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Thread: Lead shot for cast bullets?

  1. #21
    Boolit Buddy
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    I just paid $8 per 25lb bag of hard West Coast #8 shot, that's almost $2 a lb. Maybe reclaimed shot would be more in line with the price of WW?

    John C. Saubak

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    Boolit Grand Master
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    Quote Originally Posted by peerlesscowboy View Post
    I just paid $8 per 25lb bag of hard West Coast #8 shot, that's almost $2 a lb. .....John C. Saubak
    Did I miss something? I'm gettin' 32 cents a pound on my calculator.

  3. #23
    Boolit Grand Master







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    For rifle blts for paper, I like lino w/about a half cup or so of mag shot, water dropped. My cabin tree says about 28-30 BHN after about a week.
    1Shirt!
    "Common Sense Is An Uncommon Virtue" Ben Franklin

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check