Is there non-toxic shot availible in Canada?

[ghughes]

Looking for either bismuth or tungsten shot and wads.
BPI won't ship up here.

Thanks,

ghughes

 

[lister]

The last I saw SIR stocked bismuth shot, and since they're Cabellas now they should still have it. You mean a jug 'o' shot for reloading, right?
Steep, about 50$ for a couple pounds.

 

[ghughes]

Called SIR first and they no longer carry any shotgun reloading stuff at all.

 

[OneBarfly]

I know nothing about these people, but found it on the net. Good luck


htt_p://www.bilozir.net/bismuth/

Bismuth Reloading Supplies
William Bilozir
Box 22, Site 11, RR #1
De Winton, Alberta
T0L 0X0 Canada
Phone / Fax: (403) 938-6066
eMail: bismuth@bilozir.net

 

[sp-10]

that guy is the canadian rep for Ballistic Products.I would recomend precision reloading. They ship to canada and they are #1 in service and price.
http://www.precisionreloading.com/2004catalog.htm

john

 

[BattleRife]

Wil Bilozir purchased the rights to manufacture bismuth in North America, so no one else is making it, for legal reasons.

But, I have yet to hear that he has been able to produce any successfully. If so, then he is not making it, for technical reasons.

Therefore nobody is making it.

 

[SandRoad]

When Bismuth shot was last available it was about about $160 for 7 lbs in Canada and over $100 in the US. (that was when the Canadian $ was very low)

Current price of raw Bismuth metal is about $15 a pound !!!!!!!! A couple of years ago, it was in the $4/range. We are not going to see shot made from bismuth anytime soon because of the cost of the metal.

Look for suppliers of Hevishot.

 

[BattleRife]

But, at least it's on the way down...

 

[SandRoad]

Actually I didn't mean Hevishot, but a Tungsten Matrix like Kent uses. The TM is in a plastic binder material so it can deform a little when going through a choke, Hevishot won't.

Since bismuth shells are hard to find, we usually shoot the Kent, Tungsten Martix through our older doubles

Bismuth is on the way down because China had horded a lot of it.

 

[ghughes]

I've contacted Will Bilozir and will be getting his prices soon.
I did however find a contact in China for bismuth and they want $41.80/Kg shipped to the nearest International airport.

Thanks for the info guys.

ghughes

 

[KPA Dave]

Bizmuth reloading supplies will charge you double what its worth if you even get your order.

 

[trevj]

There was a link posted on the CastBoolits site to an Aussie site that had some info on home made bismuth shot, using pretty much the same techniques as a standard shotmaker.

'Course, you have to be willing to go to the trouble...

http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/Bismuth Shot/

Cheers
Trev

 

[BattleRife]

I'll just take this opportunity to update the chart...