Actually I load left over Bismuth, one purchase of ITX, and
Hevi-Shot, for 20 ga., 12 ga., and 10 ga. I haven't noticed
a difference in lethality of Bismuth over ITX shot. I will
say that ITX shot was a disappointment. It actually weighs
less than Bismuth, and MUCH lighter than Hevi-Shot...According
to my Denver Instruments MXX-123(accurate to +/- .02 grains
or .000003 ounces) scale. I asked Ballistics Products(BP)
about that, since the advertising implied it was a Bismuth
replacement, and I was severely dissatisfied with ITX shot
weight, for the money I spent on it. I would have
expected it to be at least as heavy as bismuth, and maybe a
tad heavier. But NO, and they weren't all that friendly
about my inquiry. Don't get me wrong, I like BP, and I spend
a fair amount of money there, but their ITX shot is not a
good value, unless you are loading for an older gun that can't
tolerate higher pressures from modern non-toxic loads.
If you are loading for a modern shotgun, forget ITX, and load
Hevi-Shot. Yes, Hevi-Shot is a hammer. With volume
component purchases, one should be able to save 30-50% on
factory Hevi-Shot ammo, and using BP reloading data, tune
your loads to your choke/gun.
Squeeze
P.S. I just checked BP's prices on Hevi-SHot...Gone way up!
I will be shopping around for my next Hevi-Shot purchase.
