Softening hard-cast alloy

[horseman308]

I've got a bunch of extra hard-cast boolits of various calibers but none that I need for any of my guns. I'm guessing Lyman #2 or thereabouts. If I wanted to melt them down and recast for something closer to 20:1 for my BPCR, any suggestions on how much pure lead I'd need to mix in?

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[bangerjim]

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[horseman308]

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[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Most commercial bullets that are advertised as hard cast are typically 92-6-2. Which is 6% antimony. Lyman #2 is 5% antimony. If you are wanting something like 20:1 for BPCR, I would think that even getting the percentage down to 2% antimony would be undesirable for BPCR. Maybe save the hard cast alloy for something else.