I have not yet gotten into reloading. I'm CLOSE, I have MOST of the "starter" equipment.
I have a customer who has some reloading supplies left by her late father. She has shown me an ingot of what appears to be lead, but I suspect it's NOT pure lead. A thumbnail will NOT touch it. A utility knife will scratch the surface, but not dig in easily. The ingot has a color similar to lead, but maybe a bit more of a silver hue. I'm sure it has an alloy, but I don't know what.
Ingot size is 4" long X 2" wide X 1" high and about 1 pound? (just guessing)
Would it NOT be a good idea to try to use it to cast bullets without knowing it's composition? Since it came from his reloading supplies, I'm assuming that is it's intended purpose.
I guess, after smelting, you MIGHT get 1 dozen bullets of .357 or .44 (once again, just guessing)
What would a pound of quality reloading lead be worth?
Thanks
I have a customer who has some reloading supplies left by her late father. She has shown me an ingot of what appears to be lead, but I suspect it's NOT pure lead. A thumbnail will NOT touch it. A utility knife will scratch the surface, but not dig in easily. The ingot has a color similar to lead, but maybe a bit more of a silver hue. I'm sure it has an alloy, but I don't know what.
Ingot size is 4" long X 2" wide X 1" high and about 1 pound? (just guessing)
Would it NOT be a good idea to try to use it to cast bullets without knowing it's composition? Since it came from his reloading supplies, I'm assuming that is it's intended purpose.
I guess, after smelting, you MIGHT get 1 dozen bullets of .357 or .44 (once again, just guessing)
What would a pound of quality reloading lead be worth?
Thanks