While out working in the yard today I came across a real supply of lead. These were the 500 gr Bullshop Conicals that I shoot. I was amazed at the pristine condition of the bullets.

I found all of them in an area not more then two feet square. I am guessing these were all fired when I was sighting in my new Thompson Center 1X scope. I had moved the target up and in front of deep snow, so these conicals must have entered the snow bank, slowed down, and finally came to rest under the snow. After the snow melted of course, they they sat right on top of the ground, plain as day.

They averaged in weight from 492.4, 494.2, 494.2, 494.2, 493.8, 493.8, 494.8, & 495.8= for an average weight of 494.15 gr.

I then got to wondering how the unshot Bullshop weighed. So I got the following readings.. 493.6, 495.6, 495.4, 495.6, 496.8, 496.8, 495.0 = equals an average weight of 495.54 gr

The rifling marks are apparent on the spent conicals but actually other then that, and missing the lube they look almost as if they could be fired again. They lost nothing compared to the new ones, as far as diameter. So if you get enough snow, you can stop a large conical. It only took about a 8 yard thick snow drift..