With ww being outlawed in my state and the slow death of the printing business I hae begun to collect other types of lead alloys. In the past I cast all of my rifle bullets with Linotype and my handgun bullets with wheel weights ( clip on). The few muzzle loading projectiles I use have come from several pigs of plumbers lead that seem to last forever.
I have recently acquired about 1500 pounds of x- ray shielding lead and cable sheathing. I have also collected about 10 pounds of wire type solder ( no idea what it is, not on spools) 5 pounds of 50/50 bar solder, and a 10 pound brick of Babbitt metal that is stamped something unreadable then “railroad” . I am assuming this is for casting bearings on box cars.
I need to know the best alloy I can blend with what I have for rifle bullets and a good alloy for handgun bullets. I shoot several calibers in rifles at 1800 -2000 fps with varying success and the usual .357/.41/.44/.45 as fast as I can safely.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt