Canuck Bob
06-28-2011, 04:20 PM
Thought I would pass this along as the antimony content of Lawerence shot is important to me as I'm attempting to alloy a low antimony mix with #8and #9 shot. There are a number of threads but this info from BPI might be accurate. They list the antimony as 6% for sizes 7-8 1/2 and as 4% for sizes 6 and 9.
This makes sense as the smaller 9 is used for closer ranges and is a touch heavier as 4%. The other sizes are the favored sizes for longer handicaps for clay busting and shotgunners like thier shot hard for long range patterns.
I also found a test were a large amount of shot was tested for hardness. The Lawerence brand was the hardest of the brands tested.
Click on a shot bag to note antimony content.
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Lead-Magnum-Chilled/products/68/
Hardness test
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=205631&start=0
This makes sense as the smaller 9 is used for closer ranges and is a touch heavier as 4%. The other sizes are the favored sizes for longer handicaps for clay busting and shotgunners like thier shot hard for long range patterns.
I also found a test were a large amount of shot was tested for hardness. The Lawerence brand was the hardest of the brands tested.
Click on a shot bag to note antimony content.
http://www.ballisticproducts.com/Lead-Magnum-Chilled/products/68/
Hardness test
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=205631&start=0