Bliemeister method

The Bliemeister method, named after its inventor, Louis W. Bliemeister, is the modern method of manufacture of lead shot in small quantities, which made the shot - tower superfluous. When Bliemeister process molten lead is given of a small amount ( a few millimeters ) in hot water or other hot coolant and then roll an underwater slide along to round balls. The temperature of the water is chosen according to the cooling rate, which depends on the size of the shot, and the purity of the lead. Antimony additives lower the melting point of lead.

There are now devices after Bliemeister method with which one can make his own lead shot.