What mix of alloy would be the best all-purpose blend?

[AbitNutz]

Brother...point me to him!

[Bazoo]

I like electrotype, or lyman 2 and soft mixed 50/50. It's similar to WW+2%Sn, but without the junk and orneriness of WWs. It casts wonderfully.

[AbitNutz]

That stuff is hard to come by. I like it too.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I have a pile of lead and a pile of straight linotype. One of the issues is that I can't get to some alloys without having some pure tin....and man is that expensive. Rotometals wants $25.00 a pound on sale! I'm now trying to think of what kind of scrap has a high tin content. Hmm..most all Fiats any Chinese tools from Amazon, let me see...

I'd use your piles-O-metal and mix one alloy with 3% Sb for pot #1
then I'd do the same with those to make one with 1.5% Sb for pot #2
then Pot #3 I'd use for pure.

That is basically the three alloys I use. But I do add Sn to balance the Sb, so the alloy forms the SbSn bonds that make a "tougher" alloy, even thought there is no more hardness. If I didn't have a healthy supply of cheap Sn, I wouldn't add it.
that's my 2¢

[Rickf1985]

Brother...point me to him!

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...content-solder

[AbitNutz]

I was able to sniff him out. That is indeed a great deal. Thanks for telling me about him!

[243winxb]

2%-Tin, 6%-Antimony and 92%-Lead. - Called Hardball.

[AbitNutz]

I see that alloy in the Excel lead spreadsheet. Lyman #2 is listed at BHN15 and Hardball is listed at BHN16. Lyman #2 is 5% Tin, 5% antimony, and 90% lead. I'm going to buy some 95% tin from a member here. I have a pile of linotype and a great deal of pure lead. With 95% tin ingots I can mix pretty much anything I want. I'm thinking I'll have a pot of pure lead, as I shoot a lot of black powder, a second pot of Lyman #2, and the 3rd pot with linotype.

[243winxb]

I use Rotometals Linotype to harden near pure lead. Pure linotype not needed for pistol or rifle. Imo.