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    Question Newbie to casting ( lead to alloy ratio )

    Hello, I’m new to casting lead bullets . But I have purchased molds , a melting pot & a bunch of lead (100 lbs )I either stripped out of an old boat or an elevator .( can’t remember. I’ve had this stuff for 30 years ) . I also have dental lead from X-ray film & rim weights (20 lbs ) . My question is how much if any alloy do I need to add to my melting pot per pound of lead ?

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    What are casting for? Rifle bullets should be harder than pistol bullets.
    For pistol - revolver bullets I mix, by weight, 50% clip on wheel weighs with 50% soft lead, then I add 2% tin.
    If you are casting for black power, those can be pretty much soft lead.
    Do some searching, there is lots of info on this site.

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    It depends on what you're casting/loading for.

    The faster you want to push a boolit, the harder it needs to be.
    The formula for Lyman #2 is the bench mark for medium-ish speeds, and up to around 2,000 fps or so with gas checks.

    For slow going pistols like .45ACP & .38s-- since pure Lead swaged bullets work fine,
    I put just enough of the harder alloys like wheel weights in the pot of pure Lead to get a good mold fill out.
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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