Might be a bismuth shortage.

Limitless said:
Due to material shortages and rising costs, my new pricing is in effect much earlier than I anticipated and restocking times remain uncertain. I am not working on new products that balance performance and price to help supplement availability, but rather I am working on an entirely new line of ultra expensive shells (see below for details). I recommend ordering now while inventory lasts. Thank you for sticking with me -I'm grateful for your continued support!

P.S. The price on our bismuth went up from 10 cents to 30 cents, 5 cents to 15 cents, and 4 cents to 12 cents, per pellet. This was necessary in order for me, myself, and I to have enough available to fend off roosters next season.

Shells in the research phase:

Product Name: Outer Limits
Shot Material: Osmium
Facts: For when you need to down those cacklers out past 100 yards, nothing else will do. We plan to price these through the roof. However, we anticipate customers will be able to hunt over far ranging flushers who need neither breeding nor training, thus coming out money ahead.

As a companion product, we will be offering interactive AI magnified shooting glasses, to assist in rooster identification. Recommended for those customers with eyesight worse than 20/5 vision.

Product Name: Delayed Doom
Shot Material: Uranium
Facts: This versatile shell fills market niches never satisfied before! Made from a combination of material sourced from south Pacific islands, Fukushima Japan, and Chernobyl Ukraine (contingent on near term events). These shells pack the 1-2 punch of a Geiger counter trackable bird coupled with an accelerated toxicity more humane than lead. Due to its unique properties and sourcing difficulties, the pricing is bound to leave you glowing with shock. We understand people may balk at the exorbitant shipping prices as well, but please keep in mind that you get a reusable cask with every shipment. These can be used for anything from back yard smokers, to tool sheds, to gun safes. In addition to concrete casks, we'll also be offering a lead option, for those reloading customers who want to melt them down and make a weaker variety of these shells.

A must have add-on will be our upland Geiger-counter product line. Available in blaze orange, pink, and soon to follow, army fatigue camo, for our Montana customers.

We anticipate that these impressive irradiated ingots will be cherished by the following hunters:

  • Fond of shooting #6 shot and above at these tough birds, but don't like the 20% recovery rate? Not only are these birds clicker trackable, but if they still have too much spring in their step, merely come back to the area the next day, after their vitals have been cooked, and bag those lost birds.
  • Inconsistent gun mounts, cross eye dominance, insistence on beak shooting on 20+ yard crossers, or 28 gauge addiction have you only landing a couple pellets in your roosters? We recommend morning hunts on day 1, and recovery missions the evening of day 2, giving plenty of time for these pellets to work their magic. This gives you precious hours back for eating, drinking, and sleeping that would have been wasted fighting through thickets, cattails, or snow drifts.
  • If you feel the only time to hunt these ring-necked rascals is the tail end of the golden hour, but have trouble tracking cripples when the sun goes down, we've got you covered. Let your eyes adjust to the dark and simply locate the glow emanating from their hiding spot. As long as you don't talk when you approach them, they'll stay in that spot and you can merely walk over and pick them up.
It is due to your continued support that we will soon be able to offer these one of a kind products to our fellow questionable bird hunters. We again thank you!
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I'd be interested in trying the depleted uranium ones. Please send a couple free cases in the shot size you feel makes the most sense (really not my wheelhouse). Make sure every 3rd or 4th shell is a tracer round. If they work well, I'll give them/you a shout on YouTube. I've discussed with Ace, & he assures me we won't need the Geiger counter accessory.
 
BrownDogsCan2 said:
I’ve been eyeballing those too. If I was sure theyd come true to size as 5s I think I’d buy them and still may. I’ve seen some complaints online that they are 4’s.
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12 GA 2 3/4” Kent Upland Bismuth No. 5 load
I purchased a box of the Kent Bismuth Upland 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounces No. 5 bismuth load (25 round/box @ $50.99/box + $4.23 tax = $55.22) at a local sporting goods store. I then cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 2 3/4" Kent Upland Bismuth load
1 1/4 oz #5 Bi (197 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 ¼ ounce = 546.9 gr)
200 / 523.2 gr
198 / 518.4 gr
197 / 514.0 gr
196 / 518.6 gr
194 / 516.1 gr
Aver. 197.0 / 518.06 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #5 pellet dia. = .120”)
.135”, .132”, .130”, .130”, .129”, .129”, .128”, .128”, .127”, .126”, .125”, .124”, .124”, .124”, .123”, .123”, .123”, .122”, .122”, .122”, .121”, .121”, .119”, .118”, .117”
Aver. .12488” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
28.8 gr
28.8 gr
28.6 gr
28.5 gr
28.4 gr
Aver. 28.62 gr

PATTERN RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Kent Upland Bismuth load
12ga 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #5 Bi (197 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 137, 116, 116, 113, 112
Aver. 118.8 (60.30%)


12 GA 2 3/4” Kent Waterfowl Bismuth No. 4 load
I purchased a box of the Kent Bismuth Waterfowl 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounce No. 4 bismuth load (25 round/box @ $50.99/box + $4.23 tax = $55.22) at a local sporting goods store. I then cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 2 3/4" Kent Waterfowl Bismuth load
1 1/4 oz #4 Bi (212 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 ¼ ounce = 546.9 gr)
219 / 518.2 gr
217 / 520.1 gr
209 / 513.1 gr
209 / 507.1 gr
208 / 511.5 gr
Aver. 212.4 / 514.0 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #4 pellet dia. = .130”)
.134”, .135”, .133”, .133”, .132”, .132”, .131”, .131”, .131”, .131”, .129”, .128”, .128”, .127”, .125”, .123”, .121”, .117”, .116”, .112”, .112”, .111”, .108”, .107”, .104”
Aver. .12364” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
30.3 gr
30.1 gr
30.0 gr
29.5 gr
29.5 gr
Aver. 29.88 gr

PATTERN RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Kent Waterfowl Bismuth load
12ga 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (212 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 137, 133, 124, 121, 115
Aver. 126.0 (59.32%)

So, how did these Kent Upland Bismuth loads perform? Well, here are a few more of my pattern numbers from some other bismuth, bismuth/steel duplex, and steel loads using the same gun/choke as above for comparison.

PATTERNS / 40 YARDS / Modified Rem-Choke (.018” constriction)
Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (192 pellets) / pattern 126 (66%)
Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth 3” 1 3/8 oz #5 Bi (267 pellets) / pattern 143 (54%)
Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth 3” 1 ½ oz #3/#5 Bi duplex (226 pellets) / pattern 121 (54%)

Kent Upland Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #5 Bi (197 pellets) / pattern 119 (60%)
Kent Waterfowl Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (212 pellets) / pattern 126 (59%)

HEVI-Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #5 Bi (228 pellets) / pattern 85 (37%)
HEVI-Hammer Upland 3” 1 3/8 oz #3 Bi/#3 Steel duplex (181 pellets) / pattern 101 (56%)
 
Joe Hunter said:
12 GA 2 3/4” Kent Upland Bismuth No. 5 load
I purchased a box of the Kent Bismuth Upland 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounces No. 5 bismuth load (25 round/box @ $50.99/box + $4.23 tax = $55.22) at a local sporting goods store. I then cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 2 3/4" Kent Upland Bismuth load
1 1/4 oz #5 Bi (197 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 ¼ ounce = 546.9 gr)
200 / 523.2 gr
198 / 518.4 gr
197 / 514.0 gr
196 / 518.6 gr
194 / 516.1 gr
Aver. 197.0 / 518.06 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #5 pellet dia. = .120”)
.135”, .132”, .130”, .130”, .129”, .129”, .128”, .128”, .127”, .126”, .125”, .124”, .124”, .124”, .123”, .123”, .123”, .122”, .122”, .122”, .121”, .121”, .119”, .118”, .117”
Aver. .12488” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
28.8 gr
28.8 gr
28.6 gr
28.5 gr
28.4 gr
Aver. 28.62 gr

PATTERN RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Kent Upland Bismuth load
12ga 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #5 Bi (197 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 137, 116, 116, 113, 112
Aver. 118.8 (60.30%)


12 GA 2 3/4” Kent Waterfowl Bismuth No. 4 load
I purchased a box of the Kent Bismuth Waterfowl 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounce No. 4 bismuth load (25 round/box @ $50.99/box + $4.23 tax = $55.22) at a local sporting goods store. I then cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 2 3/4" Kent Waterfowl Bismuth load
1 1/4 oz #4 Bi (212 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 ¼ ounce = 546.9 gr)
219 / 518.2 gr
217 / 520.1 gr
209 / 513.1 gr
209 / 507.1 gr
208 / 511.5 gr
Aver. 212.4 / 514.0 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #4 pellet dia. = .130”)
.134”, .135”, .133”, .133”, .132”, .132”, .131”, .131”, .131”, .131”, .129”, .128”, .128”, .127”, .125”, .123”, .121”, .117”, .116”, .112”, .112”, .111”, .108”, .107”, .104”
Aver. .12364” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
30.3 gr
30.1 gr
30.0 gr
29.5 gr
29.5 gr
Aver. 29.88 gr

PATTERN RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Kent Waterfowl Bismuth load
12ga 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (212 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 137, 133, 124, 121, 115
Aver. 126.0 (59.32%)

So, how did these Kent Upland Bismuth loads perform? Well, here are a few more of my pattern numbers from some other bismuth, bismuth/steel duplex, and steel loads using the same gun/choke as above for comparison.

PATTERNS / 40 YARDS / Modified Rem-Choke (.018” constriction)
Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (192 pellets) / pattern 126 (66%)
Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth 3” 1 3/8 oz #5 Bi (267 pellets) / pattern 143 (54%)
Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth 3” 1 ½ oz #3/#5 Bi duplex (226 pellets) / pattern 121 (54%)

Kent Upland Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #5 Bi (197 pellets) / pattern 119 (60%)
Kent Waterfowl Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (212 pellets) / pattern 126 (59%)

HEVI-Bismuth 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #5 Bi (228 pellets) / pattern 85 (37%)
HEVI-Hammer Upland 3” 1 3/8 oz #3 Bi/#3 Steel duplex (181 pellets) / pattern 101 (56%)
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Thanks for posting.

If I am understanding correctly and the math is right, some points to note:

- #5 comes in at about 1 3/16 oz, so a little shy of the 1 1/4 Oz advertised.
- #5 comes in at about the diameter equivalent to a #4.5 shot (bigger than it should be)
- #4 comes in at about 1 3/16 oz too.
- #4 comes in at about #4.4 shot (smaller than it should be)
- The Boss #5 puts quite a few more pellets in the 30 inch circle than the Kent. #4 Boss does too (compared to #4 Kent), but the difference isn't as stark.
- HEVI-Bismuth #5, at least with that gun and choke, doesn't give great results.
 
Limitless said:
Thanks for posting.

If I am understanding correctly and the math is right, some points to note:

- #5 comes in at about 1 3/16 oz, so a little shy of the 1 1/4 Oz advertised.
- #5 comes in at about the diameter equivalent to a #4.5 shot (bigger than it should be)
- #4 comes in at about 1 3/16 oz too.
- #4 comes in at about #4.4 shot (smaller than it should be)
- The Boss #5 puts quite a few more pellets in the 30 inch circle than the Kent. #4 Boss does too (compared to #4 Kent), but the difference isn't as stark.
- HEVI-Bismuth #5, at least with that gun and choke, doesn't give great results.
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Kent 5s had a lower pellet count than Kent 4s even though the 5s weighed payload was slightly more.
Boss 1 1/4 4s pellet count was similar to the pellet count in the Kent 4s/5s. No mention of the bosses weighed payload.
I cut 3 shells of the Kent 4s last summer after I bought them. My pellets counts were 182- 188 in my limited counts. Weights were similar to Joes although I only had a scale that weighed in grams.
Pattern percentages were similar Joe’s out of 2 guns, 3 barrels.
 
Wow! Kent #4s! To have almost 1/3 of the pellets smaller than #5 is completely unacceptable. Granted, 75% of the time, you'd never know the difference. But we select a shot size (or I do anyway) to achieve adequate killing ability at a certain range. To have 40% of your pellets (considering everything smaller than 0.125") drop out of the game 5-20 yds too soon is a big deal on longer shots.
 
Looking at the shot size, unless I'm reading it wrong on Joe's measurements the #5's were actually larger than the #4's which would account for the difference in pellet count, also seems like the #5 were a little more consistent in size, granted this was a very small sample size. Interesting data.
 

Boss vs. Kent vs. HEVI bismuth loads

Boss vs. Kent vs. HEVI Bismuth loads For those needing or wanting to shoot bismuth loads at waterfowl and/or upland birds, I recently dissected, and pattern tested six bismuth loads and one bismuth/steel duplex load from three shotshell manufactures to assess their components and patterning...
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BrownDogsCan2 said:
Boss 1 1/4 4s pellet count was similar to the pellet count in the Kent 4s/5s. No mention of the bosses weighed payload.
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12 GA 3" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth No. 5 load
I acquired some Boss 12-gauge 3-inch 1 3/8-ounce No. 5 bismuth loads from a hunter. I then cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 3" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
1 3/8 oz #5 Bi (267 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 3/8 ounce = 601.56 gr)
268 / 610.2 gr
267 / 606.4 gr
267 / 605. 9 gr
266 / 606.3 gr
265 / 605.8 gr
Aver. 266.6 / 606.92 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #5 pellet dia. = .120”)
.129”, .126”, .125”, .125”, .125”, .125”, .124”, .124”, .123”, .123”, .122”, .121”, .121”, .121”, .120”, .120”, .120”, .119”, .119”, .116”, .116”, .112”, .110”, .109”, .108”
Aver. .12012” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
30.3 gr
30.3 gr
30.1 gr
30.1 gr
30.1 gr
Aver. 30.18 gr

PATTERNING RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
12ga 3” 1 3/8 oz #5 Bi (267 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 151, 148, 143, 139, 135
Aver. 143.2 (53.71%)


12 GA 2 3/4" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth No. 4 load
I purchased two boxes (20 rounds/box @ $35/box + $10 shipping and tax = $87) of the Boss Unmuzzled 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounces No. 4 bismuth load online from Boss. I then cut open five shells, from the same box/lot number as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 2 3/4" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
1 1/4 oz #4 Bi (192 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 ¼ ounce = 546.9 gr)
195 / 552.9 gr
194 / 553.3 gr
193 / 553.9 gr
190 / 544.2 gr
187 / 541.1 gr
Aver. 191.8 pellets / 549.08 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #4 pellet dia. = .130”)
.138”, .137”, .137”, .136”, .135”, .135”, .134”, .134”, .133”, .133”, .133”, .133”, .133”, .132”, .131”, .131”, .130”, .128”, .127”, .127”, .127”, .126”, .126”, .126”, .123”
Aver. .13140” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
27.7 gr
27.7 gr
27.6 gr
27.5 gr
27.4 gr
Aver. 27.58 gr

PATTERN RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
12ga 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (192 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 145, 130, 128, 113, 113
Aver. 125.8 (65.58%)
 
I went ahead cut one more Kent to see make sure I remembered my numbers from last summer correctly. This shell came in at 191 pellets. 35 grams or 1.2 ounces on my cheap scale. I noticed 2 smalls but wasn’t looking real hard. Obviously a different lot of shells from what Joe had but using boss numbers of 155 pellets per ounce the lot of Kent #4s I have this 1 shell is pretty close to a true 4.


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Joe Hunter said:
12 GA 3" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth No. 5 load
I acquired some Boss 12-gauge 3-inch 1 3/8-ounce No. 5 bismuth loads from a hunter. I then cut open five shells, from the same box as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 3" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
1 3/8 oz #5 Bi (267 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 3/8 ounce = 601.56 gr)
268 / 610.2 gr
267 / 606.4 gr
267 / 605. 9 gr
266 / 606.3 gr
265 / 605.8 gr
Aver. 266.6 / 606.92 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #5 pellet dia. = .120”)
.129”, .126”, .125”, .125”, .125”, .125”, .124”, .124”, .123”, .123”, .122”, .121”, .121”, .121”, .120”, .120”, .120”, .119”, .119”, .116”, .116”, .112”, .110”, .109”, .108”
Aver. .12012” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
30.3 gr
30.3 gr
30.1 gr
30.1 gr
30.1 gr
Aver. 30.18 gr

PATTERNING RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
12ga 3” 1 3/8 oz #5 Bi (267 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 151, 148, 143, 139, 135
Aver. 143.2 (53.71%)


12 GA 2 3/4" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth No. 4 load
I purchased two boxes (20 rounds/box @ $35/box + $10 shipping and tax = $87) of the Boss Unmuzzled 12-gauge 2 ¾-inch 1 ¼-ounces No. 4 bismuth load online from Boss. I then cut open five shells, from the same box/lot number as the shells to be patterned, and the components (powder and shot) were weighed, counted, and measured for consistency. Here are my findings from those dissections.

12 GA 2 3/4" Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
1 1/4 oz #4 Bi (192 pellets) @ 1350 fps
PELLET COUNT / WEIGHT (grains) (1 ¼ ounce = 546.9 gr)
195 / 552.9 gr
194 / 553.3 gr
193 / 553.9 gr
190 / 544.2 gr
187 / 541.1 gr
Aver. 191.8 pellets / 549.08 gr

PELLET SIZE (25 pellets, 5 pellets/shell, #4 pellet dia. = .130”)
.138”, .137”, .137”, .136”, .135”, .135”, .134”, .134”, .133”, .133”, .133”, .133”, .133”, .132”, .131”, .131”, .130”, .128”, .127”, .127”, .127”, .126”, .126”, .126”, .123”
Aver. .13140” dia.

POWDER / SHELL (grains)
27.7 gr
27.7 gr
27.6 gr
27.5 gr
27.4 gr
Aver. 27.58 gr

PATTERN RESULTS
The patterns were shot at 40 yards with a Remington 870 Special Purpose 12-gauge using a 28-inch Rem-choke barrel and factory flush Modified Rem-choke, .018-inch constriction from a bore gauge. The 40-yard (muzzle to target) pattern data is the result of pellet hits registered in a 30-inch post-shot inscribed circle from five separate pattern shots.

Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth load
12ga 2 ¾” 1 ¼ oz #4 Bi (192 pellets)
40 Yards / Modified Rem-choke
Patterns 145, 130, 128, 113, 113
Aver. 125.8 (65.58%)
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Thanks again. How are you picking the 25 pellets that you measure?
 
"The average pellet diameters were determined from measuring 25 random pellets (five from each shell dissected) with a micrometer."

When I count pellets, I separate them into groups, so I make an accurate count and then just randomly pick a pellet from each 20 or so. I'm not looking to find large or small pellets just grabbing a random pellet. And yes, it's a small sample but if you want to measure all in the pellets in the load and post them feel free lol

IMG_8914.JPGShotshell, Boss Unmuzzled Bismuth, 12ga 2.75-inch #4 Bi.JPGShotshell, Kent Waterfowl Bismuth, 12ga 2.75-inch #4 Bi.JPG
 
Joe Hunter said:
When I count pellets, I separate them into groups, so I make an accurate count and then just randomly pick a pellet from each 20 or so. I'm not looking to find large or small pellets just grabbing a random pellet. And yes, it's a small sample but if you want to measure all in the pellets in the load and post them feel free lol
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:LOL: Nope. I am A-OK with your diligent work. I was just curious.
 
I asked the Federal rep at Pheasant Fest and he said he had heard those rumors but they and their sister company Hevi-shot are sitting on good supplies.
 
I just looked at the Boss website.

Price for (200) 16 gauge went up to $405. No #5's available.

I'm sitting on (192) Boss #5 1 ounce loads and (188) Kent TM #5 1-1/4 ounce loads. Glad I don't have to buy any for a while.
 
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