at all!!
from Lyman cast bullet 3rd edition page 57. composition and hardness of bullet metals.
I mixed what I thought would give me a hardness of about 15-17 bhn.
#2 alloy 90% lead 5% tin 5% antimony. the mix calls for 4lb. of Linotype ? Is linotype harder than antimony? I used 50/50 solder instead of tin.
so my thought was to add 1lb. more of antimony to the batch which came to about 11lb. total. 5lb. lead, 1lb. 50/50 and 5lb of antimony.
I let the cast bullets set for about a month, now when I check for hardness they are at about 12 bhn using lee checker and calipers to measure the dent in the material. the lead test at 5-6 bhn the antimony at 26bhn
..HELP..