Not to get to far off subject I'd like to explain why I generally suggest #9 lead shot (Bird shot) over BB's or even splitshot sinkers.
They are among the commonly available reload materials available in 1 to 25lb containers thru most sporting goods, gun shops, Old time hardware stores and many industrial supply houses (like McMaster). They are an easily obtained product in most local areas, Possibly not as easy as BB's but close.
They are the Smallest diameter shot made, .080" in dia. so they pack into very tiny areas. This can be most important with micros.
But the biggest reason for me is that because they are So small and Dense I can use fewer Placed further forward in a model to achieve the same CG movement. This is many times more critical to getting a model to fly then anything else when available space is next to nothing
I have and use lots of other items for nose weight (Sand, Clay, Crushed stone, splitshot, sinkers, wine bottle seals & lables, elevator weight shavings, ground babbitt, bronze filings, etc) but for the most part these tiny #9 shot have proven to be the best overall chioce.
Many talk about the danger of having "lead" in anything. preferring sand as it dispurses on impact...
Baloney, shot can dispurse also if allowed to float rather then be completely bound into a mass of CA or epoxy. Most who use sand to the same thing soaking it with CA. the old fun fact "which would you rather be hit with a pound of Steel or a pound of feathers" comes into play, fact is both are still a pound only the volumn is different.
Be safe; use whichever Nose weight material fits your needs. If you go with any Lead based product do wash your hands after handling but it's one of these products that has and is a very helpful material.
PS; Yes; I'd use depleted uranium if I could get my hands on it LOL!!! Now that's DENSE!
