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Thread: Pure lead @ .80¢ per lb

  1. 08-05-2013, 09:02 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Junior1942 View Post
    It's the preferred alloy for muzzleloaders.
    Pure lead wouldn't really be an alloy... but, we know what you are saying.. it is the metal of choice.. Nice score on the pure lead..
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  2. 08-05-2013, 09:05 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by junior1942 View Post
    during yesterday's transformation from lead scraps to ingots i cast a few 320 real bullets. The av weight = 324 gr or circa 21 bullets per lb of lead. Av diameter top band = .510"; av diameter bottom band = .500".

    I checked the alloy hardness with my lee hardness tester. The indent measured .092" and the lee chart only lists down to .079" @ 8 bh. So my alloy is 6 bh or less. I'm guessing 4 bh.
    .092 = 5.8bhn
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    Still a great score Junior. Around here, I'd be jumping for joy at a buck a pound. Can't have enough pure lead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7of7 View Post
    .092 = 5.8bhn
    Where'd you get that info, please, please?
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  5. 08-05-2013, 05:27 PM #25
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    I had a chance to buy 10T of pure last year, but I couldn't come up with the money.

    I had offered $0.20/lb, and it was looking good, then the price jumped to $0.40 and I couldn't come up with more cash.
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