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jss227
11-29-2023, 05:32 PM
Melted down 180 lbs of spacers last night that I have had taking up room in my garage. Today I took a sample to my favorite scrap yard and they analyzed it for me. A little light on antimony, but should work fine for what I shoot. Picked up another 100 lbs of clean pure lead, and 200 each .38 and .357 nickel cases. All for $85.

LenH
11-30-2023, 09:16 AM
Hardball alloy is 92-6-2. Seems to me you are pretty close. You might need to add a bit of pure to that alloy you have.

Tim357
11-30-2023, 12:18 PM
Melted down 180 lbs of spacers last night that I have had taking up room in my garage. Today I took a sample to my favorite scrap yard and they analyzed it for me. A little light on antimony, but should work fine for what I shoot. Picked up another 100 lbs of clean pure lead, and 200 each .38 and .357 nickel cases. All for $85.

that's pretty close to Linotype

jss227
11-30-2023, 03:49 PM
that's pretty close to Linotype

These were linotype spacers I got a few years ago, along with a few pigs, mono, and lino.

Larry Gibson
12-01-2023, 10:00 AM
I'd mix it 50/50 with the pure lead and then add 3% tin. That would come very close, if not the same as, Lyman #2 alloy.

Gobeyond
12-10-2023, 10:40 PM
Cut it with range scrap for Lyman #2. And add 2.5% antimony.