I picked up some bismuth shot shells so I could hunt with a couple of old favorites on state land (non-tox only). These are older guns not meant for steel shot.
Had a good hunt and shot 2 pheasants with the "sweet 16" and #6 shot but when I cleaned them, some of the shot had shattered/fragmented into flakes and tiny frags. I've not had this problem with lead or steel.
Anybody else had this problem?? It made cleaning them very tedious and altered my plans for cooking the birds. (what became pheasant stroganoff was very tasty anyway)
Had a good hunt and shot 2 pheasants with the "sweet 16" and #6 shot but when I cleaned them, some of the shot had shattered/fragmented into flakes and tiny frags. I've not had this problem with lead or steel.
Anybody else had this problem?? It made cleaning them very tedious and altered my plans for cooking the birds. (what became pheasant stroganoff was very tasty anyway)