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Unread 09-14-2025, 07:19 AM   #1
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Issue is Mike a CO can tell what is inside very easily without taking the shell apart.
how?
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I think these tools work by measuring the rate of conductivity for each metal.

https://streamsystems.com/stream_web...fo/hotshot.htm

https://bossshotshells.com/shell-detector/
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I think these tools work by measuring the rate of conductivity for each metal.

https://streamsystems.com/stream_web...fo/hotshot.htm

https://bossshotshells.com/shell-detector/
I wonder how sensitive it is to pick up lead on old lead holding hull used for bismuth or steel reloads?
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