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I have purchased a lot of old Linotype lead. I have more of this lead than soft lead. I am making ingots for casting boolits out of each type of lead and want to know if I mix the Linotype ingots with the soft lead ingots 50/50 will this make a good boolit for my 45 ACP?
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Linotype is the Holy Grail of the bullet caster. It is used to cast rifle bullets for cast lead bullet competitions. However, it is seen by many to be too valuable as an additive to other lead alloys to use it without alloying. Lead supplies are drying up, especially the most used alloy for cast bullets, the wheel weight. According to this site, a 50/50 mix would seem to be a good/excellent alloy, unless you want to heat treat for maximum hardness. Then, if you add some Arsenic (in chilled shot), you could get away with less Linotype. Be aware however, that there are several different "type" alloys (Electro Type, Monotype, two kinds of Foundry Type, etc. but people will erroneously call
any Type metal, "Linotype".
http://www.lasc.us/castbulletnotes.htm