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Offline Smokepole cowboy

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will this lead work for cast bullets?
« on: December 07, 2006, 01:37:06 PM »
Will SN60 PB40 (rosin core 60% tin / 40% lead) work for cast bullets?
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Offline Sir Charles deMoutonBlack

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Re: will this lead work for cast bullets?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2006, 01:42:47 PM »
That's much too rich for casting by itself!  Save that stuff for when you need some tin to harden a softer alloy.  Check out the Lyman Cast Bullet handbook.
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Offline jhalcott

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Re: will this lead work for cast bullets?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2006, 02:11:51 PM »
Smoke, How much of that stuff do you have? You can trade that for a lot of pure lead. For a 1/16 mix for Hand gun bullets you'd only need about a pound or so of that 60/40 solder to make about 8-9 pounds of bullet alloy. Then too, you COULD sell it and BUY alloy from some dealers.
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Re: will this lead work for cast bullets?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2006, 02:07:56 PM »
I have 4 or 5 coffee cans solid full of it.
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Offline masek77

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Re: will this lead work for cast bullets?
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2006, 04:18:36 PM »
I sell lead specifically for casting bullets. It is very high quality.

Its not cheap but I imagine it doesnt cost as much as 60%tin solder.
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