Shot Tower

A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of shot balls by freefall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is used for projectiles in firearms.

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    “Next to a shot of some good, habit-forming narcotic, there is nothing like travelling alone as a “builder-upper.””
    —Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

    “The tower nearest the water gets the moonlight first.”
    —Chinese proverb.