There's a lot about shot making I have never understood, but would like to.
A friend has a Littleton shot maker, and in the instructions it says to add something to the water in the drop vat to help increase maximum roundness. As I recall, one of the additives suggested is a type of water soluble oil, or crop oil, as is sold for an agricultural pesticide spraying additive. This is for shot dropped from only tabletop height into the water.
Why is shot dropped from the top of a tower, as I always read it is, if it is only necessary to drop it a few feet to maximize roundness? Or, is the minimal fall that is recommended by the Littleton folks just for convenience sake, understanding that the shot resulting will not be as perfectly round?
Maybe someone here has had experience with the Littleton that they could share?
SRH
