Recent content by John Singer

We know. You already said this. Check out post #2. Your posts have nothing to do with the topic of this thread.

Boss Shotshells supply of copper is likely to be negatively impacted: https://www.businessinsider.com/copper-price-forecast-outlook-us-stockpiling-global-supply-surplus-ai-2025-12

I have a copy of The Shotgun Book by Jack O'Connor. Chapter 16 is entitled: Guns and Loads for Pheasants. It is an interesting read. The last paragraph is relevant to this discussion.

When I hunt Iowa public lands in the latter half of the season, it is much like your experience. I see many birds and the vast majority are hens. The surviving roosters tend to flush at long range. I used to tell my hunting companions, we are going to see 75 birds today. Only one rooster...

This website is useful for checking snow depth. Click on the state. https://www.weatherstreet.com/weather-forecast/Snow-Depth-US.htm

Plucked, brined, and smoked this pheasant for Christmas.

It is going to be interesting to see how individual counties handle this change. I work in the firearm industry. Also, it will be very to watch what happens to the markets for slug guns and rifles this next year.

Details of the scope mount.

I fully appreciate your desire for a fun project. Several years ago, when I lived in Southern Michigan, I rebuilt several inexpensive bolt action shotguns into deer guns. I purchased several bolt action shotguns with a max price of $60. I had a flat machined onto the side of the receiver. I...

It has been my experience that bolt action shotguns have terrible fit and balance issues. To me, they feel like someone duct taped a gas pipe to a 2x4.

I will suggest that most hunters cannot not consistently hit a 50 yard crossing bird with any ammunition.

I use a 16 gauge SxS with steel shot for most of my pheasant hunting. I reload and use a Ballistic Products recipe of 7/8 oz #4 in right barrel and #3 in the left. I do try to keep my shots within 35 yards. To this distance, I do not see a ballistic advantage to any other shot type over the...

Presently, I use on steel shot for all game. I have no difficulty killing pheasants, ducks, geese, rabbits, squirrels, pigeons, doves, forest and prairie grouse with steel. For a couple of seasons, I used bismuth. However, I do not find it to be more effective than steel. I started this...

Thank you for a reply with your first hand experience. I realized it's a small sample set but it is interesting.

Seasons are well on their way. Earlier this fall, there was a thread on this forum on the bismuth shortage. It generated a lot of discussion on Boss Shotshells and copper shot. My question: Does anyone have any first hand experiences with copper shotshells and how they perform on game?