Wheel weight lead question

[Dexis]

I found out the hard way that wheel weight lead was too hard for use in revolvers. It was just too hard to push the balls into the cylinder with a loading rod. I had read that somewhere but did it anyway only to find out it was true.

They will work in rifles and smooth bores. You may have to find a thinner patch. It won’t harm the bore. If it will melt and pour I’ll use it.

Agreed, I tried the revolver thing. Never have I felt so defeated and weak. Not a chance.

I mostly shoot wheel weight lead out of my 58 smooth for two reasons. 1) zero resistance from the harder lead as I’m not using patches or dragging against rifling and 2) it’s what I like to load up hot and shoot things like concrete blocks, or try and split wood rounds with the deep penetration.

But aside from plain old fun I also thinks it’s kinda like an old school armor piercing round. I’ve always thought it might come in handy for a shoulder shot on a big boar hog, it’s basically an armor plate. Those things have been known to soak up modern unmentionable projectiles.

But also as gets said over and over a 1/2”+ hole is going to be pretty effective regardless if shot placement is on point.

 

[J.B. Arthur]

How many laptops or smartphones were usually available at colonial forts compared to quill and parchment?
I wonder who did their HVAC repair, which pharmacy they used, and how far to the nearest international Airport? What about vaccines, insulin, antibiotics?
If you or anyone you cared for ever used ANY of these that pretty much negates your question.
Although some curse it, we DO live in the 21st century.
Otherwise, there'd be no forums other than on the village green

The internet totally sucked back then. Dial up and all...

 

[J.B. Arthur]

Those wonderful old lead/antimony WW are history now. I used to have near 100 lbs of 'em and preferred them to pure lead for smoothbores. I fired WW ball in a couple of my rifles and they worked just fine. Might need a thinner patch but if they seat okay they'll shoot okay.

I have 800 lbs or so of the old clip on wheel weights looking to sale or trade. I got them all like 20 years back from an old dilapidated filling station. The good kind no zinc

 

[nhmoose]

I use WW lead for all my smooth bores ML and unmentionable. I water drop them too. Hard balls penetrate great and from 550 to.72 don't need expansion to work magic.