pure lead good for casting bullets?

[fabguy]

I was given about 50# of lead that came out of a hospital, this I assume would be pure lead due to the codes required by hospitals. Can it be used for casting?

[CSACANNONEER]

It's great for muzzleloading projectiles. Not so good for cartidges though. If you end up in my area, I'll trade you for some processed wheel weight lead in 1lb ingots.

[incredablehefey]

Be careful there could be many dangerous metals inside that lead. Hospitals use a few different lead alloys and as far as i know none of them are hard enough to start making projectiles with without refining and blending with a harder alloy.

[fabguy]

It's great for muzzleloading projectiles. Not so good for cartidges though. If you end up in my area, I'll trade you for some processed wheel weight lead in 1lb ingots.

It's yours, for nothing. It maybe a lil bit before I could get up to your area though. BTW I also have a few ingots of babbit if you like those also. I come accross stuff like these every once in a while

[sargenv]

I think the lead is about the most dangerous metal in there. Most of the x-ray shielding stuff is pretty pure..

[incredablehefey]

Lipowitz alloy was commonly used for the same purpose in hospitals and because it contains about 80% lead and bismuth it is hard to tell the difference between it and pure lead. Cadmium is also in lipowitz alloy and inhaling fumes wile melting it can cause an illness called cadmium blues. Look it up. Melting lead requires precautions so you might as well know all or the risks.

[Kodachrome]

You need to add other alloys to the mix: tin and antimony in varing
degrees, depending on handgun or rifle rounds.
Plus all the other equipement needed.

[Zombieguns]

Your good on casting bullet out of that lead I also get lead from the nukmed department and if you want the bullets harder just mix with other aloy or water quench