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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: duckmen1 on January 09, 2014, 11:18:22 PM

Title: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: duckmen1 on January 09, 2014, 11:18:22 PM: Thinking of reloading for he shotguns and saw the prices of lead shot is out the roof. Doesn't seem any different in price after cost of supplies than just buying the pre loaded rounds.
But started thinking I can get lead for near nothing from time to time. Or cheap other times. So thought about building a lead shot maker.
Anyone ever do it.
I don't expect perfect roundness from every pellet but would love to tinker around and get into making my own shot. Don't want to by one made already because they cost to much.
Any ideas
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: woods walker on January 09, 2014, 11:51:51 PM: I used to shoot with a guy that made his own shot and it was not perfectly round and it shot good. good luck any thing to save a buck
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: jasnt on January 10, 2014, 12:16:13 AM: There is a few threads on castboolits forum on how to make your own shot
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: Bmcox86 on January 10, 2014, 06:21:33 AM: You might also want to check we ranges, some sell reclaimed shot for fairly cheap

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Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: Jack Diamond on January 10, 2014, 06:54:41 AM: Google-Littleton shot maker, or Burgess Littleton shot maker.👍
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: Jim the Plumber on January 10, 2014, 08:45:10 AM: I've owned a Littleton Shot maker. It works and if you have the time and a source of lead, it's not a bad investment.
http://www.littletonshotmaker.com/ (http://www.littletonshotmaker.com/)
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: duckmen1 on January 10, 2014, 10:07:57 AM: Thanks for the info.
I would like to play for a bit and try to build my own design but if it comes down to it I would buy the Littleton in a heart beat. Just tight on cash right now.
Also what does the reclaimed shot go for these days?
Has anyone ever tried building there own bb maker
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: Special T on January 10, 2014, 10:25:24 AM: Can you get nozzles for that thing that will make shot bigger than #6?
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: Jim the Plumber on January 10, 2014, 01:49:48 PM: Reclaimed shot is usually 1/2 the cost of new. The shot drippers can be bought. If a guy could fab his own pan, the rest is easy to procure.
If memory servers, the #6 size was the largest that would work with his design.
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: Special T on January 10, 2014, 01:51:48 PM: I'm guessing that reclaimed would be ok for skeet, i was just thinking bird hunting, I think #6 are too light for pheasant... Ok for everything else...
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: jasnt on January 16, 2014, 01:30:34 AM: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?18389-Gonna-build-a-shot-maker (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?18389-Gonna-build-a-shot-maker)
Title: Re: Lead shot bb maker
Post by: uplandhunter870 on January 16, 2014, 01:58:51 AM: i own a littleton and have built my own shot dropper (full custom fab). my advice would be buy a littleton. but if a guy were bent on building his own building the pan and drip lip wouldnt be all that hard, polishing the drip lip might be trouble some as it needs to be mirror smooth. when i build mine i had full access to a full metal shop. drilling out the hex bolts for the drippers was problematic and required specialized drill bits and a milling machine. I use to drop a lot of shot its not hard but time intensive

pm me if you more specifics

i shoot close to 1000 shotshells every month (trap shooting) honestly with the time and effort involved in dropping shot youd be money ahead to just buy reclaimed shot