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BWW
PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:53 pm  Reply with quote



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BOSS. Idaho WMA's are asking but not demanding non tox even for pheasants and quail. I have used Boss for a year and a half now in my 16. The pattern is very good and lethal.

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mike koranda
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:46 am  Reply with quote



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Location: Duluth, MN

I use only my reloads with NICE Shot. It is the RST non-tox load. Here are the specifics in Grams/cubic centimeter:

Steel 7.9
IYX 9
Bismuth 9.6
NICE 10.3
Lead 11.3
Heavy Shot 12

Like ITX and Bismuth, it is safe to shoot in SxS shotguns

I have loading data available. I have some NICE shot I would be willing to sell
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mike koranda
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:48 am  Reply with quote



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Nasty-G wrote:
What are your favorite non toxic hunting shells ? Thanks

I use only my reloads with NICE Shot. It is the RST non-tox load. Here are the specifics in Grams/cubic centimeter:

Steel 7.9
ITX 9
Bismuth 9.6
NICE 10.3
Lead 11.3
Heavy Shot 12

Like ITX and Bismuth, it is safe to shoot in SxS shotguns

I have loading data available. I have some NICE shot I would be willing to sell
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mike koranda
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:51 pm  Reply with quote



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Nasty-G wrote:
What are your favorite non toxic hunting shells ? Thanks

I use NICE Shot in my reloads.
It is more dense than Bismuth, ITX and Tungsten Matrix.
RST used it in their non tox loads
I have quite a lot of it that I would sell.
Mike
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Hammer bill
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:13 pm  Reply with quote



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DanLee wrote:
Kent Tungsten Matrix. Unfortunately, they are no longer made in 16 gauge.


Lead. More clean kills and less cripples
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AmericanMeet
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:49 pm  Reply with quote



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I use NICE Shot in my reloads.

I have quite a lot of it that I would sell.
Mike[/quote]

I was told NICE shot was no longer available- is that true?
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Emtymag
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:47 pm  Reply with quote



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BOSS bismuth.

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John Singer
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:44 pm  Reply with quote



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Steel shot and bismuth are very effective, nontoxic shot choices.

I have been using steel shot for waterfowl since the early 1990s. For about the last 10 years, I have been using steel and more recently, bismuth for upland game. I have no need to inject toxic lead into the food that I eat and feed to my family.

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AmericanMeet
PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:32 pm  Reply with quote



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I don't want to INJECT toxins into the birds but I also do not want to ruin the barrels of the hundred year old Parker, which is why I don't shoot ball bearings. I'd still like to know if Nice shot is still available.
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Jagdhund
PostPosted: Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:02 am  Reply with quote
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I use steel 5's for pheasant, 7's for quail and dove. Both in factory and reloads. Have a few Kent bismuth 5's for ducks. No favorite factory loads. I buy what I can find. My reloads with nice shot have patterned the best and hit hard. Wish I had bought more Nice shot.

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