Where to get best price on 12 guage steel shot?

Double Naught Spy · April 27, 2001, 05:11 PM

Actually, I would be happy with anything but lead shot. I need bird and 00 2 3/4 shells for practice. Where is a good place to get steel at a good price?

Dave McC · April 28, 2001, 12:20 PM

Steel's costly, and there's little available in target sizes.

Why not lead? I'm curious...

johnbt · April 28, 2001, 05:01 PM

It's not much help, but the best I've seen are $8.00 a box (25) steel #1 loads at a local Dick's Sporting Goods. I got a few boxes for a friend to try because he wanted something cheap in a 2-3/4" shell and it was on sale. The regular price was $9.99. It worked well for him, but isn't waterproof. I want to say it was Remington, but really don't remember. It was obviously a promo load. Dick's has a web site but they don't sell ammo online.

Otherwise, in my experience, it's usually just a matter of finding discontinued/last year's ammo on sale and taking what they have left.

I thought about Cabela's, but they never list any 2-3/4" steel IIRC. May be worth a phone call to see. A year or so ago they were selling Remington Nitro-Steel 3" loads for around $10/box plus shipping, or 10 boxes for $90 plus about $9 shipping - a heck of lot cheaper than the local shops that seem to run $15-$20/box.

John

April 27, 2001, 05:11 PM	#1
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	Actually, I would be happy with anything but lead shot. I need bird and 00 2 3/4 shells for practice. Where is a good place to get steel at a good price?

April 28, 2001, 12:20 PM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Steel's costly, and there's little available in target sizes. Why not lead? I'm curious...

April 28, 2001, 05:01 PM	#3
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,004	It's not much help, but the best I've seen are $8.00 a box (25) steel #1 loads at a local Dick's Sporting Goods. I got a few boxes for a friend to try because he wanted something cheap in a 2-3/4" shell and it was on sale. The regular price was $9.99. It worked well for him, but isn't waterproof. I want to say it was Remington, but really don't remember. It was obviously a promo load. Dick's has a web site but they don't sell ammo online. Otherwise, in my experience, it's usually just a matter of finding discontinued/last year's ammo on sale and taking what they have left. I thought about Cabela's, but they never list any 2-3/4" steel IIRC. May be worth a phone call to see. A year or so ago they were selling Remington Nitro-Steel 3" loads for around $10/box plus shipping, or 10 boxes for $90 plus about $9 shipping - a heck of lot cheaper than the local shops that seem to run $15-$20/box. John