Looking for bismuth shot...

[Cleftwynd]

Possibly 1-1/8, but hopefully not, I have never found a load that can compete with my 1-1/4 for waterfowl, and have been using it for almost 30 years now. I just don't want to give it up, I tested and patterned a LOT of different loads in that old double, don't want to start over. If it ain't broke, don't fix it kind of thing.

 

[3macs1]

Really Hodgdon hasn't discontinued production of HS7. They didn't produce it in the first place, they bought 571 from Winchester/Primex/St Marks and put a HS7 label on it so when the 571 went the HS7 died also.
They say titewad is the closest but not a direct replacement

 

[Fassteel]

571

I have a can of that around here, was lots in it, or else it is 540? FS

 

[jett]

Hi Cleftwynd, the Lyman 5th edition shotshell handbook has some decent bismuth loads for the 16ga. Like this one : 1 1/8oz. Bismuth+ AA hull+21gr Longshot+Win.209 primer+Rem.SP16 wad going 1240fps and 9,800psi pressure. on page #247.