pewter to wheel weight mix ?

[LUCKYDAWG13]

just picked up some pewter at goodwill i got about 2lbs for $10. bucks
it looked like a good deal i never mixed my WW lead before so how much pewter
do i mix with 20# of wheel weights just thought i woul try it would just be for a hunting
boolit in my 44mag or my 454

[bumpo628]

Here are a couple ideas:
2 oz Pewter + 20 lbs Clip on WW = alloy with @ 1% tin, 3% antimony
4 oz Pewter + 15 lbs Clip on WW = alloy with @ 2% tin, 3% antimony

/assuming that WW have 0.5% tin already

[LUCKYDAWG13]

ok whitch do you think would be best for a hunting boolit in 44 mag

[captaint]

That's a broad question about what to use for hunting in a 44 mag.... Are we using gas checks?? That will matter. If you are, then you can go with a little softer mix. I cast my pewter into one pound ingots and add one to a 20 lb pot. Just make sure your boolits are big enough. Too small, and you get problems. It would help if you knew the size of your chamber mouths and groove dimensions of the barrel. More info will help. enjoy Mike
I take it back. I make my pewter into 1/2 pound ingots and throw one of THEM in the 20 pound pot. That's actually why I bought the Lee ingot mold - for the 1/2 pounders. Mike

[letsmeltlead2693]

Actually, the pewter ingots would weigh less than the 1/2 pound you listed because tin and the other metals in pewter is LESS dense than lead. It probably weighs about 1/3 of pound.

[runfiverun]

the tin 1/3 antimony mix is a good one.
i add some soft stuff to the above ww alloy.
3 parts ww's 1 part soft lead and bring it up to 1%ish tin.
how much you add isn't important,keeping things as close as you can from batch to batch is.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

That's a broad question about what to use for hunting in a 44 mag.... Are we using gas checks?? That will matter. If you are, then you can go with a little softer mix. I cast my pewter into one pound ingots and add one to a 20 lb pot. Just make sure your boolits are big enough. Too small, and you get problems. It would help if you knew the size of your chamber mouths and groove dimensions of the barrel. More info will help. enjoy Mike
I take it back. I make my pewter into 1/2 pound ingots and throw one of THEM in the 20 pound pot. That's actually why I bought the Lee ingot mold - for the 1/2 pounders. Mike

yes a gas checked boolit in MP mold contender barrel sized to 431
carnauba red as lube 250gr boolit 23gr of H110

[captaint]

DAWG - Now we know what we're shootin. Good thing you decided on gas checks. So, get your mix to about 2% tin and you'll be good to go. Do you have any Lino to add if needed down the road?? enjoy Mike