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primers & lead shot

NOAHNOAH Member Posts: 9,690
edited April 2011 in Ask the Experts
bought 43lbs lead shot#6 for 11.00 bucks and 1k primers for shotgun
shells ,for 19.00 bucks (at an estate sale)
just wondering if that was a good price on both or did i screw up[?]
what does lead sell for and what are primers worth[?]
thanks
Noah
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  • geeguygeeguy Member Posts: 1,047 ✭
    edited November -1
    Very good. If #209 primers, they are about $30 per thousand new. Shot is $26-35 a bag new.

    #6 is normally a hunting size, but at that price I would use it for fun clay shooting as well. (of course I'm pretty cheap and try to use anything that may work OK)

    You did well.

    While the rule in Skeet is "No shot smaller than No. 9 (2mm) or larger than 7-1/2 shall be used in any load." Shooting for fun, I would doubt anyone would care unless the distance would be an issue. But how much further would #6 carry vs. 7 1/2?
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  • md1634md1634 Member Posts: 644 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Most clay ranges only allow 71/2 to 9 shot.
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  • geeguygeeguy Member Posts: 1,047 ✭
    edited November -1
    md: Interesting comment on shot size. Guess I'm getting old cause I've shot all over the country (world for that matter) and never once have seen a sign saying only 7 1/2-9 shot. Maybe that's a special thing at certain clubs or areas of the US that reclaim shot, I have been local state area for the last 20 years.

    How do they check? Ask for a load, or just the honor system? They used to check our own loads in competition, but that was the only time I recall.

    Interesting, I'll look for the signs, maybe I just didn't read.
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can't quote prices for shot, but 2 cents a pop for primers (ANY kind, so long as they are functional) is an excellent price at current rates.

    quote:Originally posted by md1634
    Most clay ranges only allow 71/2 to 9 shot.

    If so, that's also news to me,

    I'm not much of a shotgunner, but I've shot in maybe 5-6 different ranges in three different states over the years, and I've never been asked what kind of shot I was using, nor told what kind I was supposed to use.

    #6 wouldn't be my first choice for clays, but yeah, I'd also use it informally, if that's what I had.
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For primers, if you buy Wolf 209 primers, they are in the mid teens. If you got an American brand, then you got a good discount.
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  • allechalleyallechalley Member Posts: 888 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    By most ranges and competition, it IS 7 1/2 to 9 shot. Makes a difference if some of the range wrapps around so that you may be down range. 7 1/2's feel like spit balls hitting your vest, bigger stuff may well sting pretty good or worse. We had some guys shooting mag duck loads and were asked not to do it anymore. It a safety and noise factor in that case.
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by allechalley
    By most ranges and competition, it IS 7 1/2 to 9 shot. Makes a difference if some of the range wrapps around so that you may be down range. 7 1/2's feel like spit balls hitting your vest, bigger stuff may well sting pretty good or worse. We had some guys shooting mag duck loads and were asked not to do it anymore. It a safety and noise factor in that case.


    Let me understand this???? You shoot at a range where 7 1/2 target loads sometimes hit you, because you are down range from it?? If the low brass 7 1/2's are reaching you, the mag #2's duck loads would be fatal. Sounds like your range needs some overhauling or time sharing provisions on who is shooting where. [xx(]
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  • trapguy2007trapguy2007 Member Posts: 8,959
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by babun
    quote:Originally posted by allechalley
    By most ranges and competition, it IS 7 1/2 to 9 shot. Makes a difference if some of the range wrapps around so that you may be down range. 7 1/2's feel like spit balls hitting your vest, bigger stuff may well sting pretty good or worse. We had some guys shooting mag duck loads and were asked not to do it anymore. It a safety and noise factor in that case.


    Let me understand this???? You shoot at a range where 7 1/2 target loads sometimes hit you, because you are down range from it?? If the low brass 7 1/2's are reaching you, the mag #2's duck loads would be fatal. Sounds like your range needs some overhauling or time sharing provisions on who is shooting where. [xx(]




    I have seen several guys clean off their loading bench and put everything in boxes and go to the trap range .
    Next thing is one of their duck loads goes down range .
    No way I am down range from anybody ![:(!]
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