Actually, it's pretty easy to sort. Lino has the letters in strips where mono or foundry type is individual letters. But as you say, it will be a chore for that amount of type. I've been in printing...
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Actually, it's pretty easy to sort. Lino has the letters in strips where mono or foundry type is individual letters. But as you say, it will be a chore for that amount of type. I've been in printing...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
You are correct! Having a 34' boat, I know about "zincs". I got the yard manager at my marina to put out a recycle barrel for zincs which most people threw in the dumpster.
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |