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Old 08-27-2012, 08:33 PM   #4
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Default Re: Lead Hardness

WW drops at about 12-13 BHN, quenching into ice water right out of the mold will get you 15ish which is sufficiently hard for most handguns save for the mega magnums that produce over 1400 fps.
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