Does Lead cast smaller than WWs?

[crabo]

Does pure lead cast a smaller diameter than WWS? I cast some lapping bullets from pure lead and they are smaller than my WW bullets. What's up with that?

Thanks,

Crabo

[454PB]

Yes, pure lead cast the smallest, and heaviest.

[crabo]

Thanks, that was the conclusion I had come to.

Crabo

[cbrick]

Antimony enlarges the as cast diameter. The higher the percentage of antimony the larger (and harder, more brittle) the diameters.

This page has charts giving "approximate" sizes and shrinkage of various alloys.

Cast Bullet Notes (http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm)

Rick

[pps]

Antimony enlarges the as cast diameter. The higher the percentage of antimony the larger (and harder, more brittle) the diameters.

This page has charts giving "approximate" sizes and shrinkage of various alloys.

Cast Bullet Notes (http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletNotes.htm)

Rick

cbrick, that's a great looking boolit in your avitar. Which one is that?

[cbrick]

pps, it's the SAECO #264 6.5mm 140 gr.