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Floyd58523
I just pulled 3x4x 1/8" sheet lead out of a wall at a construction site. 2 sheets total. Can this lead be used for reloading. The lead sheets are easily bendable and seem soft.
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  • rufe-snow
    Probably there dead soft unalloyed lead. Depending on what type of bullets you want to cast and the velocities you want to shoot them, you will have to add small amounts of tin and antimony to the lead to cast descent bullets.

    Some folks just add wheel weights, or buy ingots of commercial bullet casting lead known as Lyman #2 to add to dead soft lead so that viable bullets can be cast.
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  • SoreShoulder
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    Probably there dead soft unalloyed lead. Depending on what type of bullets you want to cast and the velocities you want to shoot them, you will have to add small amounts of tin and antimony to the lead to cast descent bullets.

    Some folks just add wheel weights, or buy ingots of commercial bullet casting lead known as Lyman #2 to add to dead soft lead so that viable bullets can be cast.
    You want to buy linotype or straight antimony and tin if you can get it, it is more concentrated and goes further. I think Lyman #2 is something like half linotype and half lead (plus some extra tin?), so it won't go as far in hardening up lead.
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  • bigborefan
    Perfect for blackpowder cartridge shooters. They add a little tin and are good to go.
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  • Lucky Sarge
    Everything said is absolutely correct if you want to cast pistol bullets for normal cartridge pistols. HOWEVER what you have is perfect for traditional muzzleloaders especially minnie balls or round balls. IF this is not what you are casting for you might find someone willing to trade you wheel weight lead for what you have. The very soft lead you have is hard to come by and a trade will benefit you both!
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  • Floyd58523
    I will post it for sale at the gun range. Scrap price is .40 a pound and there is 100 lbs or more. Hate to send it to the scrap yard if a use for it.
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  • v35
    Sheet lead is dead soft pure lead. I've used it for sound proofing large centrifugal fans.
    You may well have trouble filling out any mould without alloying it.
    It's good stuff because it's of known composition.
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  • trapguy2007
    If you pulled it out of a wall ,I will assume it was a medical office .
    I have reclaimed a lot from x-ray rooms .
    I also find sheet lead used as shower pans on older homes .
    I just sell it to black powder shooters .
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