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Here are the "given" formula for WWs and other alloys. I find they can be different and some times with many other metals, such as cadinum in them. Cadinum is a nasty chenical to discover in your melter.
Here are the alloy mixtures:
Alloy %Tin %Ant %Lead BHN
WW .25 3 96.75 12
Lyman #2 5 5 90 15
Linotype 4 12 84 22
Pure Lead 0 0 100 5
50/50 Solder 50 0 50 17.5
There are many other alloy that are useful in bullet casting, but these are the main ones.
Hope this helps people to understand what alloys we use.
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Don't forget our friend, zinc. Showing up more and more in WW around here.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10th, 2009 10:22 AM |
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Charley wrote: Don't forget our friend, zinc. Showing up more and more in WW around here.
so far the zinc weights that i have found have staked on clips and can be visually identified.has anyone found any zinc weights with a molded in clip like the lead weights?
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I've had a couple of moled in clip ons that I suspect contained zinc.
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Jerry you forgot to include the percentage of dirt included in wheel weights.
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72coupe wrote: Jerry you forgot to include the percentage of dirt included in wheel weights.
15 to 20%
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You mean the added organic matter?
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actually 15 to 20 % is how much loss from other than in a bucket of ww.the clips,valve stems,clods,ciggie wrappers,bolts,discarded chaws,dead stink bugs and other unwanteds are included.
100 lbs of ww will make 80 to 85 lb of ingots.
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wheezengeezer wrote: actually 15 to 20 % is how much loss from other than in a bucket of ww.the clips,valve stems,clods,ciggie wrappers,bolts,discarded chaws,dead stink bugs and other unwanteds are included.
100 lbs of ww will make 80 to 85 lb of ingots.
I bought 198 pounds of wheel weights yesterday and the yield was 165 pounds of clean ingots. Thats 83% yield.
I shoveled about 400 pounds of dirt off the pistol range at the local club. It yielded 120 pounds of clean ingots. A lot of work but it was free.
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i helped a couple of friends clean out the bullet trap at their clubs indoor range several years ago... there must have been at 700=800- lbs of lead yeilded from that excursion ..... all of my bullets (several thousand) are cast from that lead.... it was a simple slanted steel wall with a sand trap under it so it was pretty easy to clean out............. there was enough lead for all three of us and they took more than i wanted.... i have enough cast bullets to last my lifetime probably..... 
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