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< 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Kent Bismuth |
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Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:46 am
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Location: VA
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Flip over to the upland options for your #5 & #6 bismuth options in 25 count boxes.
http://kentgamebore.com/upland-loads/bismuth-premium-upland-shotshells.html |
_________________ VA -- eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, South of the James, North of the Staunton
2007 Browning Citori Lightning Feather
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Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:51 am
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UncleDanFan wrote: |
Interesting that they're not offering that new load in a 2 3/4" 12ga hull in a 25 rd box, only 3" and 3.5". Not pertinent for 16 discussion, but interesting regardless. It would also be great if they would offer it in 2.5" hulls in 12 and 16ga. If they did, there would be no need to reload.
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Flip over to the upland options for your #5 & #6 options in 12ga @ 2.75"
http://kentgamebore.com/upland-loads/bismuth-premium-upland-shotshells.html
As for the 2.5"..... they do offer lead, but no bismuth... just as an f.y.i.
http://kentgamebore.com/products/gamebore-regal.html |
_________________ VA -- eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, South of the James, North of the Staunton
2007 Browning Citori Lightning Feather
2007 Browning BPS Upland Special
1947 Browning Automatic-5 (stealth Sweet 16) - ventilated Poly-Choke
1937-42 Savage 430 |
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Posted:
Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:00 am
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Joined: 02 Jun 2016
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Location: Boreal Shield of Ontario
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Uncle Dan Fan
I agree 100%. If a 2.5 in Bismuth load was offered in 12 and 16 my Belgium and early German guns would be so happy |
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Posted:
Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:27 am
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Location: The Great Northwet
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grousepointer16 wrote: |
Uncle Dan Fan
I agree 100%. If a 2.5 in Bismuth load was offered in 12 and 16 my Belgium and early German guns would be so happy
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Yep. RST sells them, but at $65/box, and not in #4. |
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Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:31 am
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Thanks. I see they do offer the 2 3/4" 1 1/4 12ga load in #4's too, in 25rd. boxes. Sweet. I wonder how much they are per box? |
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Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:16 pm
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Location: SW Ohio
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Interesting, no 12 ga 2 3/4 inch waterfowl loads, just the 4s in upland. I stocked up on the #4s this year for my model 21, but would be nice to have larger shot options. That's why I am hand loading #1 shot for geese. |
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Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:06 pm
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Joined: 01 Mar 2016
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I was seriously jazzed to find out about the 1 & 1/4 oz 16ga bismuth load.
But I just looked at the Kent website, and now that load is not listed among the waterfowl bismuth loads. Just the 12 and 20.
No idea what's going on, but that's real disappointing.
Was planning on that being my go-to non-tox pheasant shell for WPA's and GPA's in South Dakota.
I haven't tried the 16ga 1 oz Kent Bismuth on pheasants, but I did use them on a duck hunt over decoys in December, and was underwhelmed to be honest. |
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Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:54 pm
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Joined: 13 Oct 2015
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Wow, that is a bummer-- they DID have #4 bismuth 16 ga listed, and sure enough now it's gone... that was clearly the "best" 16ga commercial duck load out there IMO, or was going to be... the remaining #5 and #6 upland loads just don't have enough range for ducks to make them worth the cost, can do as well with #3 steel. |
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Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:36 pm
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WTF |
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Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:09 pm
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Sat Mar 10, 2018 6:03 pm
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$65 a box for what? I can hear the bluebills laughing at me now. |
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Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:37 pm
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Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: VA
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UncleDanFan wrote: |
Thanks. I see they do offer the 2 3/4" 1 1/4 12ga load in #4's too, in 25rd. boxes. Sweet. I wonder how much they are per box?
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I have no experience w/ this vendor, just sharing as a reference point...
So, for what it's worth...
Upland for sale by the 250 count case:
http://huntstuff.com/products/Kent%20Cartridge/bismuthHD%20upland.html
Waterfowl for sale by the 250 count case:
http://huntstuff.com/products/Kent%20Cartridge/bismuthHD%20waterfowl.html
Tragicly, this vendor does not list the 16ga upland for sale that Kent lists on the webpage. The previous (recent) Kent bismuth product remains listed as well. |
_________________ VA -- eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, South of the James, North of the Staunton
2007 Browning Citori Lightning Feather
2007 Browning BPS Upland Special
1947 Browning Automatic-5 (stealth Sweet 16) - ventilated Poly-Choke
1937-42 Savage 430 |
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Posted:
Fri Mar 30, 2018 6:18 am
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Joined: 13 Mar 2017
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Location: Nacogdoches Texas
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On sale now at MidwayUSA |
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Posted:
Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:51 am
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Location: SW Ohio
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The price at Midway is a good deal compared to previous prices, but if the prices on huntstuff.com stay the same when the shells become available that is an even better price.
I do not understand some of their pricing. For example, in waterfowl a 12 ga 2 3/4 1 1/4 load of #4s is $320/case, but in upland the same load, available in 4,5,6s is $373/case. Same speed looks to be the same shell, except for shot sizes.
Says available in July, wonder if the price will change?? |
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Posted:
Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:58 pm
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Joined: 12 Feb 2018
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Location: West-central Missouri
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Thanks Coyote Crusader.
Got some of the 5s and free shipping. |
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