Thread: Non toxic subgauge ammo

I've loaded quite a bit of non toxic shot, I liked "nice shot" the best, but its no longer made,, same weight as lead,
I bought two 7lb bags of heavy shot, ten years ago, for $175 bag, now at $350 plus, so too expensive,
Been getting bismuth from BPI, its ok, but defiantly inferia to the above, sum new bismuth out now, that's coated in tin, I am told its better, still expensive, $250 for 7lbs,
ITX =-10 and ITX-13, I've used quite a bit, the -13,(denser and heaver) is way more expensive than the 10, bought 5 bag of ITX-10 many years ago, for $140, burned threw most of it, Now, $300 bucks a bag, But at least you can push it fast, 1450fps with 7/8oz in my 16ga.
I am complete out of non Toxic, now, Think will try and sneek a couple bags ITX, threw the business as supplies,
Got a fair bit of non tox in NZ, as most of my duck shooting and hunting supplies, went back in the 2015 oil field slow down, the few decoys and shotgun reloading supplies I had here, were lost in the 2016 Fort Mac fire, mates garage burnt.
There is no getting around, the cost having gone up for sub gauges,
Getting geared up, to chase more birds again, I've bought a ten foot, Jon boat, mate and I are getting a dozen decoys each, got lots 16ga wads,
Shooting mate up here blew up, his custom fair 16ga, (double charge), he gave me his hydraulic Mec 9000 loader and shopping bags of wad, hulls.

Huge numbers of ducks up here, the Parries have been very wet, last three years, previous was in a ten year drought,
Besides, ducks and geese are far more fun, than deer, at least you get a bit off shooting in, before the work starts.