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  1. 01-06-2018, 07:45 PM #1
    Dadswickedammo
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    Scrap yard find please help I.D.

    So took a trip to the scrap yard today and came home with 177 lb of stuff.
    First being....
    BOW SOLDER sn50bs.
    Was able to find the following and wondering how useful it is to us.
    Chemical Composition Percentage:
    Tin 51.5,lead 47.535,antimony 0.5,bismuth 0.25,copper 0.08,arsenic 0.025,iron 0.02,aluminum 0.005,zinc 0.005,remainder not specified.
    A little of A lot of other stuff looks like so little won't make a difference.
    Watcha Think??
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  2. 01-06-2018, 08:00 PM #2
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    Looks to be a Lyman #2 starter kit.
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  3. 01-06-2018, 08:14 PM #3
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    the Bow solder you need to get rid of bad stuff send it to me and I will get rid of it for you he he he he yea you did really good D Crockett
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  4. 01-06-2018, 08:29 PM #4
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    Nice find
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  5. 01-06-2018, 09:03 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by dbosman View Post
    Looks to be a Lyman #2 starter kit.
    Thats what I was thinking! The small percentages of other stuff are too small to effect what you will be doing with it. Nice Score!
    Last edited by lightman; 01-07-2018 at 12:16 PM.
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  6. 01-06-2018, 09:47 PM #6
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    Looks like you got 25.75lbs of Sn.
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  7. 01-07-2018, 12:24 AM #7
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    Can you still shoot cast boolits where you live?
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    Did I ever mention that I hate to trim brass?
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  8. 01-07-2018, 08:05 AM #8
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    wish you lived near by. We could combine all that stuff with the pile of pure lead ive got and make some nice alloy.
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  9. 01-07-2018, 10:35 AM #9
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    Just posting that a scrap yard in Cali sold some "leadish" alloy is enough to open an official Jerry Brown investigation.
    Looking for Ideal mold 419181 (44 Evans Long)
    "Joined Dates" are deceiving if you factor-in "lurk" dates.
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