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Shot tower
Tower used for the production of lead balls / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of small-diameter shot balls by free fall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is primarily used for projectiles in shotguns, and for ballast, radiation shielding, and other applications for which small lead balls are useful.
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