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edit: That sounds too short, almost enough to be read as terse, it isn't, but a better explanation is due: Plated shot is said to 'flow' better than chilled shot, but there was more repetition than definative proof or tests to substantiate it as a fact. The fly in the ointment was & always will be shot hardness and sphericity. Plating does not harden shot. Nickel plated shot does not 'draw' feathers as lead does, so it may penetrate better. The nickel plated shot in the old Remington International target loads was very hard high quality shot. The same may be said of today's Federal copper plated loads & other premium ammunition. Copper plated shot, particularly in small sizes for the aftermarket is often no harder than regular chilled shot & some of it, e.g., 'Hawk' brand made in & imported from Mexico some years ago was some of the softest shot I have ever obtained.