The bag of #4 I went through last season did not cause any issues with bbls. At least any percievable damage and I just used regular lead shot plastic wads. The one pellet that I did test for hardness seemed to pass. Not very scientific but I was able to smash a pellet with a pair of standard pliers without a tremenous amount of pressure. It doesn't seem to be as malleable as lead. The edges of the pellet crack when squeezed flat.
I have another bag of #4 ready for loading. I will check the hardnesss of this bag also.
I also need to be getting some #2 bismuth loaded into 12ga hulls for the honkers. Mr. Anderson seems to think he wants to shoot at some large honkers with his newly acquired D grade hammer 12ga. I may have to follow suit and put down the 10 bore for the 12 for a hunt or two.
Bob, would you send the PDF file to
Shootnfowl@yahoo.com. I am sure they have added some loads from what I had last winter. I hope they put together some lower pressure loads. Most of what I have is in the 10,000 psi range for 12ga.
kjd
for what it's worth
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