The pistol range in our town is in the process of reclaiming the lead and melting it into ingots. This lead should be very close to pure. For anyone that is interested in buying any you can contact EJI Firearms, Copperas Cove, Texas. Tel: 254-290-5411.
Lead for Casting
- Thread starter xindaris
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I used to do a lot of bullet casting for pistol. The alloy has tin and antimony in it, which probably makes it too hard for air rifle use, since the pellet has to obturate to the barrel grooves under much lower pressure.
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Most of it is lead from jacketed Bullets which is usually pure lead. I was watching them melt it and they were skimming everything off the top which means they were not fluxing any other metals back in.
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They will have to sell for about $2.50 per pound or less to compete with foundries selling 99.9 pure lead https://www.rotometals.com/pure-lead-nuggets-99-9-approximately-1-pound/
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