Lead

Yes its good. Likely pure lead, you'll have to alloy it with tin & antimony for most applications. Don't know what scrap lead is selling for though.
 
assuming it's pure lead, which most times sheets are (to my knowledge) then it's great as is for muzzle loaders. otherwise you will need to add tin and antimony as stated above.
 
Yes, it's good. Alloyed 20:1 with tin, it works well in rifles .30 cal and bigger up to near .30 30 velocities, as long as the bore is smooth. Higher velocity is better done with about 5% antimony and 2% tin. The high velocity alloy is more easily done with wheelweights, as long as they're lead, since they already contain antimony.
Grouch
 
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grouch said:
Yes, it's good. Alloyed 20:1 with tin, it works well in rifles .30 cal and bigger up to near .30 30 velocities, as long as the bore is smooth. Higher velocity is better done with about 5% antimony and 2% tin.
Grouch
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20/1 lead/tin is a BPCR alloy and is soft only around 12 BHN id not use it in a rifle other then a BPCR
 
I wasn't guessing - I've used it in 30-30 at 1900 fps or so with no trouble at all. A number of my rifles prefer it, my 45 70 load of 25gr 2400 is faster than 1200, absolutely no trouble. In my 30 30 br rifle, I've averaged just over 1/2" for 4 consecutive 5 shot groups at 100yds(just once, mind you).
My smaller caliber rifles - 257 Roberts and 6.5 x55 prefer the harder alloy, as do some of my old military rifles with less than perfect bores.
There's nothing wrong with an open mind.

Grouch
 
I started using plain base bullets just because I found good source of near pure lead.

Under 1200FPS with usually about 7Gr of Red Dot I get sometimes fantastic groups.
 
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