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  1. 09-19-2009, 12:14 AM #1
    Franklin7x57
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    what is it

    A friend gave me a eight sided ingot with a H molded on top. Any idea what it might be? I guessing about 2 lbs.
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  2. 09-19-2009, 06:52 AM #2
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    Could be anything....


    My overly subjective, dirt-floor-lab, low-tech alloy analysis method:

    When presented with a mystery ingot I always pull known alloy ingots from the stash to compare it to. I compare hardness, sound, surface etc by inspecting closely, dinging the known alloys on it for relative hardness and "sound", and also scratch it some with a screwdriver. My "known" alloys are pure, "plumber's", mixed outdoor berm lead, WW, linotype, monotype & tin.

    Unless it is obviously soft lead or something that is virtually indistinguishable from WW or lino, I make notes and put in the back of the stash for if I ever get low & deperate. Without a spectometer it is as much as I feel I can do.
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  3. 09-19-2009, 07:38 AM #3
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    plumbers lead,got a bunch of them at yard sales
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  4. 09-19-2009, 12:17 PM #4
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    Thanks. I was thinking plumber lead, this came from a yard sale too
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check