No it's not LEAD, But I would like to begin a spot some where on the forum where I, and other shooters can post up all the useful info possible concerning BI. and Tin Alloys??
Not sure it is just shotgun specific so would it makes sense to have a section HERE? in the 'alloys' sub-forum??
Seen allot of questions lately and taken more than just a few calls over the past 6 months on just this topic.
PURE Bi. does not work for our ( shooter's) purposes AT ALL.
SHOT: needs %5 tin alloy with Bismuth
Buck and slug: needs %30 tin alloyed into the mix in order to hold together in the barrel upon ignition and not frag upon impact.
More tin drives the cost up and drives the melt point down, that could be a real bad thing if that melt point gets too low.
Just think : the barrel will be HOT while the FIRE is pushing 'slug' out...does that come out as a chunk or a big squirt, a mix of the two??
I don't want to find out the hard way>>> Neither should you.
MODS please move if you feel the need, but we do need a spot for this info and make it a resource for every one interested in a NON-Tox. projectile alternative . Thanks