r/canadaguns • u/RDasher3333 • Mar 07 '26

Gun and gear reviews BioAmmo issues

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Brought these shells to the range to try them out. As you can see the hull ripped open and the brass is dimpled out. I shot 5 of these and they all look the same. Did any of you guys ever have this happen to you?

I assume they’re unsafe and I’ll throw them away but I’ve never seen brass deform like this it’s kind of crazy

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u/HappyCan7250 Mar 07 '26

I like the idea, biodegradable wads and casings? Of course it's good practice and everyone should be picking up their shells, but they still end up going somewhere, and of course a few sometimes get missed. 

I also wish someone would come up with biodegradable pigeons/clay. Despite them being clay, they don't really ever break down. Lots of spots in the forest are covered in chunks of orange clays that will be there for decades, and it looks like crap. I would love to see some biodegradable ones that break down after a couple months since it's basically impossible to clean up clays when shooting on crown land, seems like they would be pretty easy to make too.

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u/draftstone Mar 07 '26

Just for your information, clay pigeons are not made of clay. It is a composition of tar pitch and limestone (like 75% limestone powder and 25% tar pitch to hold it together). This is why they are that black and feel "plasticky" to the touch, while being brittle and can be stored for years. This is why they don't biodegrade, tar pitch takes years to degrade. They are supposed to be safe for the environnement, but wildlife can get sick if they eat it, this is why on most boxes it says that you should never use clay pigeon near livestock farming.

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u/RDasher3333 Mar 07 '26

I agree, that’s why I picked them up. Any ideas on how to get rid of the rest of them? Do I cut them up and throw them in the garbage?

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u/Boattailfmj Mar 08 '26

I've found maybe 30% of my wads when I used to go innawoods shooting. Would totally use biodegradable ones if I was to do it again. I did use steel shot, felt guilty about launching pounds of lead into nature.

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u/waitwhatnothing Mar 12 '26

One of the problems with steel shot is that it requires a plastic wad to keep the shot from touching the barrel and damaging it. This bioammo uses a supposedly biodegradable plastic wad. 

Lead shot and bismuth shot can use old fashioned fiber wads, but won’t pattern as tight as modern plastic wads. Federal has some lead loads with fiber wads marketed for upland hunting and clay shooting.