To the left are my pure lead bullets, to the right are my babbitt X (xperimental) projectiles. Yes, neither my lead/babbitt bullets are perfect or pretty, but they all fly...some nose end first, some sideways, some backwards, but they do fly. So far, no leading at all out of a 45-90 26" barrel, they are slick as snot...unless I really give it a go, I can't easily shave any lead using my pocket knife. I been making these with a 150-158 grain soft nose and the are fantastic. They are like a runaway freight train pushing a Honda into a wall. Gotta love White Metal!