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New bullets from old ones ?
May 9th, 2014 at 8:50pm
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I cast a bunch of bullets for testing. Some worked better than others. Can I melt and add to the melting furnace the ones I choose to not shoot? What about those which have been lubed? (All were cast from the same lead/tin blend.)
  
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Reply #1 - May 9th, 2014 at 10:17pm
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Absolutely - Yes to both questions
  
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Reply #2 - May 9th, 2014 at 11:09pm
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I think the lube will act like flux...

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Reply #3 - May 10th, 2014 at 2:27am
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As re melted material is added to "the pot", is the resultant BH (hardness) of the new casting affected ?
  
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Reply #4 - May 10th, 2014 at 7:17am
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I think I would mark some of them with a red marker and save those for fouling shots. 
  
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Re: New bullets from old ones ?
Reply #5 - May 10th, 2014 at 9:10am
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If I know the alloy I'll put them in with the same alloy. If not then they go in the scrap bucket and get made into a new batch of 20 to 24 pounds.
  
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