Bottom pour pot drippings

[RBHarter]

I thought about doing shot for a while ......I only have 7-800# .
Read up on what some of the guys were doing .
There used to be a shot tower at Mound House just outside Carson City and just outside of the Moonlight Bunny Ranch Business park . Extreme I think was the last owner . It was every inch of 150' , I think whatever it was it was just under the tower light requirements as I don't remember ever seeing a beacon on it .

 

[trapper9260]

Mike the idea about bend the tip of the rod is a good idea , I will need to look into my and see about it .I have a Lee 10lb pot. I normal put the ingot mold under it to catch the dripping

 

[Mike W1]

Mike the idea about bend the tip of the rod is a good idea , I will need to look into my and see about it .I have a Lee 10lb pot. I normal put the ingot mold under it to catch the dripping

Gunarea's idea but I think it helped at least a bit. Just stuck it in a hole in the bench and gently bent it. Might take a time or two.

 

[trapper9260]

Ok thank you for letting me know

 

[BBerguson]

I was looking into shot makers just out of curiosity when my son was shooting sporting clays. If I remember right, they were dropping the shot into oil and only a few feet. Never did get one, bought lots of 25lb bags instead.

Never thought about doing it under my lead pot. It’s a Lee and would certainly make a lot of shot... I think I’d use a bucket of water to catch it. It’d be interesting to see what size it turned out to be.

 

[Ian]

It would make swan shot.

 

[BBerguson]

It would make swan shot.

Yeah, figured it would be fairly large, pretty big hole in the bottom of the pot.

 

[Walks]

Ok, I'll bite....?
What the heck is swan shot ?

 

[358156 hp]

Shot pellets with a tail. They sort of look like a swan.

 

[Walks]

Ok......

 

[BBerguson]

Ok, I'll bite....?
What the heck is swan shot ?

I’ll admit, I didn’t know either... My search showed “shot used for water fowl” or something to that effect. I knew it had to be a lot larger than the 7.5 or 8 I mostly shoot based on the size of the drips.

 

[RBHarter]

Someplace between 1 and T .

 

[trapper9260]

I did not know what it was also until now. I was thinking it was a waterfowl shot.

 

[Ian]

Teardrop shaped shot (a frozen drip shape) is called swan shot. Too little fall distance, not rolling as it hits the quench, and alloy factors cause it.

 

[Walks]

Swan Shot ...
Guess that only seen if you're making your own.
I figure since I've never seen or even heard of of before now; that it's not something that's too common.
Shot registered trap for a number of years, only bought the good stuff.
Still I'd like to see some.

 

[Heelerau]

I also lapped the valve rod with some valve grind paste, and if needs be the ingot mould underneath. I also empty the pot each time I use it and cast up a heap of ingots from my RCBS ingot mould that helps when I want to reseat the rod. I have also raised my pot so I can caste Minnie bullets with it.