j_h_smith
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- Jul 28, 2007
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But what if one used 3% antimony?
You would have to have 103% silver to compensate for that.
But what if one used 3% antimony?
Just buy some Winchester Silver Tips and fake it.
I cannot remember which manufacturer it is, but there is one commercial producer of lead bullets that advertises that there is some silver content. It is just a tiny smidgen though. Would it be acting as a hardener in place of the antimony, or is it just a marketing gimmick?
I would wonder what smelter is being used by casters back in the 60s if they were tossing in a silver dime. Lead melts at a much lower temperature than silver, so the smelter would have to well past the normal lead melting point to reach the silver melting point. I expect that a modern commercial smelter made specifically forecasting bullets would not be designed to much exceed the temperatures for melting lead.
But what if one used 3% antimony?
I can't believe it took 40 posts.
I can't believe it took 40 posts.
Time to dip a silver quarter into a pot of 740 degree lead and see what happens.
But what if one used 3% antimony?
But what if one used 3% antimony?
That process takes two weeks.
this thread has only made me want these damned bullets more now!!!!
I've been more worried about The Lone Ranger showing up than this
(if you don't get the reference, never mind)
Nothing. You need another 1000 degrees to melt silver.
Did you ever tell us what caliber you're looking for? I may have missed that.