Lead, making it softer?

[SWANEEDB]

Probably here somewhere but thought this would be faster to get the info, I've been melting down soft lead of different variaties but comes out harder than what I started with, is there a way of making it softer, am using the soft lead for bullet cores, would like it as soft as possible.

[fredj338]

IF you are melting "soft" lead, regardless of where it comes from, it shouldn't harden after melting. You can heat your cores up in an oven & let them air cool to "soften" them even more.

[RobS]

In addition to what fredj338 said you can soften or anneal them even more by leaving them in the oven to cool. Maybe that is what he ment...........maybe not.