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Offline jbtazgrabber

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how much soft do i put in?/
« on: December 22, 2006, 07:30:25 AM »
been making some 12 ga. slugs for years now..it has now come to my attention i may need to start adding some soft lead...my buddy recoved 2 this year thats 2 more than i ever found.they went all the way through the deer and were found inside the skin.both of these i could put in a sabot and shoot again.no damaga at all....i get my ww for free but have to bleed through the nose for soft lead <if> aand when i find it..i want to add enough to expand these slugs.these are not loaded real hot.i like it so i can shoot a slug without ripping my shoulder out of socket...any help????????jb
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Offline Anduril

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Re: how much soft do i put in?/
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2006, 09:00:43 AM »
Look for "Recycling Services" in the Yellow Pages.
Ask for soft lead.
About $0.40 a pound around here.
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Offline masek77

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Re: how much soft do i put in?/
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2006, 01:39:07 PM »
You can also try ebay. There is a lot of soft lead there.

You might get lucky and find some real cheap there.
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Re: how much soft do i put in?/
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2006, 08:51:40 AM »
id swap pure for lynotype!!
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Re: how much soft do i put in?/
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2006, 11:52:13 AM »
slugs should be made out of pure lead
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