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I have an individual that I am doing a trade with that has a bunch of birdshot. Is bird shot generally soft enough to cast into balls/slugs for ML rifles?
One of the first things my old man beat into my head when learning bullet casting was "always do it outside my boy". I can hear it as if it were yesterday.Shot has some antimony in it, magnum shot has more than chilled shot. I believe that all lead shot has some arsenic in it so you might want to melt it outdoors.
All the shot I ever shot was hard , it is good for selling / trading for soft lead /EdI have an individual that I am doing a trade with that has a bunch of birdshot. Is bird shot generally soft enough to cast into balls/slugs for ML rifles?
Age Harden? Can you elaborate?If it’s not pure lead then it will “age harden” over time. I’m talking about a year or longer. Speaking from experience.
You can harden soft with a tiny amount of shot. You pretty much can not soften lead by adding soft. I learned that lesson years ago. Don't try it you will mess up a lot of good pure lead trying to soften hard.
I The more soft Lead you add, the more Hard Lead you end up with A tiny bit of Hardness goes a LONG LONG way
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