50/50 Solder?

[USSR]

Have a couple 1# bars of solder marked "50 502983". 50/50 solder?

Don

[randyrat]

Very nice stuff. Hang on to them.. 50% Tin & 50% lead. Read up on how to use. the Value of them= $5-$10/lb Melted into ingots they are worth less because the contents can be diluted.

[USSR]

Thanks for the confirmation, randyrat.

Don

[JW6108]

Good stuff.

1 pound of 50/50 + 9 pounds WW = 10 pounds of #2.

Cast and enjoy.

[Just Call Me...G]

Hello Gents,

I have a question about 50/50 solder bars...I have a 30 lbs. of it.

My question is:
If I were going to mix this with recovered lead from a range what formula would I use to approximate #2?

I currently have a couple of 5 gal. buckets full of expended bullets I mined from a range and realize that most of these "j" word bullets use soft lead as the center.

Your comments and direction are much appreciated.

Regards,

Giovanni

[Tom4570]

Well G , I would start melting and cleaning to get the soft stuff clean. Then after I got it to that point I would cast a few samples and test for hardness. New Wheel weights are about 12.5 brinell and lyman #2 is 15 brinell, so how much 50/50 to add will depend on how hard the soft stuff is. Experimintation is a geat thing. Have some fun, Tom

[randyrat]

Melt it all into ingots, blend it all. Then make a few bullets at normal temp and rythem so you have consistant boolits.
Next weigh them and see if they are light or heavy. Too light add more lead,,, Too heavy add more tin.
ie.... Mold for a 45 acp 200 gr LSWC and your boolits are comming out to about 205 gr add some tin untill they are 200 gr
Most molds will cast their stated grain with #2 or WWs + some added hard alloy.
Remember Tin(Sn) is not very hard, in other words, you can make your bullets weigh less but they still won't be as hard as #2... Great for hunting, tough but not brittle.
Your range lead could be anything.

[Defcon-One]

....Your range lead could be anything.

That is the answer, "Your range lead could be anything, so there is no way to know unless you make one big homogenius batch of range lead and then get it tested!"