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Old 04-29-2007, 07:16 AM
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Cost of my Flintlock Turkey Load

Over on a Turkey Forum I've noticd posts about the cost of modern high performance Turkey loads (shells) costing $6.00 each...got me thinking about what it costs for the blackpowder turkey load I use and did the math as follows:

Black powder main charge of 80grns Goex 3F = .13 cents
(@ $11.00/lb)

Black powder priming charge of 3grns Goex 4F = one half cent
(@ $11.00/lb)

Cost of Flint per shot = .01 cent
(@ .75 cents/flint)

Wads: 2 @ .06 cents = .12 cents
(@ $6.00/100)

Shot: 1+5/8oz #6 shot = .08 cents
(@ $20.00/25lb bag)

Overshot card = .01 cent
(@ $10.00/1000)

So I spent .72 cents for this turkey season's two shots...good economy, eh
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Old 04-29-2007, 07:47 AM
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You haven't bought shot lately, have you?
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Old 04-29-2007, 10:14 AM
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It's up to $21 at our trap & skeet club now...
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Old 04-29-2007, 03:05 PM
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$21/bag!!!!!!!!!!! Where in the heck is your skeet club?! Last two bags I bought a couple of weeks ago were $30/bag!
....I'm joinin' roundballs' skeet club, if only to get that deal on shot!
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Old 04-29-2007, 08:24 PM
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Unless it's suddenly spiked in the last month of so, that was our price in January or February...
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