Lawrence chilled shot
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CWLONGSHOT
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I tried this couple Months ago. Degrees of "hardness" are wide spread. Its basically SOWW to me...
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Cherokee
Medina, Ohio
I should have said no shotgun loading. My primary CB's are for 32/20, 380, 38, 357, 9mm, 45 Colt & ACP. I've got plenty of alloy for rifles. Lawrence says 2% antimony for 6 &7 1/2, 1% for 9's. My current alloys are 2% Tin, 3% antimony for regular use, going up to 3% Tin for 9mm and rifles. May do as Brad suggested, mix it all together with a some tin and go with it.
Dusty Bannister
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Great trading stock to a shot shell reloader for the alloy you really want.
Others have found that lead shot can be problematic melting down reclaimed shot due to a hard oxide shell that develops. If your shot is clean, use for the original purpose or trade and make two people happy.
Others have found that lead shot can be problematic melting down reclaimed shot due to a hard oxide shell that develops. If your shot is clean, use for the original purpose or trade and make two people happy.
Missionary
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That #6 would be very handy to pop rows with !
trapper9260
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You can use some to make shot shells for your hand guns for pest and snakes .
CWLONGSHOT
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I do this!! But ya wont shoot up a whole bag in lifetimes!! Hahaha. I have "salsa" jars of 12, 9 & 7.5 For my loads. Fun stuff!!
Dusty Bannister
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My experience with carnival shot was that it had been recovered from a wet trap so was oxide covered and had other trash in the mix. Broken glass and unknown other junk. After a couple of years of sitting in the shed, I thought I would melt some to have tested for content. As I tried to melt it, I heard a lot of snapping and popping so put a lid on it and it quieted down after a bit as it heated. When I removed the cover, I found a lot of unmelted pellets that required pressing against the side of the pot with the ladle to break the shell and release the melted lead. After the usual fluxing and cleaning and skimming I poured a few ingots. The XRF showed nearly pure lead. I do not recall the size of the shot, but it was slightly smaller than BB shot. The interesting thing is the air cooled ingots did test harder than pure lead.
I plan to melt down some more at some point, and will have the XRF test run again and see if the results are the same. I do not recall what time of year I melted down and made samples the first time, but I do recall forming a drip for the sample on a clean piece of thick aluminum. If it was winter, it might have acted like a quench. I may see if I can find a sample ingot and test for hardness and add that to this thread at some point.
I plan to melt down some more at some point, and will have the XRF test run again and see if the results are the same. I do not recall what time of year I melted down and made samples the first time, but I do recall forming a drip for the sample on a clean piece of thick aluminum. If it was winter, it might have acted like a quench. I may see if I can find a sample ingot and test for hardness and add that to this thread at some point.
fiver
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2 bags of shot will fit in a flat rate box.
I know everyone pays a bajillion dollars for a bag of shot, but I have been slowly stocking it back for about 22 dollars a bag.
it's cheaper than buying WW alloy for me.
anyway pot it up.
put a lid on it and wait, when it's up to temp, run a little wax through it and light it off.
keep shoveling the wax to it and stir.
I know everyone pays a bajillion dollars for a bag of shot, but I have been slowly stocking it back for about 22 dollars a bag.
it's cheaper than buying WW alloy for me.
anyway pot it up.
put a lid on it and wait, when it's up to temp, run a little wax through it and light it off.
keep shoveling the wax to it and stir.
