Talk:Peter Port/@comment-28388209-20161210175052/@comment-25396609-20161210190626

Dude, the blunder buss fired lead pellets.

People literally made their own ammo by melting down lead which is cheap, soft, and melts at low temperatures.

Hell, lead ammunition is so cheap that soldiers were known to melt down their bullets in order to make knuckle dusters.

Firing sand, glass, or gravel from the barrel of a gun destroys the inside of the barrel, particularly weapons like the blunderbuss which has barrels made from cheaper steel or brass.