Well I cast a bunch of .429 and .357 boolits without verifying the lead I bought. As it turns out the lead was not as stated and these tested about a 7BHN on my LBT hardness tester. I am usually more careful but in a rush to get some loaded I did not check the BHN number first. I loaded up 100 rounds with a 4.5g Unique in a 357 case for a 38 special type plinking load. I was wondering if I can shoot these up or will I end up with a leading mess or worse? I usually load the 429 for 44mag at 44 special power levels. I have about 1000 total that I cast and boy do I feel foolish. Not sure if I can use these at all or just melt them down and start again.
Also I guess I will need to get some antimony to bring this up to about a 12 or so, which is what I like to shoot. I may have a little wheel weights lead left, about how much per 20lb pot to bring me up to this level?
Thanks