ChestnutLouie
Active Member
Today I bought some lead alloy that was made from wheel weights that had been melted, fluxed and cast into 1 lb ingots for a good price. I will cast them into bullets for Cowboy Action shooting ( 700fps ). I used my Lee hardness tester kit and it said that this alloy is 11~12 BHN? this afternoon I cast about 1,000 125 grain bullets with my new Lee mold. A few minutes ago I used my Lee hardness tester kit on one of the new bullets and it is 8 BHN. I would expect wheel weight alloy to be about 8~9 BHN.
I have read that some lead alloys can over time. That much for wheel weights? 11~12 BHN is hard enough for most of my shooting needs, can I cast, age, load and shoot?
Like fine wine "we shoot no bullets before their time"
Francis
I have read that some lead alloys can over time. That much for wheel weights? 11~12 BHN is hard enough for most of my shooting needs, can I cast, age, load and shoot?
Like fine wine "we shoot no bullets before their time"
Francis
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