Looking for 20-1 Lead

[lingrellke]

Does anyone know where in Canada I can get some 20 parts lead to one part Tin. I would like to use this mixture to cast for BPCR shooting in my Sharps.

Thanks

 

[zuke]

There's a place in Hamilton that sell's it but the shipping....

 

[cdnrokon]

visit your local scrap yard and buy roofing lead it is almost pure at 98% Lead they use it for flashing around sewer stacks, Or contact Sasktel and ask if you can buy their scrap lead from cable splicing sleeves. When you have a supply of pure lead then order in from Canada Metals your pure tin bars they come in 1 lbs bars. then blend 20lbs pure lead with 1 lb tin and you will have your 20/1 mix

 

[Ol' Flinter]

Canada Metals has an office in SE Calgary and may have something in Edmonton too. They can sell you "pure lead" but all you really need is their much less expensive "recycled lead" at much lower cost. It is still pure but bought back as scrap from big companies that buy the pure lead for manufacturing processes, at least that's what they've told me. They can sell you the tin too - in strip ingots of about 1 lb each. Tin is expensive at about $25/lb. It is the only way you can be certain of your alloy when casting good bullets and be able to reproduce that alloy at a later date. They also sell lino-type alloys and many others.
Canada Metal
#16 - 5920 11 St., SE, Calgary
ph: 403-252-7646

 

[lingrellke]

20-1 lead

Hi

Thanks for the replies. I will contact Canada Metals and see what I can come up with. Thanks Again

 

[sd.sword]

Lead Supply

I get my lead from Buffalo Arms, Sand Point Idaho. They carry actual known alloys.

They are great to deal with, they cater to the cast bullet guys / black powder.

I also get my Norma brass through them for my 45-110 Sharps, but they can no longer ship it to you. It is worth the drive though.

My $.02

 

[braun]

Alchemy Castings in Hamilton sells various bullet alloys, minimum 25lbs. Unlike most metal supply businesses, the prices are listed on their web site.

 

[ben hunchak]

As someone else mentioned, buy some pure lead, or scrap lead(not Wheelweights), melt 20 lbs. and add 1 lb. of 95-5 solder, avail. everywhere, for your 20-1 mix. Incidentally, most of the BPCR folks that I make bullets for, myself included, use/like 30-1 mix, truth beknown, I have just as good results with pure lead!

 

[nessy357]

If you would like to mix your own e.g. 3% tin / 3% antimony, Wellington Foundry in Parskville have both tin and antimony.
Cheers nessy