Where is Lawrence lead shot made?
Lawrence Brand Shot is still made in Granite City, Illinois. We are proud to offer this great American product to American shooters. Lawrence magnum lead shot is alloyed with antimony to increase hardness. It is then highly polished to a uniformly round sphere.
Who makes Eagle lead shot?
PSYCHE, LTD – EAGLE MAGNUM LEAD SHOT.
What is chilled lead?
: lead shot that has an antimony content of 3 to 6 percent.
What is Magnum lead shot?
$85.00 – $91.25. Also known as, High Antimony lead shot – matches the performance of premier factory round ammunition, resulting in tight patterns, shorter strings, maximum density and greater range. Graphite coated.
What is the difference between chilled and Magnum shot?
Chilled lead shot contains approximately 2% antimony. Magnum Lead Shot is harder and slightly less dense than Chilled lead shot. Some shooters prefer Magnum shot’s hardness advantage because it generally patterns more predictably than softer shot. Magnum lead shot generally contains approximately 4-6% antimony.
What size is Magnum lead shot?
0.08″ Diameter
Magnum Lead Shot #9 50 lbs – Freight Included This is (2) 25-pound bags of #9 Magnum Lead Shot 0.08″ Diameter bb’s and about 585 pellets an ounce. Our graphite-coated, high-antimony Magnum Lead Shot (American Standard) has the equivalent hardness…
How much is lead shot worth?
Lead Shot Price
| Region | Price |
|---|---|
| North America, US East Coast | $0.48 per Lb |
| US Midwest, US West Coast | $0.48 per Lb |
What is chilled shotgun shot?
Lead shot dropped quickly into liquid cooling baths when being produced from molten lead is known as “chilled lead shot”, in contrast to “soft lead shot” which is produced by molten lead not being dropped as quickly into a liquid cooling bath.
What is chilled shot?
chilled shot. Shot of very rapidly cooled cast-iron, i.e. cast in iron moulds, and thus found to acquire a hardness which renders them of nearly equal efficiency with steel shot for penetrating iron plates, yet produced at about one-quarter the price.
How hard is lead shot?
There you have it: as far as U.S. standards are concerned for shot hardness, any lead shotshell pellet containing a mere half percent of antimony or more can honorably be called “hard.”…Understanding Lead Shot Quality: Part 2.
| Shot Size | Antimonial Level |
|---|---|
| No. 8½ to 9 for skeet shooting | 3% |