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at montreal spring jam, Matt Cross brought me some lead to try in my bags and i love it ... (thx alot Matt) so id like to buy some on the internet. Since i live in the province of Quebec, i should buy a hunting license to buy lead shots and its like 100$ from about 20 pounds ... its just crazy.

id like to know what kind of shots i should buy since i cant really see/touch them:

http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseP ... 02***19963***

i would personnaly go with: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?p ... ber=742455

but idk if its a good product

thx for your help
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Is there a way for you to get "chilled" lead shot, Julien? That has less toxicity in it than the magnum variety.

Anyway, good luck on getting your lead. Size 8 1/2 is a good size.
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shipping lead gets expensive
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Yeah, 8 1/2 is a good size, and 25 POUNDS! Hahaha you'll be hard pressed to run out any time soon. Lead's pretty cool. Tungsten's my favorite, anybody know a good place for Tungsten?
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shredzilla wrote:Yeah, 8 1/2 is a good size, and 25 POUNDS! Hahaha you'll be hard pressed to run out any time soon. Lead's pretty cool. Tungsten's my favorite, anybody know a good place for Tungsten?
you can get tungsten from freedomfootbags.com
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Sorry, I meant to say anyone know where I can buy 5 pounds of tungsten and not get nickel and dimed 2.50 cents all the way up for it? It's 200 bucks for that much through Daryl. I'd like to pay closer to 100 for a 5 lb bag, or even less if possible.

Edit: I found a few sites now, this one seems to be pretty good, but maybe you have to call to order. They have great size options, which is cool:

http://www.tungsten-spheres.com/tungsten_shot.html
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where can i find metal filler to put in my bag?
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Post by Wasabi »

If you can find a gun shop that sells shot or ammunition shells in bulk, go there. If you're not picky with lead, go with that, otherwise, ask for steel.

Tungsten is a little hard to come by regionally, I believe. It's only found in a few select gun shops or manufacturing depots. Do the research around your region through the internet.
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Post by Brad Benson »

Not sure if people have seen this but you can get copper coated lead shot. I found it at precisionreloading.com it is a little bit more expensive than the regular lead shot ($36/10lb) but is non-toxic.
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Post by akalazou »

thx but id really like to have have the 8 or 8.5 size ...
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