Cast Lead Thread ?

[shooternz]

Hey all I was lucky enough to have a mate give me a bucket of Wheel weights for some casting.
I have a stack of pure lead, flashings /pipe etc and some large counter balances I rescued from a shearing shed we pulled down years ago.
Now it's starting to look like the counter balances are not pure lead as I assumed they would be, Based on no knowledge at all lol, just an assumption that back in the day it would be the cheapest and easiest to get hold of.
Has any one come across them before?
I'm picking they may be just some random mix.
I have done the pencil test and they seem to be 2b same as my wheel weights.
Does anyone else use this method? what is the appropriate technique?
What Brinell hardness is everyone using for there hunting projectiles?
Ill be casting for 45-70, .223, .308, .303
Big clean up the other night getting it all ready and clean for use.
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Hi JD, Wellcome to the Cast bullet world you are in for a big learning curve, Like Tedz50 said don't melt it all down together melt each type to see what you have
I have been caught a few times with stuff that looks good but will not form good bullets and have been unable to salvage it, Best advice is buy the Lyman Cast bullet Manual
Don't worry about the hardness the only thing you want for hunting bullets is lead that is as soft as possible and still forms a perfectly filled out bullet,
My hardness tester is my thumb nail if I can mark it easily it is about right, Hardcast bullets are useless for hunting the wildlife in NZ, The hardest I go for hunting bullets
is 50/50 wheel weights and straight lead and add some 50/50 solder, for the tin help it flow
Get in touch if you need any help, robs.reload@gmail.com.