Okay, basically I sort my casting lead accordingly:
Bin#1 ~ "Hard Ball Bin" Real commercial hardball alloy, WW alloy, and other stuff of similar hardness I can find
Bin#2 ~ "Soft Ball Bin" Softest is 30:1 hardest is 20:1 and any softer range lead I can get my hands on.
Bin#3 ~ "Dead Soft" Pure lead or darn close to it -- soft enough for muzzle loader use.
Bin#4 ~ "Typemetal" The really hard stuff.
The bin I have the hardest keeping full is #3. I need recommendations on where I can get stuff to fill that bin -- and I'm beyond the scroungin stage in desperation. I'm talking about buying if necessary. One guy suggested I could buy chilled non-magnum commercial lead shot and when melted down it's nearly pure lead. Can anyone confirm that or point me in a better (more economical) direction before I go out and buy a bag or two of shot just to melt it down ?????