Alloy?

[CapPopper]

Does anyone know of what alloy power line insulator seats are? I've got several hundred pounds of them and they don't seem pure but aren't super hard either.....

 

[CapPopper]

At least I think that's what they are. If not maybe someone could Inform me otherwise

 

[64Springer]

Those bands are slightly angled.

Looks like Acme threads.

What is the rusty red goop?

 

[CapPopper]

Those bands are slightly angled.

Looks like Acme threads.

What is the rusty red goop?

They have a steel core so it's rusty. Sort of annoying to melt down cause they are more steel than lead. I've got buckets of them that have sat outside for years. Got a bunch of other lead too but I know flashing and pipe are pure and the other big pieces are really hard.

 

[CapPopper]

If this is accurate that seems like an extremely high antimony content. Might make good smokeless rifle bullets but I'm doubting it's usefulness for BP stuff. Still so cheap I won't pass it up. Been thinking about a big BP/smokeless rifle of some kind anyways.

 

[CapPopper]

Also found a thread on castboolits saying g they are 97.7% lead, 1.9% antimony and .4% tin.... defi Italy not pure the ingots don't thud when dropped

 

[bud in pa]

I remember a column by the Bevel Brothers about shooting pure lead balls and I believe wheel weights. They found no difference in performance or accuracy. If I remember right.

 

[TDM]

Melt a bunch of them down, scoop off all the debris on the surface and cast a few ball to try out.

 

[CapPopper]

I remember a column by the Bevel Brothers about shooting pure lead balls and I believe wheel weights. They found no difference in performance or accuracy. If I remember right.

I only tried wheel weight balls once and it wasn't a good experiment lol never tried them in my little gun and I don't figure the smoothbore is going to care much about alloy. I don't have the .50 anymore. Took my nephew out and let him shoot it. He loved it so much I gave it to him with a pound of powder and probably 300+ balls the ticking and bag with all the stuff that went with it. I'll try them cause there is so much of it. I got at least 100lbs of lead pipe in the deal too so Im Trying to talk dad I to buying a 45 mold for the 1911s... I bought the 30 cal mold and all the lead so far so iy just seems fair lol