Cleaning out my basement, I found several boxes of .45 cal bullets from NBC - National bullet company of eastlake, Ohio.
Does anybody know what their lead alloy composition is?
I never really liked their design, so I have melted them down to salvage the lead.
Normally I cast with wheel weights with 1 - 2% added tin and my casting temp is 800 degrees as measured by an RCBS lead thermometer. I get nice uniformly frosted bullets which are quenched in water and give very good accuracy. They weigh in right around 260 grains, give or take a couple of tenths.
The bullets I cast from the remelted NBC alloy are much more shiny and weigh a couple of grains less than my usual wheel weight bullets. I don't have a hardness tester.
Anybody have a rough idea what alloy NBC used? I have tried to find them on the web, but suspect that they are out of business from postings I have read on other forums.
Tom