Reloading with reclaimed shot - Shotgun Forum
May 25, 2012 · We went through a bag of reclaimed from a reloading supply store to find it was LOADED with steel shot (checked passing a magnet through the bag). Using this makes your shot weights way off and steel shot really needs special wads to protect the barrel from damage.
Cleaning reclaimed shot - Shotgun Forum
Apr 13, 2024 · As for reclaimed shot, should have an antimony of 6%, and at a buck a lb, is about the same price as new lead that has a 6% antimony for lead shot casting in the first place. So lead scrape pricing is about $.38 a pound, pure clean lead goes for a little over $1 a lb, so at a buck a lb and already antimony to around 6%, not a bad deal for ...
Reclaimed shot - Shotgun Forum
Apr 17, 2024 · The reclaimed shot that I have purchased from my club has been very clean. I have reloaded about 8 bags of the stuff and just recently ran out. The first couple of bags I poured it bit by bit into a white pie plate and went through it with tweezers. Found a few very small rocks and some amount of steel shot.
reclaimed shot , would you use it - Shotgun Forum
Aug 4, 2024 · I thought about using reclaimed shot for skeet and singles but after I ran the cost difference through a reloading calculator, it would only save me .50 - .75 per box at most. I'm sticking with new for now.
Anyone using reclaimed shot - Shotgun Forum
Jun 1, 2021 · I use reclaimed shot from my local range. The guy who collects/cleans it does a very good job. I mix mine with #9 shot at a 60% reclaimed to 40% #9 shot ratio, and it makes for a great 7/8oz skeet load in 12 gauge that's has yet to get stuck in my Mec single gauge press. I'm tempted to test it in 20 gauge.
Reclaimed Shot? Good or Bad? - Shotgun Forum
Aug 28, 2022 · Back before I bought shot by the pallet, I used a fair bit of reclaimed shot. It worked fine for skeet, 16 yard singles and first shot at doubles in trap, and all my league and fun sporting clays usage. The only places I didn't use it were registered sporting clays tournaments, 25+ yard trap handicap and the second shot shot at trap doubles.
Reclaimed Shot - Shotgun Forum
Oct 30, 2012 · What are the good and bad sides of reloading using reclaimed? Click to expand... Good=possible cost savings for those still not smart enough to go to reduced payload weights (i.e. those still shooting 1-1/8th oz at Skeet and 16-yard trap).
Reloading Costs Updated - Shotgun Forum
Oct 16, 2024 · If I have #9 I reload 3/4oz and if I have reclaimed I load 7/8 or 1oz. This is what I have been reloading recently. 7/8oz reclaimed shot $/box w/o tax: Powder (Perfect Pattern): $1.40 Shot 7/8oz reclaimed: 1.77 Wads (CB1078-12): .63 Primers (Noble Sport): 1.32 $5.13/box 3/4oz #9 shot $/box w/o tax:
Reclaimed shot reloading - Shotgun Forum
Dec 23, 2016 · It seemed to me it cost me about 4 misses out of 100. I would shoot 94-96 with factory ammo,with the reclaimed shot I would shoot 88-93. It is hard to pattern this stuff ,it might be 7,7.5,8,9,shot size, with a lot of not round shot. I was wondering if anybody has any experience with reclaimed shot. Thanks John B
Reclaimed Recycled Shot How Clean - Shotgun Forum
Dec 20, 2010 · I got a sample bag of reclaimed shot. With a magnifying glass I picked out 10 stones mostly shot sized or smaller from one 1/3 cup sample. I believe this too much debris. I poured the shot onto paper towels a small amount of graphite could be "poured" off the towel after I examined a 1/3 cup of the shot. I believe this is too much graphite.