When shot went over $8/25# bag I started making my own shot. At that time I was shooting ATA Trap and my homemade #7 1/2 shot was good enough to put me back at the 27 yard line for handicap, and to shoot in class AA singles and A doubles.
I then switched to NSSA Skeet and started making #8 shot which was good enough for me to shoot in class A 12 gauge, class AA 20 and 28 ga, and class A in .410 and doubles.
Our club has had our Trap field reclaimed twice, and we sell reclaimed shot for $24 and re-dropped shot for $30. I have shot some of the reclaimed shot and my 3/4 ounce 12 gauge loads work fine for Skeet and 16 yard Trap. The plastic shot cup wads protect your shotgun bore from any impurities in the shot. And like Magnum_Bob posted "I'm honest enough to know when I miss a target it's me, not the gun or shells."
