About to Jump Into Casting. Questions from a Newbie.

[bumpo628]

The lead from RMR is just about perfect for casting pistol boolits. You just need to add some tin and you're good to go. At about $1.50 per pound it is probably the best price you can find online right now.

The RMR alloy is 2.5 to 3% antimony, so adding about 1 oz of tin every 6 lbs will get you an alloy with 1% tin. Start there and adjust up or down as needed.

As for tin sources, you can try to find pewter at thrift stores, plumber's or electrical solder, look in the swapping & selling or vendor sponsor sections, or go to rotometals. It's pricey, but a little goes a long way. Even if you buy just a pound or two from rotometals, it will only add $0.25 to $0.30 per pound to your alloy cost. Each pound of tin will do almost 100 lbs of alloy.

https://www.rotometals.com/tin-cut-w...d-made-in-usa/

https://www.rmrbullets.com/shop/rmr-...nnel-hardness/

[Winger Ed.]

Don't neglect garage and especially estate sales.
You can sometimes find all sorts of treasures there.

And don't be bashful about asking if they have any lead or reloading stuff.
Lots of heirs keep all the guns, but for reloading gear---
they often either don't know what they're looking at, and/or have no interest in it.

We were at one last year and I saw a big bunch of dusty fishing sinkers about the size of Golf balls.
The family had moved from the coast years before, and nobody used them here.
The son was clearing out his parents house and told me to just take them.
It was about all I could carry in one trip to the truck.