After some careful consideration of my options to begin casting, I had decided to get around 65 pounds of Magic Alloy from Missouri Bullets The price was, after shipping, about $2.50 a pound. Not exactly a bargain but considering it's an alloy with around 18BHN and ready to cast alloy, it was well worth not having to hassle with processing the lead myself.
I have yet to make the rounds of finding lead sources in my area, and my processing equipment is only an 8lb RCBS pot. Enough to get the job done but not exactly efficient for processing lead.
I'm only planning on casting for .9mm, .38 Special, and .45 ACP: nothing that requires the alloy to be very hard. Would it be recommended to "cut" the Magic Alloy with Pure lead or COWW that we would source later? I want to make the best value out of my fairly expensive lead, and I don't want to waste any of its hardness, so to speak.
The Magic Alloy came in a set of approximately 8lb ingots so at least I have an opportunity to experiment.