We made some wax slugs using quartz granules. This is used as a blasting medium in sand blasters and is much harder than ordinary sand, so I have read. Let's see how it performs as a projectile.
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QUARTZ Shotgun Wax Slugs - Massive Energy Transfer ─ TAOFLEDERMAUS
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