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  1. 01-28-2010, 07:25 PM #1
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    alloy acquisition question

    Was in a small gun shop in Great Falls the other day and noticed that he had two 50 caliber ammo cans with ingots. One marked Linotype and one marked Wheel Weights. I asked and we weighed both, 90# of lino and 117# of ww, he had a Lee hardness tester there and he used it while I watched, never had seen one before, I scratched and dropped on the concrete to hear "ring". I was satisfied. I gave him $100.00 for the lot in the cans. I think that on todays market, I did OK. Anyone agree or do I need to be sent to bed with no supper?????
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guesser View Post
    Was in a small gun shop in Great Falls the other day and noticed that he had two 50 caliber ammo cans with ingots. One marked Linotype and one marked Wheel Weights. I asked and we weighed both, 90# of lino and 117# of ww, he had a Lee hardness tester there and he used it while I watched, never had seen one before, I scratched and dropped on the concrete to hear "ring". I was satisfied. I gave him $100.00 for the lot in the cans. I think that on todays market, I did OK. Anyone agree or do I need to be sent to bed with no supper?????
    Thanks.

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    If it is truly lino, yep. Zinc rings pretty loud too though. Casting will tell the tail.
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    you did excellent.
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    very good buy!!!
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    Fred: these are full size and weigh right, I'm sure they are lino, as they are standard size ingots, poored very uniformly and weigh slightly less than the ww. I have other lino at home that I bought from a certified foundry about 15 years ago and these weigh and sound the same.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guesser View Post
    Fred: these are full size and weigh right, I'm sure they are lino, as they are standard size ingots, poored very uniformly and weigh slightly less than the ww. I have other lino at home that I bought from a certified foundry about 15 years ago and these weigh and sound the same.
    Cool, good job then. I am just leary of buying mystery metal that is marked linotype, ora much of anythign else for that, matter. At 50c /#, you couldn't go too wrong.
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    I've dealt with this shop before on guns, he is a straight shooter. He is a reserve LEO and a family man and gets some very interesting pieces. He just won the bid on the annual police firearms liquidation sale and had a couple of high interest items but didn't have them cataloged yet.
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  12. 01-29-2010, 11:20 AM #12
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    No, no, no, that is hazardous waste...send it to me for proper disposal....I'll pay the shipping to help you out of this mess...
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    is that the cool shop outside of town that the oldtimer owns. he had a bunch of cool sixguns there. If i remember right he collects great western sixguns. My sister lives in great falls and i get there every couple years/
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    No, he is on 9th street and 9th avenue, corner, very small.
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