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Just asking out of curiosity...
Any yall actively pursuing working on your loading know how with hard ball?
Any yall actively pursuing working on your loading know how with hard ball?
Spaniards were known to use iron roundballs when lead was in short supply.
Alden said:The only game I would insist on using hard lead on here would be bear -- not black or especially brown. Do NOT use pure lead or soft bullets in any gun for them. Not ball, not conicals, not spitzers, neither slugs nor non-plated buckshot!
Loyalist Dave said:Spaniards were known to use iron roundballs when lead was in short supply.
Ms. C.
I've heard that rumor, but have never had anybody show where that idea is supported. I know that some "archaeologists" claim they found the oldest known bullet wound from a Spanish firearm in a native skull because of the iron/steel left around the hole in the skull... but they ignore the fact that the Spanish halberd had a butt with a round, iron spike, and would dispatch wounded, prostrate enemies with that spike, by placing it on the skull and applying body weight, twist it free, and move on. Plus, iron musket balls are very expensive, compared to roundish rocks.
LD
BrownBear said:Lot of guys do it in AK and Canada for moose. From what I've read it was pretty common too, back in the days of muzzleloaders in Africa.
Not a big deal really. They drop from the mold a little bigger than pure lead, so you have to use a little thinner patch. I've fired a bunch and notice no difference in accuracy, no change in POI and no sign that you're shooting anything but pure lead. I've never hunted with them, though I wouldn't hesitate.
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