Is the savings worth getting into reloading? Shooting bismuth is expensive. My sons and I really enjoy duck hunting. We go quite often so it gets pretty pricey.
it used to be alot more cost effective to reload but now it is about the same but I can say reloading your own shells you know it is more consistant compared to factory loads
I'm still working on my favorite home made load - I have a couple of challenges which i like to work on. 1) Shot velocity must be >1310fps (legislative requirement in Denmark) 2) I'm trying to find a bio-degradable wad - just to avoid plastic in nature. We also hunt ducks from boats I am going to take a closer look at the BPI website for finding load data and books (Y) For ducks I go with #3 or #4 shots 1 1/8 Oz High velocity. For goose I go with #2 or #3 shots 1 1/4 Oz High velocity
Update on my first comment. I managed to find some fiber cups in UK. Unfortunately they don't ship out of UK which makes getting supplies a bit of a struggle. But I have made some 3" loads 1 1/8oz steel shots #4 driven by 40gn Alliant Steel powder. So far I don't have access to chronograph. Hence velocity is unknown. But they pattern pretty well and evenly.
Looking to start reloading my shells as well. Have had similar challenges with inconsistent factory loads. Have you experimented with adding 1/8-1/4 ounce of TSS to your steel to add some pattern density? Interested in creating this style of duplex. Something like a 3&9 I would think works well
@@dillonsebastian I have not tried adding TSS I normally stick with load data, but I may try it. But I have tried duplex loads with steel and have not had much success on the patterning board
A 10ga reloader then before buying any hulls, powder or wads I would buy a couple reload manuals for steel shot and find a couple recipes you want to try and then go from there. Duckhuntingchat.com forums have some great info as well for reloading steel shot for waterfowl.
