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   Went trap shooting today and the topic of reloading came up. One of the guys had just opened a new bag of Diamond brand shot. Was supposed to be 7 1/2 shot. Had 4 or 5 different sizes in the bag. Looked like all the way from 9s to 6s. Some was hardened and some wasn't. A lot of it had flat sides and wouldn't roll on a table even when we tipped it. You could start it rolling and then it would find the flat spot again and just sit there. Almost seemed like reclaimed unsorted stuff. A bunch of the guys had gotten together and ordered a big batch from a distributor and this was part of that lot. He was the only one to try his so far. All were going home to check their's. Anybody else ever run into this? RD

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Rockydog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Joined: 13 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3191	Topic: mixed shot Posted: 29 February 2004 at 16:11
	Went trap shooting today and the topic of reloading came up. One of the guys had just opened a new bag of Diamond brand shot. Was supposed to be 7 1/2 shot. Had 4 or 5 different sizes in the bag. Looked like all the way from 9s to 6s. Some was hardened and some wasn't. A lot of it had flat sides and wouldn't roll on a table even when we tipped it. You could start it rolling and then it would find the flat spot again and just sit there. Almost seemed like reclaimed unsorted stuff. A bunch of the guys had gotten together and ordered a big batch from a distributor and this was part of that lot. He was the only one to try his so far. All were going home to check their's. Anybody else ever run into this? RD
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Orion Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Joined: 10 August 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 555	Posted: 29 February 2004 at 17:09
	No, never have. I purchase Win shot from www.grafs.com, a neighbor, and not had this problem. I've experimented with duplex type loads on my own, but I've not had anything come from the bag in such a manner. It could be relclaimed shot or it could be something an employee thought was "cute" and loaded in a bag and set in a box for shipment. You know, the stuff that hits the floor. It can happen! I have worked for a number of years in a ouple of different manufacturing environments and you'd be amazed at what an employee will put in a bag, carton, etc.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Posted: 01 March 2004 at 02:13
	I'd bet it is bootleg shot, probably imported. I'd send the bag along with some of the shot to Diamond. It may have been a used empty bag that was refilled by the distributor. Or it may have been printer by the counterfeiter. The bag should be important to Diamond to figure out what the real source was. I'd think they would want to know the purchase source, distributor etc. I once purchased low cost shot in bulk, it was from China and looked like what you described. BEAR

Orion Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Joined: 10 August 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 555	Posted: 01 March 2004 at 03:22
	That could be as well Bear. Had no clue there was Chinese shot.

d4570 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby Joined: 27 January 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9961	Posted: 08 March 2004 at 13:56
	I dont reload shot shells or shoot trap,but I do shoot shotgun alot!! I've shot most factery loads made.I like Federal steel#3 the best.There fast and kill cleen. The best I've ever shot was some a buddy hand loaded I don't have any idea what thay were all I know was they were loaded with #2s and #6s This was way befor duplex loads!
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