Im back for more info this time on steel shot

[fabsroman]

Originally Posted by skeet

Just a suggestion from a shotshell reloader. I did load steel shot....the bottom line is it ain't worth it. Costs a fair amount..and you can't equal the factory loadings for the most part...and to top it all off, you probably won't shoot that many shells to make it all worthwhile. I guided waterfowl hunters and didn't find it financially worthwhile and the shells for the most part were far outstripped by factory loads. This coming from a person who truly beleives in reloading..especially for shotshells. And I truly shot lots of steel at waterfowl...from the 10 through the 20. and loaded the 10 and 12 ga with steel. Loading the larger sizes required for ducks and geese is a real PITA. BTW 4s aren't really adequate for pheasant ducks or geese..unless within 25 to 30 yds at the most..in my opinion

Heck, reloading ain't worth it at all. In the time it takes me to reload 20 boxes of target loads, I could have billed $145 to $200 worth of work. The savings on those 20 boxes, even if it is $2 a box, falls short of the mark. I do it because I like it. Haven't done much of the non-toxic though in quite a while, and just finished buying some Wingmaster HD in B and some Hevi-Shot Dead Coyote in T. I think I am going to have enough non-toxic shot for a couple of years right now.

On another note, I've got 2 geese worth of jerky marinating in the fridge right now. Went through 2 geese worth since last weekend and now I have requests for the stuff coming in from my parents, my siblings, and the people my wife works with. I am going to have to keep it away from my clients or I will have to shoot a lot more geese and open a jerky factory here.