I was referring to the barrel, in reference to what Kabar2 said:
Free-machining brass such as C360 does have a few percent lead added to make it machine better, but I don't know why that would be bad thing when the brass is used as a cannon barrel.
When you say "age" do you mean number of shots fired, or passage of time? I'm not going to be shooting it that much, just test shots and then special occasions.
Also why is lead not good to have in the barrel?
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It's my first cannon barrel and I want to run it by the expert folks here :bow: before I invest muchos $$ in material and machining. The primary purpose is for salutes and occasionally gingerly testing it with a lead ball when I get the opportunity to do so safely. I want to make it a...