BIO shotgun shells - my review
I recently purchased a case (250) of this BIO shotgun 12 gauge for shooting skeet. I am not happy with the results at all! While I DO like the idea of plant-based wads that will turn into fertilizer in the field, I am not seeing a good enough reason to create the entire shell in this manner.
First off, it's really expensive but that's not the reason for my complaint as I knew the price before I purchased, but it ran nearly $20 per BOX after taxes.
What I experienced has been deduced to problems caused by the ammo itself: JAMMING in the chamber after being fired. The shell apparently is more sensitive to heat and expands a LOT, getting stuck in the chamber once fired. I had this happen in my Benelli SBE3 and my Browning BPS.
The Benelli SBE3 had a couple of rounds get stuck - stove-pipe on ejection. That was really weird. But the Browning pump experienced increasing difficulty ejecting the spent round the hotter the gun got. It got so bad that I experienced several shots that required TWO hands pulling on the forearm to get the shell to eject. Half way thru the second round I stopped using the pump gun and took it to my gun guy who spent 3 days with it and couldn't find anything wrong with the gun at all. It fired plastic rounds just fine, but this bio ammo gets stuck.
Just and FYI ...
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A very good review. Thank you.
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thanks for posting
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navc130: 30626207880347/comments/30626192749979
A very good review. Thank you.
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Thanks for the info and review.....My SBE3 thanks you !!!
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Thanks for sharing your review. I understand the reason for biodegradable wads but why not just go back to paper hulls? Federal still makes a paper hull in their Gold Medal target line but I guess that wouldn't be the latest and greatest for today's new shooters. Sounds like BIO would be farther ahead to combine those hulls with their bio wad. Bob
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Remington is going to start making paper shells again, called Peters Premier Blue.
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I wonder if I could 3D print hulls or wads.
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Clever Mirage ,,,,,,, if it’s good enough for Olympic shooters, it’s good’nuff for me.
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I'm thankful for this review!
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Warbirds: 30626207880347/comments/30626217260187
I wonder if I could 3D print hulls or wads.
It certainly can be done.
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Forgemonkey ... Olympic shooters are all shooting O/Us ... no fouling issues.
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BIO whut????????????
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I am thinking...BOU and WHY!!!
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jb4lcm: 30626207880347/comments/30626193422875
Forgemonkey ... Olympic shooters are all shooting O/Us ... no fouling issues.
I know several skeet shooters using 1100’s with no problems.
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Mohawk600 .... the shells are 100% biodegradable .. or so they say. Made from plant based stuff. In case you want to see their ad:
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Thanks for the review. I won’t tolerate poor ammo performance…even if it’s just a round of skeet.
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I guess that pretty much limits their use for reloading also..........
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hillbille: 30626207880347/comments/30626217827995
I guess that pretty much limits their use for reloading also..........
Well I guess you probably shouldn't wash them first.😀 Bob
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Since I'm still working on my 40,000 rounds of AA hulls, I guessing I will not need any new shotgun ammo for a while. I did switch from AA hulls on the 28 ga to Remington hulls. They seemed to reload a little better.
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