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| I believe you are stuck with Bismuth with your parker as the Tungsten Matrix hardness is above steel shot. The Bismuth will not blow out your chokes and behave more like lead in that great double of yours.
"Anything he did not accomplish as a pupil was my failing as a teacher" Max you will be missed Aug-02 1999; May 20, 2008
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| You are also correct on the Tungstun Matrix in the older guns, I was thinking of Tungston Iron on my initial reply.
"Anything he did not accomplish as a pupil was my failing as a teacher" Max you will be missed Aug-02 1999; May 20, 2008
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| HB,thanks.heard bismuth plant closed.anyone loading 12b 11/4,23/4"? |
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| I haven't tried a lot of the Bismuth shells but the ones I have shot are HOT!... really hot. They seem abusive to modern guns much less older ones. I wouldn't want to use them in my older guns unless they load something a little lighter that I haven't tried yet. Kyler |
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| If you are talking about the Kent Tungsten Matrix, I thought it was fine for old guns. It is a mix of tungsten powder in a polymer, and the pellets I have dug out of ducks were deformed like lead shot. I bought a bunch of it on sale years ago, thats all I shoot for ducks anymore. |
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| I have been shooting bismuth and tungsten matrix in my Winchester M21 for several years with no problems at all. I hear the biggest problem right now is finding anyone that has any in stock.
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