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Sure Shot Mc Gee · February 5, 2013, 12:37 PM

Bullets are indeed Hornady G/C.'ed
Lyman mold 311041 & resized to 310 Dia.

Which seems to be working pretty well on deer size game. You said add 2% pewter to a 50/50 mix. (I haven't been using soft lead in my bullets.)

Only C-O-W/W material. So can I just weigh my w/w lead before smelting. Then figure out what 2% of its weight would be in pewter. Than add that same amount of pewter to to the recipe. Is that correct for a recipe made up entirely from W/W lead only?

Will those pewter alloyed bullets increase in their BHN hardness factor without a cold water drop?

Just what would their BHN hardness then be?

February 5, 2013, 12:37 PM	#4
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Bullets are indeed Hornady G/C.'ed Lyman mold 311041 & resized to 310 Dia. Which seems to be working pretty well on deer size game. You said add 2% pewter to a 50/50 mix. (I haven't been using soft lead in my bullets.) Only C-O-W/W material. So can I just weigh my w/w lead before smelting. Then figure out what 2% of its weight would be in pewter. Than add that same amount of pewter to to the recipe. Is that correct for a recipe made up entirely from W/W lead only? Will those pewter alloyed bullets increase in their BHN hardness factor without a cold water drop? Just what would their BHN hardness then be?