I just got back from the range after picking up some bullets from the backstop. Since the backstop is dirt and I didn't have all that much time to sort, I just grabbed all I could in the short time I was there. That amounted to a kitty litter bucket full, about 200 pounds.
I plan to melt it all and discard the jackets (I have a disabled neighbor who gathers and sells scrap and he would love to have the copper jackets. I know it's not that much but he'll be happy), leaving a mixture of lead. I know cast slugs are alloyed but what is the composition of the lead in jacketed bullets ? Is it pure or is it alloyed too ?
I would imagine it won't make much difference in the boolits I'm casting.
I plan to melt it all and discard the jackets (I have a disabled neighbor who gathers and sells scrap and he would love to have the copper jackets. I know it's not that much but he'll be happy), leaving a mixture of lead. I know cast slugs are alloyed but what is the composition of the lead in jacketed bullets ? Is it pure or is it alloyed too ?
I would imagine it won't make much difference in the boolits I'm casting.