Speer balls

[TerryK]

The guys I hunt with have always claimed Speer balls are too hard and don’t flatten out. Hornady is preferred choice for 50 or 54.
Anyway I can only find Speer, so I would like to get 600, and just use those.
So what about the hardness factor? I’m thinking BS.

 

[Bassdog1]

I have shot hundreds of Speer and Hornady round balls from 32 to 54 Caliber and cant tell a difference in the two in hardness or accuracy.

 

[FishDFly]

The guys I hunt with have always claimed Speer balls are too hard and don’t flatten out. Hornady is preferred choice for 50 or 54.
Anyway I can only find Speer, so I would like to get 600, and just use those.
So what about the hardness factor? I’m thinking BS.

I think you are right.

 

[Robby]

Speer Muzzleloader Round Lead Balls .440" 127 gr MZRB 100/ct
Speer Muzzleloader Lead Round Balls are swaged from pure lead and have been made with a special process to ensure maximum uniformity without any voids or air pockets. Simply put, these Muzzleloader Lead Round Balls from Speer are some of the best on the market. If you are looking for a high-quality…
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[Eutycus]

Unless we got some false advertising in the mix somewhere, Speer and Hornady should be almost identical if pure lead is really involved.

 

[Walkingeagle]

Just weigh them. That’ll prove they are lead.
Walk

 

[Ames]

Pour your own. Then you know what went into them.

 

[Jaeger]

Bite 'em wif yer teef to check the hardness.....

 

[hanshi]

I've killed deer with Hornady but not speer. I know of a guy who killed a couple of bucks with balls made of COPPER! Don't give it a second thought, both work.

 

[dragnetbill]

The only round ball that I ever remember recovering from game was a Speer .490 that I shot into a whitetail six point at 8 yards (had to let him walk away a little as he passed by me at arms length). Hit him behind the shoulder, passed across the top of the heart and flattened to .82 just under the off side skin.

 

[toot]

the animal or the paper target can't tell the difference!!

 

[TerryK]

Went for a drive out to Grice to get 10 boxes. Zero in stock, so guess I'll have to wait if they get them in.

 

[oldwood]

Soon as supply catches up w/ demand , Grices will have some after inventory.

 

[kkmemmott]

I have shot mule deer with my 54 GPR. and it worked great. It was a speer 230 grain ball and it broke the front shoulder bone going in and exited behind the opposite shoulder. It ran about 20 yards and fell over dead. If it shoots accurate in your rifle, I wouldn't hesitate to use it.