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Brent, they say the plating hardens the shot enough to improve patterns. Same reason Olin came out with Luballoy plated shot in the 1920s. Less deformation, thus, less "flyers" out of the main pattern.

Bi is pretty hard though - that's why I was wondering. I've had a few pellets shatter, but most are basically reusable. With copper coated lead, I always thought is was something about penetration and reducing drag on entry. Not sure where that idea came from, but certainly it was pre-internet.

Anyway, copper cant hurt. Those shells should be perfect for ducks and pheasants.

I have bismuth shot from two different places, that I use for reloading. Have also cut open shells and tested it (pliers test). It's not all the same, hardness I mean. Rotometals bismuth shot is alloyed with 6 % tin to help hold it together, and not be frangible like the pellets in some loaded shells a few years ago were. It's density is 9.6 gr./cubic centimeter. Don't know about other sources.

If it's true copper plating, and not just a wash, it should help patterns.

SRH

Too bad you can't shoot it in your old clunker of a gun...

Ordered 200 Boss lower pressure, no. 5 bismuth, on the Friday the 20th, they charged to credit card that day, arrived on my front porch Sunday the 22nd. That's crazy fast service. Shells look good, too. Patterning is next, in my "old clunker of a gun", but I expect good results, optimist that I am.

I have 200 coming as well. Nice folks over there in Bridgeman. My ultra low pressure shells may let me down this winter. I've had to FtF events out of about 100 Pb or Bi rounds fired.

Stan I wasn't talking to you...how long you been here Stanley. Go look at the top of my post and take note my reply was to BrentD your buddy the Socialist pig.

Since you chimed in Stan what is a guy that was on his death bed literally weeks ago and might never walk or talk again need with 200 rds of Bismuth ?

Why do you work so damn fuckking hard at being such an ass Frank? Were you born this way, or did you develop these skills along your twisted sorry lifetime travels?

A few folks like to chide me over my alleged lack of collector's knowledge about double barrel shotguns and wonder out loud why I'm hear, yet you don't even seem to own one or be interested in owning or using one. What's your excuse?

Dave, if you ever bother to read your website at all, why the hell do you encourage such crap?

Why do I bother ?

Easy answer because you are a liberal
socialist pig.

Actually because you don't have a frickin' leg to stand on.

As usual Frank, all you can do is hurl insults. I am happy to hurl the back now. I imagine you are too feeble to even lift a shotgun anymore. One sick puppy, you are.