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Anyone know anything about this stuff? Is it for real?

https://www.hortonguns.com/?page_id...vC0hQpR7Lx8uEgdehzEH4Bx9dGP9YazIdQYnL9B8

The Hotyonium literature states that the more malleable a projectile the more kinetic energy is transferred to and used to penetrate the target. I do not believe this to be true. The more dense and rigid a projectile is the more it retains its kinetic energy allowing penetration until an equal and opposite 'push back' is reached. If a projectile is very malleable the projectile flattens against the target displacing the kinetic energy over a larger area with less kinetic energy applied against any single point of the target thus less penetration.

It's for real, how well it works, costs, etc I can not say. I'm still a lead guy, all the other options are a compromise I'm not willing to make unless forced. I don't hunt waterfowl and stick to places that me, my Holland and lead shot are welcome. I know some of you play different games, this just might be the ticket for your needs.

We need competition in the non lead marketplace.

We need innovation, state of the art alchemy, and manufacturing processes to take advantage of it.
The volumes have to be there.


I have taken to shooting Bismuth exclusively when traveling, and I run through about 1000 cartridges in the year.

Overall it’s a small expense compared to other things.

Style points Steve, magananimous and tastefully bitter. I like it, direct, agree completely.

What a bunch of nattering nabobs of negativity!

Just on general principles this crowd should be automatically supportive of Horton’s efforts. Or am I missing that there is a plethora of shot makers working to come up with a good, inexpensive alternative to lead.

The video seems odd. Red hot bars of something seems unlikely for something that soft. I did not see any shot.