[LT] Price of Lead

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Originally Posted by Icelander

Very good.

I suppose that accounts for the difference, then.

Not really, unfortunately. If we assume the weight of a round consist of powder+shot, the fact that the powder is $20/lb and the round is $20/lb means the shot needs to similarly be $20/lb. If we give the wadding an actual weight, this means either the wadding is expensive (clothing-grade cloth, for instance) or the lead costs even more.

I suspect the LT authors simply went with the approximation of having the entire round made of powder for pricing. If you want more accurate pricing, you'll need to figure out how much of each round is powder, and how much is shot. This is easy for 3-lb+ cannon (1/3rd is powder, 2/3rds weight) and ship's guns (subtract nominative weight from actual round weight), but the rest will require a bit more work. I'd probably use $2/lb for the shot.