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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ Kent Bismuth - any reports? |
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Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:25 pm
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| Dave Erickson wrote: |
| Upland Carpenter wrote: |
Why not go straight to the source and contact Kent? Cabela's is only the retailer. If they are 1200fps loads, Kent may not be aware of the misprint on the box. Otherwise, they need to correct their website.
Marc
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Dave, not sure if that was meant as a smart ass reply to my friendly suggestion? Just thought I'd offer the idea. Seemed a simpler solution to go to the manufacturer rather than waiting around for a reply from a retailer. I have no skin in the game as I stashed away 1000 rounds of 16ga Bismuth Cartridge CO and Kent TM loads before they went off the market.
Cheers,
Marc |
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Sun Jul 17, 2016 7:49 pm
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| Marc, i meant what I said in the sense that you can email just as easily as I can. I'm fine in letting Cabela's work this out. Sorry you took it as a smart ass reply. |
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Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:11 pm
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A chronograph shall light a path unto the truth.
Second book of Ballistics, Chapter 3, Verse 2 |
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Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:28 pm
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Yeah yeah yeah...
I'll test one this week.
You all owe me a shell! |
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Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:52 pm
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| LOL OK your on! I agree with Jeff, no matter what Kent & Cabela's publishes and the boxes say, there is nothing like a bird in the hand.... |
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:15 am
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Compliments of Erickson's Cut-Rate Ballistic Service.
The muzzle was 5' from the first screen, so I'm sure it's all of 1300 fps.
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:43 am
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| Dave , your the man . Nice looking Merkel , is that the replacement for the Belgian ? |
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:47 am
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:41 pm
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That Erickson's Cut-Rate Ballistic Service is something else! Great job clearing the air Dave. I owe you a Kent bizz I believe!
Nice gun! |
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:18 pm
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| Thanks, Mike! Not a problem as I have time off now. Are you free next Monday evening? I have a cool sporting clays range on this side of the river to show you. |
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:26 pm
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Yes Dave I am free next Monday, well I will be working on it this week anyhow  Sounds like a plan to me been too long since I've crossed the River to shoot. |
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Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:57 pm
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| I ordered from Huntstuff. |
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Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:05 pm
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Mr. Lowrey
Thanks so much for contacting Kent, we invite customers to always ask questions via email and phone.
We are happy to be providing Bismuth as well in 16g., especially since the Tungsten Matrix model is no longer in production. We didn’t like giving up something that provided for the sweet 16 users, but hopefully this alternative is going to work well for customers.
The Bismuth is more economical, but we understand the confusion that has occurred for some people.
Our product guide and specs had to be printed before the full completion of the loads was finalized. The 16 gauge is 1,300 fps and that is how it was loaded. The boxes are correct but the catalog was not, as it had to be printed early.
We knew this created some confusion with different fps in place, but the velocity was determined final to have best consistent performance at 1300.
Thank you for the information you provided and for letting us know too – greatly appreciated!
Kent Cartridge Customer Service |
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Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:40 pm
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Just been corresponding with a delightful lady at Kent here in Canada - they have a small supply of 16ga that they can assist us Canucks in procuring. Works out to $200 (CAD) / case plus shipping. I'm not yet certain yet if that's 100 cartridges or 250. If it is the latter, then that's pretty good value.
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kentc@kentgamebore.com |
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Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:50 pm
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| Nutcracker...Sweet! |
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