Linotype Value
- Thread starter Leo M
- Start date
Not commonly in industrial use, sometimes found in scrapyards or old print shops. Scrapyards may have environmental restriction on sale. I was lucky, cleaned out a print shop. There are foundries which now duplicate linotype alloy(quite expensive). Log into castboolits.com for more info.
gunrunner8
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Kamloops, B.C.
I have small stash of tin babbit, (90% Tin, 7% Antimony and 3% Copper) paid $10 per lb. I am mixing 1lb of babbit per 20lb of W-W to make up a Lyman #2 alloy for my Marlin 35Rem. Quite happy with the results. Happy hunting.
blaser.306
CGN Regular
- Location
- Saskatoon , Sask
That even sounds a little rich you realy only need about 2% tin in your aloy to cast good Boolits , and with the babbit being 90% by weight tin personaly I think you may be over doing it and wasting a valuable resource at the same time ! I add about 4 oz of babbit to 20lbs of smelted w/w and cast some fine shootin Boolits ! Just my opinion of course !
gunrunner8
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Kamloops, B.C.
Yes, you right, for just the good fill up of the mold the 2% tin is enough in revolver bullets but Lyman #2 alloy calls for 90% lead, 5%tin and 5% antimony BHN 15-16 for best performance in rifle bullets so extra $6 per 735 bullets is not a big deal.
You can buy new linotype from canadametal.com, though I am sure it is not cheap. Here is a list of bullet alloys they sell.
Linotype
Lyman #2
10:1 Mix
Sn2/Sb7/Pb91
Sn2/Sb6/Pb92
16:1 Mix
Sb6/Pb94
20:1 Mix
30:1 Mix
40:1 Mix
50:1 Mix
Sb3/Pb97
Musket Lead 100
Linotype
Lyman #2
10:1 Mix
Sn2/Sb7/Pb91
Sn2/Sb6/Pb92
16:1 Mix
Sb6/Pb94
20:1 Mix
30:1 Mix
40:1 Mix
50:1 Mix
Sb3/Pb97
Musket Lead 100
