I called Bismuth No-Tox in June and spoke to am employee. He said production had stopped on 4/30/07. Production had stopped and the company was for sale following the death of the owner, Mr. Peterson. He told me offers were on the table. I called earlier this week and my call was taken by an answering service who could only say the company had gone out of business.
I do not believe bismuth shot is coming back anytime soon. It was the first non-toxic alternative to steel and as such all waterfowlers ptoentially had an interest in it's use. With the advent of Tungsten Polymer, Tungsten Matrix, and Hevi-Shot waterfowlers using modern guns have better non toxic alternatives and they seek performance better than bismuth. Bismuth's market niche was quickly being relegated to primarily waterfowler's using "vintage" guns. That is not too big a market. Don't look for bismuth shot to make a return anytime soon and certianly not before the patent rights expire.
This stinks but I believe it is reality.
