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From: Don Dapkus ddii
Subj: re:weight belts
Be careful here in the US - I think that most of the shot sold for hunting
these days is NOT lead, but rather steel, since it's much more environmentally
friendly (except to the game!) than lead. It eventually rusts away, no heavy
metal into the water, etc etc. Of course, using steel shot in an ocean-going
weightbelt would probably not be a good idea..... This may only be the case in
states like CA, so may not be universal, just check it out.
For the same reasons as above, lead shot belts are considered environmentally
unfriendly by some folks, and don't seem to be as popular these days as they
used to. It seems like this is pretty trivial, especially seeing as the dart
industry is bigger in the US than the scuba industry!
Regards,
Don
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Don Dapkus ddii@ms*.ti*.co* (214) 997-3577
Texas Instruments - We've got the Power+!
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Subject: weight belts
A.APPLEYARD wrote
< (1) I now have a shot belt. What in shotgun language are the names of the
< various sizes of lead shot?, as a matter of interest.
< (2) As lead costs, how bulky would have to be a `ballast belt' that I could
< fill on site with sand or stones instead?
Over here, we use numbers. The smaller the number, the larger the shot.
Selecting the shot (for shooting, not diving!) is a compromise between the
number of pellets you can fit in a cartridge, and the lower penetration
capability of the smaller pellets. Most lead shot used for game shooting, is
alloyed to harden it and thus reduce deformation. This improves its flight
characteristics and penetration ability, and, I assume, would make game shot
more expensive than 'standard' lead shot.
....
Olly
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