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Old 09-11-2017, 07:38 PM
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Is there anywhere steel shot is available for reloading?
After giving up trying to find 20 Ga 2 3/4" steel shells for my grandson to use I ended up buying him a new shotgun. Ouch, that's the most expensive box of shells I ever purchased, so now I have to buy him 3" 20GA , and of course they are more expensive than 12 ga.
Grampy now has to fork for for 3" 20ga , and he doesn't like it .
I have a 20 ga reloader and think , ok when the young fellow is needing more shells I will load up his hulls, but now to my disbelief I can't even find steel shot to load.

Did I say I hate steel.

who if anyone sells steel shot for reloading{#2 would be perfect}around Edmonton ?
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Old 09-11-2017, 07:49 PM
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Loading steel isn't like loading lead, different wads, powder and recipes, even the hulls you can use is restricted.

Contact Wil Bilozir at http://www.bilozir.net/

Your other option will be bismuth shot, but if you're crying about factory steel, you'll howl about bismuth shot.
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Old 09-11-2017, 08:04 PM
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Loading steel isn't like loading lead, different wads, powder and recipes, even the hulls you can use is restricted.

Contact Wil Bilozir at http://www.bilozir.net/

Your other option will be bismuth shot, but if you're crying about factory steel, you'll howl about bismuth shot.
When steel first became law it was like this, and I see after all these years nothing has changed.
Can't use some fine guns anymore, can't find load data, and can't find components.
I looked into Bismouth ,.... Might be cheaper to load gold.
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Old 09-11-2017, 08:12 PM
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When steel first became law it was like this, and I see after all these years nothing has changed.
Can't use some fine guns anymore, can't find load data, and can't find components.
I looked into Bismouth ,.... Might be cheaper to load gold.
If ya wanna play, ya gotta pay.
There's no away around it.,
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