Bio Ammo now in stock!!!! 100% Biodegradable shotgun ammo

[maifire]

I would be happy to use these, but that price is unfortunate. My target loads are $7/box. I will have to keep offering my hulls to those that can reuse them.

It is very nice that this option is out there however and thanks for bringing them in!

 

[Janeau]

Nothing new here..paper shotgun shell with steel base where the norm for years..all bio...even brass base corrode and degrade..
Wad were felt - also bio..so what is so new ? Fancy box and name ?

It’s a good thing it’s reintroduced..but don’t tell me it’s new..

 

[p.Rundle]

This is too “granola” for me...

Yeah, littering plastic is so much more fun huh

 

[timber23]

Everything is biodegradable if you wait long enough. ��

 

[Firearmsking]

Are they organic?

 

[stripperclipper]

Stamp "perazzi" on the side of those shells, and maybe they will sell at that price.

 

[stripperclipper]

Yeah, littering plastic is so much more fun huh

Littering is littering.
I don't think these are meant to be left on the ground where they fall.

 

[FLYBYU44]

I don't think the price is too out to lunch, their steel boxes are comparable with any other manufacturer and for upland hunting where I would shot maybe half a box per year, it wouldn't matter to me. Very nice to have options.

 

[Scotchline]

Is the “brass” the bio polymer too? Just wondering how they will extract in a semi?
I feel like brittle bio polymers would just break out and not allow the extractor to grab.

 

[45CAT]

They are becoming the norm in Britain, farmers won’t let you shoot over their fields unless you use bio

 

[ted_dent]

Is the “brass” the bio polymer too? Just wondering how they will extract in a semi?
I feel like brittle bio polymers would just break out and not allow the extractor to grab.

A few years ago you used to see the Activ hulls which were all polymer except for a steel washer imbedded in the rim to make extraction reliable. Not sure why they fell out of favour. Maybe not as durable for reloading as AA, STS and Gold Medal hulls?

 

[OneBarfly]

Never mind. No thanks, got to get back to my soy burger

 

[powerbaitron]

Yeah, littering plastic is so much more fun huh

Nope picking them up and reloading them is what I do.

 

[rangebob]

Is the steel made in China?

 

[hsatimmy]

10 gauge?

 

[BattleRife]

I seriously question the mentality of those that don't see this as an advance. Do you seriously think scattering petroleum-based plastics throughout the environment is consequence-free?

Anyway, this is very interesting. When I first saw the post I assumed the hulls and wads would be based on the new polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymer from Danimer Scientific, but looking at the US patent issued to Bioammo it appears to be polylactic acid (PLA). PLA is regarded as a pretty soft and low-strength polymer in structural applications, so it will be interesting to see how it performs as ammunition components.

For those wanting to check it out, the shotshell cartridge was awarded US Patent 10,684,104. The same inventer also was awarded patent 10,794,675 for bio-degradable rifle cartridges using non-lethal projectiles, apparently for training and practice purposes.

Bioammo has put patent applications into 40 countries around the world on this product, and claim to have constructed a dedicated manufacturing facility, so there is significant money invested.

 

[riversrest]

I think it is a good option to have these in the marketplace.

 

[Janeau]

Get back to paper hull and felt wad.
That will be bio.

 

[Sinbad]

How long could they be stored before becoming useless or unsafe?

 

[toxic]

Are these for catch and release only?
(I jest...)