Lead bullets through a suppressor.

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I fully understand that about the tube being damaged and all that. I just see some people say they will never shoot lead out of a can and I was wondering why. And I really dont even intend to shoot lead out of mine I was just curious.
 

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My concern would be if the bullet doesn't stabilize and ends up spinning out of control nicking the edge of the can. It can happen with any bullet if the lead isn't adhered to the jacket. I make bullets from 22lr cases and if speed is over 3200 fps the jacket will open in mid flight. Cast bullet can have voids in them that may not be caught by the caster which will make the bullet end up being a different weight and I bet some deformation of the bullet when it is shot which will effect how the bullet exits the rifled part of the barrel.
 

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