I never said it was spherical - I was merely trying to approximate the diameter of the head of the projectile relative to known standard shot sizes at the time - BB, #2, #4, etc.
The additional SP gravity/ mass of the 'tail' is a definite bonus impact-velocity wise. Sort of like measuring the head of Haley's Comet, which I'm sure NASA has done, then calculating the "freight train" effect of e=mc2 on the caboose.
Your have to go through your shop and find Headrick's vial of sample shot. I need pics of it to select a proper sieve size for smelting my own swan loads. I don't think my wife's pasta collanders' holes are big enough and I don't feel like asking her if I can drill them out.
Then I'll have to go out and buy a used MEC 600 10 gauge press to do hand loads and try to modify it for 8 ga. Then I'll have to buy an 8 gauge SxS with a heavy enough frame to handle these whompers and have 10 ga. inserts made for it to fool the warden if he checks me. (Maybe I can get my good buddy Morris Baker to load me a run of a couple of boxes of 3 1/2"-4" shells of non-toxic shot). Then I can apply for a swan permit in some legal state within driving distance.
THANKS A LOT, DAVE!
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