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Looking for 2 3/4 Inch 12 Gauge Bismuth Ammo
- Thread starter 28 gauge
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Cannot find any in my area at all.
Where is your area? FS
Atlantic Canada.have recently found one place where they say they can get some of the lighter 3 1/4 dram upland Bismuth loads,but I would really like to find some of the 2 3/4 inch 3 3/4 dram Bismuth in number 5 or 6 shot long range loads for ducks.
Bismuth loaded cartridges are scarce in Canada, except for old stock in the Gun Shows. I have only seen Bismuth shot for loading available from Will Bilozir at Gun Shows in Alberta and Saskatchewan, but no loaded cartridges.
Old stock Winchester No-Tox bismuth 2 3/4 shells did not list a Dram Equivalent, just "Max" in the samples that I have.
Tungsten Matrix Kent cartridges are available from Wholesale sports, and I assume other suppliers in Canada that handle Kent. They are the non-toxic shot cartridge of choice in the market at the moment.
Old stock Winchester No-Tox bismuth 2 3/4 shells did not list a Dram Equivalent, just "Max" in the samples that I have.
Tungsten Matrix Kent cartridges are available from Wholesale sports, and I assume other suppliers in Canada that handle Kent. They are the non-toxic shot cartridge of choice in the market at the moment.
Not sure just which boxes of Bismuth you have ,but mine list 3 1/4 dram eq. on the 2 3/4 inch upland loads and 3 3/4 dram eq. on the 2 3/4 inch Long Range Magnum loads .The upland boxes I have are marked Winchester Bismuth as are the hull bases,while the long range load boxes are marked only Bismuth Cartridge Company and the hull bases are marked Estate.
Do have some and have used Tungsten Matrix,but do not find it as good as the Bismuth.
Do have some and have used Tungsten Matrix,but do not find it as good as the Bismuth.
Just reading on the Rio Ammunition site that they have started loading Bismuth.Found a site in the United States that has it listed.With a little luck it will soon be available in Canada.Of all the non toxic shot I have used I find Bismuth to be the best on ducks.Just my opinion.
Just reading on the Rio Ammunition site that they have started loading Bismuth.Found a site in the United States that has it listed.With a little luck it will soon be available in Canada.Of all the non toxic shot I have used I find Bismuth to be the best on ducks.Just my opinion.
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I have been shooting the Kent Tungsten matrix for about 10 years, I have a 1 1/8th oz load of number 6 that I love to shoot in 12 gauge, some number 5's in 16 gauge, and some 3 inch 5's in 20 gauge. The larger pellets sizes like 3's and 1's I save for goose shoots.
I don't do any long range gunning with the 1 1/8oz load as I use an IC choke, but with a full choke you could easily take down ducks at 60 yards. I could part with a few packs of 10 to keep you shooting. FS
