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sportslube
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Lead mixing
Apr 25th, 2021 at 2:49pm
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If i mix 5 lb 20-1 with  5 lb 30-1,  will i end up with 25-1 ratio average
  
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Re: Lead mixing
Reply #1 - Apr 25th, 2021 at 3:42pm
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I had to fire up the ol' UNIVAC, but it said you did the math well.
  
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Reply #2 - Apr 26th, 2021 at 10:28am
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Minus the lead you will have lost to evaporation while the two alloys were sitting idle. Smiley
  
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Reply #3 - Apr 26th, 2021 at 11:33am
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gnoahhh, the only problems I've had with lead evaporating come after the the bullets are cast,,,, and loaded, chambered and trigger squeezed.
  
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Reply #4 - Apr 26th, 2021 at 1:19pm
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Kootne, so now do a hardness test to see what your Bhn number is ...
  
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Reply #5 - May 7th, 2021 at 10:27pm
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gnoahhh wrote on Apr 26th, 2021 at 10:28am:
Minus the lead you will have lost to evaporation while the two alloys were sitting idle. Smiley


Who'd a thunk it ?
  
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Reply #6 - May 7th, 2021 at 10:59pm
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Don't let our politicians here in California know that lead is evaporating!  I still want to shoot lead bullets a few more years.   Embarrassed  Tom
  
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Re: Lead mixing
Reply #7 - May 8th, 2021 at 12:54am
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FWIW, I just checked your assumption using an alloy calculator and agree with calledflyer.  An equal mix of 20:1 & 30:1 will result in an alloy of 25:1.

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