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Using Lead Shot
Mar 17th, 2018 at 8:12pm
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Anyone melt down lead shot for bullet casting? I got 100 lbs on the cheap. Will it work for a 20 to 1 melt ?
  
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Reply #1 - Mar 17th, 2018 at 8:48pm
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No it has Antimony in it Keith. 

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Reply #2 - Mar 17th, 2018 at 9:00pm
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Keith if you have an extra pot you can try making some bullets with it back when I was experimenting with Antimony I found a mix of lead and tin to add to it that shot qhite well but leading was always a bit of an issue with my rifle but only on occasion. Shot some nice practice 250's with it but I never could hit on any consistency with it either or I would still be using it. Your rifle on the other hand might think it to be the very best so I surely would not hesitate to give a very serious try and I would recommend that you try in doing so. 

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Reply #3 - Mar 17th, 2018 at 9:10pm
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Thank you John for the thorough explanation.
  
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Reply #4 - Mar 17th, 2018 at 9:13pm
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I"d try selling the shot and by more pure for your alloy !
  
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Reply #5 - Mar 17th, 2018 at 9:17pm
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Good Idea..Stikshooter wrote on Mar 17th, 2018 at 9:13pm:
I"d try selling the shot and by more pure for your alloy !

  
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Reply #6 - Mar 17th, 2018 at 9:38pm
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     Lead shot also has arsenic in it, which renders it heat-treatable, so you can make whatever hardness you want.   Only takes a trace of arsenic.

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Reply #7 - Mar 18th, 2018 at 7:32pm
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If it’s good shot and a useful pellet size be pretty easy to sell it for a dollar a pound. Enough to buy good alloyed lead from Roto Metals 

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