Thread: Non toxic subgauge ammo

Originally Posted by Perazzimx8

Will be good when they do. Hopefully it’s a bit less than the Eley I got from H&F at $99. Would be nice to shoot my Grandfather’s old A5 a bit more. At $55 a kg for the shot I don’t think loading anything more than 7/8oz 20ga would be viable from what I can work out.

Yeah for the 32g 20g load I use thats $1.77 a shot before I even add the other stuff. However thinking about it with the density difference that 32g load by pellet count will be 27.4g which is still $1.52 a shot which is better, but still too much.

Originally Posted by Got-ya

Yeah for the 32g 20g load I use thats $1.77 a shot before I even add the other stuff. However thinking about it with the density difference that 32g load by pellet count will be 27.4g which is still $1.52 a shot which is better, but still too much.

Out of interest what sort of Hull, Wad, powder are you using. My 20ga lead loads have all been AA hulls and claybuster wads but I’m not sure as most of the recipes I find for Bismuth are using a Remington wad.

Originally Posted by Perazzimx8

Out of interest what sort of Hull, Wad, powder are you using. My 20ga lead loads have all been AA hulls and claybuster wads but I’m not sure as most of the recipes I find for Bismuth are using a Remington wad.

Hulls are just straight wall 2 3/4 trap load pickups. Powder is Winchester 540 but when that is gone will be using Hodgdon HS6 which is equivalent. Wads are just what Brian Thompson (who is now down your way) supplied me. Its not the fastest load in the world but well led ducks fall down. Make sure you pattern your load as shot sizes above 5 will often not pattern well though a 20g.
Gun is a Browning Gold Fusion.