chris64 Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Hi what does Antimony content of a cartridge mean, never heard this term used before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Antimony (a metal) is added to the lead to make it harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Higher antimony lead deforms less in the barrel, therefore produce better patterns and fewer fliers.... alledgely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Its dearer than lead so it costs more to produce the shot. Harder shot is favoured by clay shooters in particular for the reasons stated above. Most shot contains 2-5% antimony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris64 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Also as far as i understand clay breakers want the harder shot because of the obvious higher chance of dusting that clay, but for game shooting you want the better pellet deformation of softer shot because of the effect on the internal organs hence cleaner kills on the quarry Edited October 13, 2009 by Browning GTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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