2 parts pure 1 part linotype...

[waco]

hey fellas...
i have about 100lbs pure on hand and LOTS of lino
i decided to try a mix of 10# pure and 5#lino for a 2-1 mix for pistol rnds
1000fps and under will be the goal for my .45, .44, and .38spl
anyone have any experience with this mix?
44 and 38 are gc boolits
just plinkin loads
thanks in advance
waco:drinks:

[Shiloh]

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Common Bullet Alloys,

Composition and Hardness
Alloy Tin% Antimony% Lead% BHN Arsenic
(Trace)
Foundry Type 15 23 62 ? No
Monotype 9 19 72 28 No
Stereotype 6 14 80 23 No
Linotype 4 12 80 23 No
Lyman # 2 5 5 90 15 No
Electrotype 3 2.5 94.5 12 No
1 to 10 tin/lead 9 --- 91 11.5 No
1 to 20 tin/lead 5 --- 95 10 No
1 to 30 tin/lead 3 --- 97 8 No
1 to 40 tin/lead 2.5 --- 97.5 6-7 No
Hard Ball 2 6 92 16 No
Clip-on .5 3-4 95.5 10 Yes
wheel weight 96.5 12
Stick-on * ** 99.5 6 No
wheel weight
# 8 Magnum --- 2-3% 97-98 *** Yes
Plumbers Lead --- --- ****100 No
Lead --- --- 100 5 No

*Not known, presumably .5 to .75% tin. Stick-on weights are nearly pure lead with a BHN of 6.

**Not known, presumably there is no Sb in stick-on weights.

***# 8 Chilled Shot + 3% tin and cast into bullets tested 8 BHN.

****Plumbers lead should be nearly pure lead as is cable sheathing, lead salvaged from X-ray rooms and roofing sheets. It may not be pure enough for the purist front stuffers but it’s pretty soft and valuable for alloying with the type metals.

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Looks like your alloy would be between clip on WW and Hardball. Just a little more lino would give you hardball for sure. Try it, see if they will water harden, and adjust as needed.

Shiloh

[waco]

thanx shiloh

[cohutt]

that would be roughly 94.5% lead, 4% antimony and 1.5% or less tin -close to clip on ww except a little more tin, a little less antimony.

this will be fine for plinking in those calibers; you could probably use less lino if you want to conserve it.

I've used 5:1 pure to lino before, which is pretty close to my standard plinker 50/50 pure to ww. (i water drop)

[runfiverun]

actually that is closer to a 1/3 mix and will do most everything, i water drop a mix very close to this for my rifles.

[waco]

thanx guys
ill let you know how it works when i get a chance to go put some down range:drinks:

[JDL]

waco, I have used 3 lead, 1 lino and water quinched producing a BHN 21 for use in my .358 Winchester. These are accurate at 2060 fps and expand as well as jacketed in wet newsprint.
JDL