Is this too soft for a hunting alloy ?

[RU shooter]

Got my data back for my samples I sent for testing , what I was planning on using for a hunting bullet alloy in my 35 Rem cam back as 98/1.3/ .5 will water drop it , I'm thinking a hair too soft ? My other alloy WW mix came back as 95.4/ 3.3 / 1.3 I'm thinking mixing both together 50/50 and adding in some pewter to get the sn closer to the sb percentage .
What think you all that are more knowledgeable than I on these things ?


Tim

[KenH]

Depends on what cartridge/gun you're shooting and if you're using lube or Powder Coat

[RU shooter]

Depends on what cartridge/gun you're shooting and if you're using lube or Powder Coat

Rem 600 in 35 Rem , lee 200 gr and the 358315 flat nosed , regular lube .

[runfiverun]

I don't think I would add any tin back to the mixed alloys.
I would water drop though.
and keep the velocity in the 1900-2k range.

[RU shooter]

I don't think I would add any tin back to the mixed alloys.
I would water drop though.
and keep the velocity in the 1900-2k range.

Sounds like a plan then , thanks

[Lloyd Smale]

anymore I don't add tin unless I'm getting poor fillout. I used to use it in all my alloys but in all reality very few mixes need it. Use the right temp and even pure fills out just fine. Using tin for hardening a bullet is a waste too. It takes to much to really effect hardeness. Your alloy is very similar to clip on ww and will work fine as is if you have a good barrel and will be plenty hard if you water drop it. Id guess you would somewhere near 18-20 if you drop it out of an oven. The 35 rem is still a relatively small bore cast bullet. What I would consider if I was going to hunt with my 35 using cast again is 5050 wheel weight and pure and use particle coating vs lube sizing. that way you would maybe get a bit of expansion and the 35 cal bullets can use it.

[avogunner]

There's an alloy calculator in this forum that could guide you, given a target BHN, on mix percentages. I believe it's a sticky here....look for Bumpo.