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imray · 02-28-2011, 02:49 PM

Thats a good question for anyone hand making their own balls or ammo, I have been shooting some wheelweight lead, which I was told was 10 to 1, kinda hard but seems to shoot fine in my muzzleloaders. I also have several hundred pounds of the old Bell telephone cable sheath lead, which is really soft. I have been thinking of melting them together to make ingots for molding bullets in the middle of hard and soft. what do you think of that idea? best wishes, ray

02-28-2011, 02:49 PM	#3
imray Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 12	Re: lead hardness for 45-70 Thats a good question for anyone hand making their own balls or ammo, I have been shooting some wheelweight lead, which I was told was 10 to 1, kinda hard but seems to shoot fine in my muzzleloaders. I also have several hundred pounds of the old Bell telephone cable sheath lead, which is really soft. I have been thinking of melting them together to make ingots for molding bullets in the middle of hard and soft. what do you think of that idea? best wishes, ray