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Old 5th April 2019, 03:36 PM   #7
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If it is filled with lead grape shot leaving some void area, the resulting density might be similar to if it were solid steel...
Isn't grape shot bagged or canned in thin containers ... to disperse as it leaves the cannon ? a thick solid ball wouldn't burst to release the spheres.
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