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edadmartin
04-13-2016, 08:37 PM
I was given many boxes of lead,only a couple are marked,most are ingots, some corn cob,some muffin tin shapes. By checking with my nail I think I have 4 different types,how do I get the recipe I need with unknown lead ?

BNE
04-13-2016, 08:45 PM
PM me. I have access to an XrF machine.

runfiverun
04-13-2016, 09:22 PM
I'd just mix it all together and test the hardness.
if it's hard I'd make it softer if it's soft I'd make it harder then I'd have about 125 lbs of lead to make a bunch of boolits with.
that should fill up a bucket with a whole bunch of boolits for one of my guns.

Mitch
04-14-2016, 05:48 PM
Just to add you may want to keep some of the soft stuff if you mix it all together so you can make it softer

taco650
04-14-2016, 06:30 PM
Guess you could buy a cheap hardness tester and test them.

Geezer in NH
04-17-2016, 07:36 PM
100 pounds of some alloy SWEET