86-10-4

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by jss227

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.

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that's pretty close to Linotype

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Originally Posted by Tim357

that's pretty close to Linotype

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

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.

Cut it with range scrap for Lyman #2. And add 2.5% antimony.