16/1

[white eagle]

so let me see if I got this rite
If I want to make an alloy of 16/1
starting with 5#of lead I will need 5oz. tin......
is that correct ?????

[Shooter6br]

OR>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lyman no1 with "pure lead" half and half. Of course you have to have the Lyman No 1 already. This is what Elmer Keith used (16/1). i beleive hardness 12.I basically cut my Lyman with the lead since i dont need the higher hardness

[white eagle]

man I think I found my new alloy
that 16-1 is sweet
no wonder Elmer liked it
casts beautifully excellent fill out and purdy boolits to boot
made up about 6#of 45 cal 275 gr Accurate boolits
can't wait to shoot em'

[Dale53]

white eagle;
16-1 is a great alloy (just as Elmer told us) but it is rather expensive due to the high cost of tin. 16-1 represents 6 1/4% tin. Many of us use WW's +2% tin as it is MUCH less expensive. It works pretty much the same (might want just a bit harder for magnum loads) and has been more readily available. That seems to be changing with "Big Brother" trying to make everything "toxic", including water...

Dale53

[lwknight]

so let me see if I got this rite
If I want to make an alloy of 16/1
starting with 5#of lead I will need 5oz. tin......
is that correct ?????
Perzacly.

Also 16 to 1 is figured as 1/17 to give you the decimal percentage of 0.0588 or 5.8 percent tin.
16 to 1 does not mean that 1/16 is tin because 16+1 is 17.

[cajun shooter]

A most common alloy for bullet making is a 20-1 mix. That is 20 lbs of lead and one pound of tin. The bhn of this is 10. I use it for all my cowboy shooting and every day bullet making.

[Dale53]

Perzacly.

Also 16 to 1 is figured as 1/17 to give you the decimal percentage of 0.0588 or 5.8 percent tin.
16 to 1 does not mean that 1/16 is tin because 16+1 is 17.

GOT ME!! "I knew that!" (Saturday night live;)). You are correct, of course...

Dale53

[mtgrs737]

I have been trying to cast some good HP boolits using stick-on WWs and 2% tin. Seems to work real well as it expands in soft medium well, but it is still hard to get good fill out at the edge of the HP cavity. I am going to try some more tin and keep the heat way up to see if it helps.

[lwknight]

mygrs737, HP molds can be annoying to deal with.
IME the biggest problem is molds not hot enough and the core pin not being hot enough.
Preheating the mold on a hot plate will help preheat the pin along with the mold.
And a little extra tin can't hurt anything but your pocket just a little bit.