lead shot where to get it?

[mancill]

There are no stores within hours of me that has shotgun reloading supplies so lead shot is not available. So where do you fellas get your shot online? I was wanting some #5 as a do all size.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I use Google, It works great.

 

[Idaho Ron]

I use Rotometal for all lead.
http://www.rotometals.com/default.asp

 

[coloradoclyde]

Fine!, I'll toss him a fish.
http://zipmetals.com/Magnum-Lead-Shot_c_35.html

 

[Stumpkiller]

What Idaho Ron said. If the local Gander Mt. doesn't have it I got to Rotometals.

Ballistic Products occasionally has favorable prices as well. I get my Lawrence chilled shot from them.
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/

 

[coloradoclyde]

BP is a great source for all things shotgun.... :thumbsup:

 

[TNGhost]

Midway USA, Ballistic Products and Precision Reloading. Ballistic and Precision offer the additional benifit of selling non-toxic subs, like bismuth, if you get a hankering to waterfowl hunt.

 

[Rat Trapper]

Talk to the trap and skeet shooters in your area and find out where they buy it. Most likely they go and buy it from a club like I do. Lot cheaper too!

 

[Lonegun1894]

I make my own. I went and bought a shotmaker to make #6s, and then a couple years later read of how to make my own. The one I made is made out of a stainless steel coffee measure dipper I got from Walmart for about a dollar, with a hole put in it with a small nail and then drilled out with a 1/16" drill bit, and then tied to a stick for a handle. It makes about #4-5 size shot. Now about half of it has tails, but it doesn't seem to hurt the patterns out of either my 13ga SxS or my .54 smoothrifle.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Picture?

 

[Lonegun1894]

I can email one to you if you want to post it, but always seem to mess up posting photos. Just add "at yahoo dot com" to my screen name.

 

[Lonegun1894]

I hope this works...

 

[Lonegun1894]

 

[Lonegun1894]

As I said. It is just a coffee measure with a hole through it made with a small nail about 1/16", and crudely attached to a dowel for a handle. The shot made isn't perfect, and I still get quite a few with tails, but it is improving, slowly. Definitely not a perfect system, and I wouldn't want to have to do this as a way to supply a large group, but for personal use and what I need #5/6 size shot for, it is fast enough and the patterns are perfectly fine. I just pick out the occasional larger globs and anything with a tail on it for remelting, and use the shot. I am guessing I get 80% shot per casting session and 20% with tails, globs, etc that needs to be remelted. Since this isn't a commercial operation of any sort, this meets my needs. The shot, at least most of it, isn't perfectly round, and a lot if not most of it has dimples, but it works and I haven't had to cancel a hunt in several years now because the local store was out of shot and couldn't get any for who knows how long .