Hard shot generally has arsenic or antimony in it. Pure lead needs tin and antimony in small quantities to make good bullets. Glen Fryxell has an excellent book on lead metallurgy available online, hopefully someone smarter than me will post a link.
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My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.
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