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Bill,
Where do you get the 5% Argentine shot, and what is the name of it, if I am not being too bold in asking.
SRH
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Sidelock
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Mike,
Thanks much for relating your methods. As usual, your practicable approach is, well, practical.
Good to know that Lawrence/West Coast is good stuff. It's available around my parts too.
Thanks again
Chuck
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Sidelock
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Argentine shot is imported into this country in my area by Bob Seebeck. leadman9@verizon.net, 214-668-1215. His price is always good but you must buy ton lot and it is in the Houston area, so freight can eat you up. I have sold 30 tons for Bob in the LA area and never had a quality complaint.
bill
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Thanks, Bill.
I looked at the Lawrence website and found that it is owned by Metalico, I believe was the name, and that they deal in other metals as well. Showed the mailing address as being in B'ham, Alabama. I got the phone number and tried it today, hoping that I could arrange a pickup when passing through B'ham next week on my way to Arkansas for some duck hunting. Figured I might could shave off the freight, but nobody answered at the number I called. Said to ask for Robyn, but Robyn wasn't in, alas. I'll try Monday morning again.
Anybody here ever bought shot directly from them in Birmingham, AL?
SRH
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Around 10 years ago one of the members of the BBS, (Dr?) Alan Griffith, was doing in-depth lab analysis of the major and minor brands bagged & Factory shells for hardness, roundness, shot actually true to nominal size advertized, deviations/percentages from size/shape/etc.
He provided a great deal of information to members of this board at that time.
I don't know if he is still active anywhere online.
He turned that testing into a business that is listed as an FFL;
GSS Patterning
Griffith, Alan
1546 N 1250 E
Mapleton, UT 84664
Phone: 801-491-9198
No website that I can find. I might be able to dig up an old email
I have a little bit of raw data from back then. Size 8, brand/type, %antimony, Avg size;
#8 West Coast 6% AV size = 0.090615385
#8 Lawrence Mag 5.5% AV size = 0.092615385
#8 Win Game Ld 4% AV size = 0.092
#8 Win AA Lt Tgt 5.5% AV size = 0.093153846
#8 Eagle Shot 4% AV size = 0.088769231
#8 Lawrence Chill 3% AV size = 0.094846154 *sized like 7-1/2
Courtesy of a WOMBAT
* (Waste Of Money Brains And Talent)
YMMV
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