I noticed on the ten gauge mag thread Researcher's comments on chilled shot being $.20/hundred higher for some of the BP ammo offered at an earlier time, a significant upward price from the same ammo loaded with 'regular' shot, whatever that was.
Does this mean that chilled was harder or higher quality than 'drop shot' or 'regular' shot? I thought most all of the shot was made by molten lead being dropped into water or some coolant & so 'chilled'. I know some of it was rolled as well, S&B, for one, making it that way for many years & perhaps even now. I'm told that RC makes theirs in that manner.
Perhaps only a change of nomenclature over time, but I think of 'chilled' shot as being 'soft shot' & at least term wise interchangeable with 'drop shot' and not alloyed. Not positive on the meaning in the ad being ref'd. What is the real deal? Anyone know?
Perhaps we've already been down this road, I don't recall; thinking that the entry into today's 'magnum' shot thing [not magnum loadings] came along w/Winchester/Western's Luballoy & the Super X Double X loadings and then much more recently with the much harder shot offered in post cold war target ammo of the 1960's and beyond.
A good discussion of lead shot quality and the evolution of terms in use might be in order, I know I could stand some enlightenment. Lots of hype in those old advertisments. What was it exactly they were paying extra for? Who had the best shot, how was it being made? Seems most discussions of the time were much more concerned with the brand of powder being used.
