Shot Shipping Special:
Call us and ask for offer code #SSX50. You may ship up to 50 pounds of shot for only $15.99 via US mail anywhere in the United States including HI, AK, and APO addresses.
This cannot be combined with other offers and shot must be shipped separately from other items. Only single-bag pricing applies to this offer; no additional volume or multi-bag discounts.
We cannot apply this offer code online, but our helpful staff will be happy to assist you when you call us at 1-888-273-5623.
Lead shot is classified by its alloy content as either chilled or magnum. Antimony is the metal used to harden lead. Antimony is a brittle flaky, crystalline metal with a density of 6.697 grams/cc. Like lead, antimony is toxic. Lead, when alloyed with antimony, becomes a harder pellet. However, when more antimony that is added, the overall density of the pellet is reduced. Therefore, adding antimony has pros and cons. More antimony produces a harder, but lighter pellet.
Many shooters like harder shot because of its ability to retain a more spherical form. However, after a lifetime of field testing and insightful shotshell research, the late, great Don Zutz believed that chilled shot (softer, reduced antimony content) performed better as a game shot than magnum shot. Zutz preferred the energy-transmitting density and the deformation qualities of chilled shot over harder pellets. Much like a hollow-point bullet, which is designed to expand for quick stopping power, chilled shot effectively transmits energy to the target by deforming and stopping faster.
Ultimately, the choice is up to you, the shooter. Pattern performance can only be proven by testing shot in conjunction with your particular gun & choke combination. Nobody can do this for you or tell you exactly how a certain type of shot will pattern. There are simply too many variables in shotshell ballistics.
BPI offers handloaders a wide range of pellet types for varied conditions and different ballistic requirements. We give you the information and then you make the choice. What performs best for your type of shooting? Let us know because that is what field testing is all about.
