Spent a day experimenting with bismuth.

[Historian]

Pure Tin runs about 2/3 the weight of lead which is why tin shot never really took off as a replacement for lead shot. Tin's density is about 7.28 g/cm3 versus lead's at about 11.34 g/cm3. Most of the magnum grade lead shot I have read about runs about 10.5 to 10.7 g/cm3 due to having antimony added as does copper or nickel plated lead with their respective plating. Pure Bismuth runs about 9.80 g/cm3 and mixed with 5% tin drops the density down to about 9.7 g/cm3. I am going off memory here. I have no problem shooting the 95%/5% Bismuth /Tin alloy either in shot form or round ball. It is about as close to lead as you can get without going the tungsten route. Have a nice weekend.

 

[nhmoose]

Thank you!

 

[Carbon 6]

I think California just might become one of the best places to hunt in the coming decade. With their new lead legislation causing thousands of hunters to quit or leave, hunting pressure will be greatly reduced on the animal population.
Hunters that remain and adapt to the legislation should find the hunting better than ever.