A shout-out to bumpo628

[AndyC]

Thank you again for your alloy-calculator - it led me to melt down range-scrap with Hardball and some solder with confidence in the resulting alloy:

Mixed up some lead on Saturday:

a. 16lbs of Hardball
b. 60lbs of recovered range-lead
c. 2.5 lbs of 30/70 solder (30% tin, 70% lead)

Should give me close to 80lbs of an alloy at 96.5% lead - 1.5% tin - 2% antimony for a BHn of just shy of 11. That's enough for about 2,800 bullets (.45acp 200gr SWC)

Doing it in 2 lots - first batch:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2q2ee6h.jpg

2nd batch started just before I posted these pics:
http://i44.tinypic.com/vhxhck.jpg

The triangular ingot on top is the 30-70 solder - the corn-cob ingots are range-scrap and somewhere under all that is an 8lb Hardball ingot. I would have done more but the wife wanted her car back in the garage :)

[Ole]

Bumpo's calculator is great. I use it all the time. :drinks:

[letsmeltlead2693]

Could you send the link of the alloy calculator?

[bumpo628]

I'm glad that it is working out for you guys. :drinks:
This is exactly the situation the calculator was designed for: you have A, B, C, and you want to make D.
I really appreciate the kind words and feedback.

By the way, I went through all of the pictures in your signature a couple months back. I've been meaning to tell you that they were pretty amazing. Thank you for your service to our country.

[runfiverun]

just find a post by bumpo it's in his sig line.
adding up alloy is actually quite easy if you have a clue to the different alloy's make up.

[Defcon-One]

Bumpo628's Calculator made me a Lead Alloying Addict!

I love it! As long as I know what I have, I always know what I'm gonna get! What more could you ask for?

A great job and I have never found a single flaw or calculation error in it. It doesn't get any better than that one.

Thanks Again from Defcon-One!

[AndyC]

By the way, I went through all of the pictures in your signature a couple months back. I've been meaning to tell you that they were pretty amazing. Thank you for your service to our country.
Thanks - I was honored to have been a small cog over there.