DIY shot cups?

[epichistorymaker]

Hi, I have a .54 smooth, most of the game birds where I live are supposed to be taken with non-lead shot.

Any recommendations on making shot cups?

 

[R Ellis]

28 gauge shot cup may fit it is .550 If not try mylar wrap

 

[Rob M.]

I make mine out of any ole paper laying around ...

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

I do the same thing as Rob M. and make mandrels out of dowel rod to help roll them. As for paper it depends on what I'm using it in so long as it will open up when shot.

 

[Brokennock]

For many kinds of "non-toxic" shot, standard paper is not enough protection from what I understand.
I'm told mylar works, but, just like mylar balloons that escape captivity, it will be hanging around the area you hunt littering up the place for millenia.
Might need to do some research here on which non-lead shot products are soft enough to use a standard paper for a cup, or no cup at all.