Trap Range Lead Shot

[robertbank]

Friend just pointed out to me all the off coloured grey material on the hill side at the end of our trap range ws shot. (Duh). I now have a huge supply of lead available to me in the form of lead shot. I have heard it contains arsenic and is quite hard, which would be good. Is this true? Better yet does anyone know what the alloy is?


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[Willbird]

Plain old chilled shot is almost pure lead as far as I know, magnum shot has arsenic and antimony.

Bill

[robertbank]

Thanks Bill, I can use the lead two ways. Mix it with wheelweights and some solder and also try to make mushroom bullets using harder metal as a base which is my next project.

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[Scrounger]

Chilled shot has 3% or 4% antimony; Magnum shot has 6% to 7% antimony and a trace of arsenic.

[robertbank]

In your opinion would that make it soft, hard or 'tween alloy?

Bob

[Scrounger]

In your opinion would that make it soft, hard or 'tween alloy?

Bob

Well, it would be harder than wheelweights, softer than linotype. Might approximate Lyman #2 or Taracorp metal. I would add a little tin. Felix and some others here are far more qualified than I to expound on this subject.