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Hey y'all,
My grandfather just gave me about 100 lbs of lead. Some of it is in small sheets and some of it is in 5 lb ingots. The ingots say "solder" on them, and one of them has 40/60 stamped on the backside ( i'm assuming that's the ratio of tin to lead). My grandfather says they used to use them to solder underground power cables (he was a lineman and supervisor at the local utility company for 32 years).
I am interested in getting into casting my own bullets if this is an appropriate type of lead. I would like to know if this lead would be OK to use before I go investing in a book about casting bullets, or buying any other equipment.
I already reload so I am no stranger to that process. Any response would be appreciated. Thanks.
My grandfather just gave me about 100 lbs of lead. Some of it is in small sheets and some of it is in 5 lb ingots. The ingots say "solder" on them, and one of them has 40/60 stamped on the backside ( i'm assuming that's the ratio of tin to lead). My grandfather says they used to use them to solder underground power cables (he was a lineman and supervisor at the local utility company for 32 years).
I am interested in getting into casting my own bullets if this is an appropriate type of lead. I would like to know if this lead would be OK to use before I go investing in a book about casting bullets, or buying any other equipment.
I already reload so I am no stranger to that process. Any response would be appreciated. Thanks.