I am not suggesting them, but they might tip the scales at maybe 400 grains for a 50 cal ball. Just wondering
Tungsten or depleted uranium balls
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kid_couteau
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LOL gonna need a thick patch I think
Phil Coffins
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Seems you’re trying to cross muzzleloading with PX commando. Maybe you picked the wrong sport.
But think about it, those balls would be HARD! Could reuse them 100 times 
Not that long ago you could read about (and order) depleted uranium frizzens and how well they sparked in the Muzzle Blasts magazine. Turned out to be a bad idea.
https://www.orau.gov/health-physics-museum/collection/consumer/depleted-uranium/frizzen.html
The Toxicity of Depleted Uranium
A patient suffering from radiation/DU poisoning from an accidental musket wound sounds like a House episode.
A patient suffering from radiation/DU poisoning from an accidental musket wound sounds like a House episode.
The NMLRA declared them not legal for their matches. And, rightly so, IMHO. I believe many/most states have outlawed it for hunting purposes.Not that long ago you could read about (and order) depleted uranium frizzens and how well they sparked in the Muzzle Blasts magazine. Turned out to be a bad idea.
https://www.orau.gov/health-physics-museum/collection/consumer/depleted-uranium/frizzen.html
But they did spark. I know someone that still claims to use them with no personal health concerns, though last time I saw him he was still a 3 plus pack a day smoker, do I guess the jury is still out…. And I am unaware of any state hunting regulations regarding frizzen material, do you mind sharing a source?
And to the OP, uranium has a density of about 18.9 g/cm3 while lead’s is 11.34 g/cm3. Simple math says if a .49” diameter lead ball weighs 177 grains, a .49” diameter uranium ball would weigh a bit under 296 grains.
What's the melting point of uranium? It might be hard to cast.
296 it is, still I wonder what it would do against that breast plate in Loyalist Dave’s video?
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Hard on the bundhook ;-(((((But think about it, those balls would be HARD! Could reuse them 100 times
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Might just be a leeeeedle bit too "modern" ?
THE_LAST_WORD
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how do you get DP roundball? wouldnt want to be casting that material, but it would be good to have some of for certain predators in the woods.
THE_LAST_WORD
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and if we can ever find a bb that weighs 300 grains , do not stick it into your nose. find more of em and shoot those things goodness ... but i wouldnt go casting with that material.
hanshi
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But think about it, those balls would be HARD! Could reuse them 100 times
Or at least until your fingers turned black and fell off.
That was interesting. Makes fooling with lead like going to a health food store.
My recollection is that depleted uranium is not zero radioactivity, it is simply 'less' radioactivity. Presumably, it it is in one hunk, and you limit exposure, it is tolerable, as the A-10 fires DU bullets. However, when they impact they shatter into dust, and anything that has been shot with a DU round will be hot with radioactivity. There's a whole lotta hazardous mess tanks in Iraq that belonged to Saddam Hussein that we blew up.
SlidePicker
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Titanium sparks brightly.
