which are disposable, I would avoid any tungsten shot.

Bismuth, to my mind, is still the pellet of choice.

Good luck

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ITX is about as soft as Bismuth so says BPI

I have light loads in my 10 ga, LC damascus, haven't hunted with them. BPI has some "vingater" low pressure loads in thier ITX brochure

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rst lists a nice shot load with low pressure

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The lowest pressure load for ITX on BPI's load sheet is 7,400 psi. I was hoping for a load with pressure under 6k.

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Originally Posted By: thomas carrier
rst lists a nice shot load with low pressure


...at $75 per box; gottabe a better solution...Geo

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You can purchase nice shot directly and load your own.
http://www.niceshotinc.com/

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Wow, USD60.- per kilo of shot!!! A buck 70 per oz!!!

Lucky no tree huggers down here are bringing the non toxic issue up yet!!!
Not that there are tons of lead being shot at ducks anyway.

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Even at $1.70/ ounce, it's still substantially cheaper to load your own than buy the RST 10 gauge 2-7/8 ounce shells.

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How many shots do you guys fire with a five-bird black duck limit, as here?

I know this comes up frequently but mewling about the cost of shot for what we get---birds or no birds---seems silly to me.

Yesterday everything was cocked up, good blind but birds could see in because of wind change, ice had cleared out with 11 degree rise overnight, only two shots.

With the dog and good company in the rain, who cared about the cost of shot? It was another good go at duck hunting.

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