I understand the concept of a pellet coming loose in the other barrel, and then being pushed against the barrel walls by the rest of the shot and gases after the trigger is pulled. What I don't understand is how in blazes a piece of lead, under any amount of pressure, results in a deformed piece of steel. Is the lead pellet somehow instantly hardened by the process, resulting in the anomaly of lead being able to compress steel? If anything, shouldn't the process result in a tiny lead pancake?
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Will makes some excellent points and I agree with all of them. - Dean Romig 03-13-2013
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