WW for Round Balls

[25-06]

Are Wheel Weights to hard to use for Round Balls? thinking about getting started in casting figured round balls would be a good starting point.

[GARD72977]

They will work. If you are shooting (soft) steel targets it may cause a little damage. If you are just shooting paper they work fine.

[25-06]

thank you! what about for hunting deer?

[waksupi]

I've used them on deer and elk, work just dandy. Caliber is king.

[Nobade]

I have found that if they are too hard, such as not being able to load your revolver because you might break the loading lever, you can anneal them and they will stay in the softer state for a week or so. Then they harden back up, but can be softened again if you wish.

WW is all I use in my smoothbores. They don't care how hard the balls are.

-Nobade

[Lead Fred]

Cant use WW lead in my Rice Barrel, the deep grooves will tear the patch.

Getting WW to number one lead is an easy process

[dondiego]

Lead Fred - Will you explain the WW to # 1 lead process please?

[Pb2au]

I haven't told any of my muzzle loaders or C&B revolvers I am using ww yet. They didn't notice.

[Junior1942]

Lead Fred - Will you explain the WW to # 1 lead process please?Please again.

[Hanshi]

WW works fine in rifles and smoothbores; just remember they'll be just a tad larger.

[Hellgate]

I've got a lot of WWs and very little dead soft lead. I'd love to know how to soften it.

[tacklebury]

Yep, likewise.

[oscarflytyer]

Just got 60 lbs of pure, but still interested in the WW for BP...

[dikman]

I have range scrap which has been tested to 12-14 BHN (similar to WW) and I definitely can't use it in my 1858 Remington - too hard.

[Hanshi]

WW alloy is fine as is in long guns. Problematic for c&b, though. There is no way to "soften" them that I'm aware of and it's not an issue except for the c&b. WW works fine for squirrels through deer.

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

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[Whiterabbit]

I cant speak to COWW personally, but SOWW round balls have affected my accuracy not-at-all.

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[Nobade]

WW alloy is fine as is in long guns. Problematic for c&b, though. There is no way to "soften" them that I'm aware of and it's not an issue except for the c&b. WW works fine for squirrels through deer.

I anneal them for an hour at 475 deg. F, then very slowly cool. My little heat treat oven works great for this. They get noticeably softer, but it doesn't last very long.

-Nobade

[Mike 56]

I get dental film lead and stick on wheel weights for free. They are a tad harder than pure lead but shoot much better in my cap and ball revolvers. My .451 mold drops .453 balls and my .454 mold drops .456 balls. The .453 balls load easy on frame. I can load the .456 balls on frame but it is tough on the guns so i use a cylinder loader for them. Maybe if you add 1/3 wheel weights to pure lead they might work in revolvers.