20 September 2015, 00:17
magnumlaodDifference in lead
I have over 80 lbs of small ingots I made over 20 hrs ago. Between divorce and move lost track of which ones are pure lead or wheel weights. I need to be sure before making bullets for black powder rifle. Is there a way I can be sure, test somehow?
20 September 2015, 23:41
cal pappasA lead hardness tester will tell you exactly.
Mine is a Sako (I think). Others are out there.
Cal
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21 September 2015, 02:36
dpcdYou asked the same question up in reloading and you have your answers there. There are several ways short of buying a lead hardness tester to tell pure lead from wheel weight metal. It is actually easy to tell the diff.
28 September 2015, 02:18
Idaho RonI have a Cabine Tree tester and it is the easiest one to use in my opinion. There is a way to tell the difference between dead soft and wheel weight if that is all you have no mixes. Take the ingots and drop them from about 2 foot up on cement. The soft ones will go thud. The hard ones will ring. Like I said if all you have is the two types this will seperate them.