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Kingcreek - As part of our statewide steel shot program we did some pattern testing with bismuth shot at 30 yards. We found that the stuff is so brittle that you can hardly get a decent pattern, fragments spraying all over. We opened up a couple rounds to look at the shot before firing and there were already fragments present just from manufacturing. And we discovered one other problem that I don't know if they fixed or not. They were using a large, cushioned wad that didn't quite fit in the shell casing when crimped, so they sort of just mashed down the top of the wad cup into a crimp. On 2 of maybe 10 rounds we fired the shot NEVER LEFT THE CUP! We put 2 sideways .50 caliber holes in our plywood sheet at 30 yards. I wouldn't waste any more money on that crap. What make/model/choke of shotguns are you shooting that you're concerned about damage from steel shot?
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