drip shot

[Adam Helmer]

Guys,

Does one make "Drip Shot" by dropping the hot lead into water? I read were the old shot towers dropped hot lead 150 or 200 feet into water. What is the homemade process?

Adam

[wrenchman]

it is driped into a bucket of water and it is a drip not a round shot and he said it patterns well out of his trade gun.
I was thinking you could even go further and trim it down with side cuts.

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Bought the issue in question on the weekend and read the article last evening. I'm thinking about trying to make shot by running molten lead through a sieve, into a water bucket. This might make it more spherical....looks like some experimenting is in order this summer while 'running ball'.