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Is this reclaimed shot?
Many times shotgun pellets have graphite on the surface. That could make them less desirable for casting bullets. But it’s been done I’m sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I use to buy 25# bags of shot at the range to cast bullets with because it was so cheap, i think it was around $26 for 1 bag. It was coated with graphite that just ended up on the top with the other dross and scooped off. It was added to wheel weight lead, i dont think i ever cast with straight shot lead.
Sometimes the bags contained oxidized shot which was a royal pain in the arse. It created a hard shell around the lead and wouldnt let the molten lead out, I had to kind of grind them on the side of the pot with a laddle. It made good bullets though. |
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Care to share the source? If it’s new, disassembled it’s worth 35-47$ a bag depending where you found it. 36 is great price for big club buys.
Recycled still about $27 when you can get it. If it’s new I’d think you’d be ahead selling to trap shooters and use the money for lesser quality lead. Red |
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From: http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm
Lead shot has a BHN of 13 and contains some arsenic. Quote:
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It's harder to make shot at home than it is to cast boolits.
Sell the shot as shot to those who appreciate the first part. Is the scrap pure lead? The black powder guys like that stuff.
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Make gabs out of old blue jean legs and make bench rest bags.
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Take all you can get. Cast ingots with them and buy more. I've loaded hundreds of pounds of reclaimed shot @ $1/pound for 9/38/40/45/308 bullets and they worked great. Don't expect more than 2400 fps out of the 308 and you'll do fine. All pistol bullets work great air cooled. I've found that water quenched bullets tend to crystalize and sometimes crack.
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The stuff in barrels is mostly pure lead with some ingots that I’m sure are mixed with tin. Could not find much on casters smelting shot into bullets so I’m gonna scratch that idea and go with the sheets and ingots. Once I get a shot shell reloading set I’ll grab the shot. By the way, I doubt it is bismuth...even if it was I will pass on it as I just watched a video of a slug made of bismuth that shattered on impact life if it was confetti.
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For shot, bismuth is mixed with tin. Reduces the tendency to shatter. Dunno if that applies to slugs though.
I doubt it's bismuth though. Lead shot was often used for ballast or to fill vessels to a specified weight (load testing cranes and such). Pure lead makes for really soft bullets. Typically alloyed with antimony and tin for cast bullets. Wheel weights were always popular as they had the antimony. Mix in some bar solder for tin. You could mix it with some linotype. If heavily oxidized it's near impossible to melt. Also the oxide dust is really bad for you.
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take it all! Well, take about 100 lounds and see how well it melts down and ingotizes... AND makes boolits.
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My God yes. Get all you can. I'd be happy to buy if you choose to sell any at a decent price. I can also trade for lead ingots, pewter, tin or linotype.
Last edited by BIGOX; 10-25-2021 at 6:49 AM.. |
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Well, way down towards the bottom of a barrel I found some ingots. On some it says SOMERSET METAL COMPANY and on a different style they have the letters C & B. There are some 2-3 ft long strips that are shiny and new looking almost like aluminum and really soft dingy roofing material plus a bunch of small fishing weights? Is there a preference on what lead to get? Would pure lead be a safer bet and then blend in other metals? Would the shiny strips contain metals that are undesirable? Most of it I was able to dig my thumb nail into it without much force.
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Works fine for busting clay targets... But what you are asking about is the antimony content in shot. Lead shot has high antimony and almost no tin. You need to increase the tin and decrease the antimony to make a good bullet casting alloy from shot. That means you need to be blending the shot with a LOT more lead than shot and adding some bar solder to get your desired tin content. People use a little shot to get more antimony into their casting alloy as antimony helps you make a harder bullet by dropping them out of the mold into water.
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Might be either bar solder or might be linotype slugs. And if you have an extra drum, I'll come get it.
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So antimony will harden lead. Tin will make the lead fill better and harden a little. 2.5% antimony, 2.5% tin, and 95% lead seems to be a go to for most purposes. There is a way to test your leads hardness using art pencils. This will give you a rough idea of the BHN or hardness of your lead. |
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