Can you purchase No4 shot from anywhere?

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Can you purchase No4 shot from anywhere?

Post by 93x64mm » 25 Jun 2025, 8:47 pm

Been trying to get No4 shot, Anyone know where you can get some from without buying 100+kg of the stuff?
And no I'm not into making my own, that would be the very last resort if unable to do!
Any help would be appreciated
Cheers
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Re: Can you purchase No4 shot from anywhere?

Post by bigpete » 26 Jun 2025, 1:45 am

There's a mob in Victoria who sells it....can't for the life of me think of their name.....might be Northwest shooting supplies ? I'll endeavour to find out
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Post by 93x64mm » 26 Jun 2025, 5:53 am

bigpete wrote:There's a mob in Victoria who sells it....can't for the life of me think of their name.....might be Northwest shooting supplies ? I'll endeavour to find out

Cheers mate! Greatly appreciated
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Re: Can you purchase No4 shot from anywhere?

Post by straightshooter » 26 Jun 2025, 9:00 am

93x64mm wrote:Been trying to get No4 shot, Anyone know where you can get some from without buying 100+kg of the stuff?
And no I'm not into making my own, that would be the very last resort if unable to do!
Any help would be appreciated
Cheers

Horsley Park gun shop and Safari Arms both in Sydney are gun shops that cater to shotgun shooters and both will likely have stocks.
Postage will probably cost more than the shot.
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Post by Oldbloke » 26 Jun 2025, 9:20 am

It's my understanding this was the last manufacturers in AU.
Shut up shop about 12 months ago.

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Re: Can you purchase No4 shot from anywhere?

Post by bladeracer » 26 Jun 2025, 10:44 am

93x64mm wrote:Been trying to get No4 shot, Anyone know where you can get some from without buying 100+kg of the stuff?
And no I'm not into making my own, that would be the very last resort if unable to do!
Any help would be appreciated
Cheers


How much do you need?
100kg doesn't go very far if you're shooting regularly, that's less than 3500 1oz loads. I picked up 145kg of mixed shot from a deceased estate a couple years ago, and 90kg a few years before that, so keep an eye on FB Marketplace and Ebay, as well as the various online firearms sales sites.
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Re: Can you purchase No4 shot from anywhere?

Post by Oldbloke » 26 Jun 2025, 2:25 pm

bladeracer wrote:
93x64mm wrote:Been trying to get No4 shot, Anyone know where you can get some from without buying 100+kg of the stuff?
And no I'm not into making my own, that would be the very last resort if unable to do!
Any help would be appreciated
Cheers


How much do you need?
100kg doesn't go very far if you're shooting regularly, that's less than 3500 1oz loads. I picked up 145kg of mixed shot from a deceased estate a couple years ago, and 90kg a few years before that, so keep an eye on FB Marketplace and Ebay, as well as the various online firearms sales sites.


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