67 LS1 Camaro Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Anyone here use for casting? someone just give me about 30 pounds of it. It seems to be a little harder than roofing lead sheets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.45 ACP nut Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It is still really soft. I used to work for the phone company. They used lead for the outer sheath on their cables in the 'old days'. The scrap sheath was excellent for round balls and conicals, for use in muzzleloaders, but too soft by it's self, for casting bullets that will be used in modern pistols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If you already own molds, you can tell a lot from the weight of the bullets. Compare the new lead to some bullets out of wheelweights. You might be able to sweeten it up with a pound of 95/5 tin/antimony solder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Or mix in some linotype metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67 LS1 Camaro Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 It is still really soft. I used to work for the phone company. They used lead for the outer sheath on their cables in the 'old days'. The scrap sheath was excellent for round balls and conicals, for use in muzzleloaders, but too soft by it's self, for casting bullets that will be used in modern pistols. any idea what the alloy content is? I tried researching on the web and I found some are alloys with copper.there is also a tire valve on that piece that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinz Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 If you make any bullets and send me one I can do a hardness test for you and we can have an idea of alloy content. If you don't have the capability of making bullets yet, you send me a chunk about the size of a large bullet and I will try to test it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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