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Lyman alloy
07-18-2023, 09:52 PM,
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RE: Lyman alloy
Big Grin I was the guy in the pit pulling and marking that target and the very last shot just went less than a fingers with into the 9 ring. I think that still is the highest score on the 800.
Steve, I'm another one that uses some antimony in my alloy. I'm a firm believer in using it for the results I have had with the alloy I use. I have a lot of 95-5 no lead solder left from my plumbing days and I still look for bargains on E-Bay or at the local lumber yards.
( mix a 1# roll with 17 or 18# lead and that holds the bullet nose profile virtually unchanged but it still lets the obturation fill the grooves. But I would not put a cork or felt wad in the load for a PP bullet. The soft cork or felt absorbs too much reducing the obturation at the bullet base. Patched tight to bore or a GG bullet right at bore or slightly above you will get by.
When bullet clear the muzzle looking like this and they don't hit will down range it's not the fault of the bullet Big Grin
My alloy is very close to the Lyman alloy you asked about.

The bullet on the right is a .45 cal that had a felt wad under the bullet and the alloy was 1/16 T/L.
They don't all look like this but they did show up testing alloy and wad stacks.

Kurt


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Lyman alloy - by Steveu - 07-17-2023, 08:36 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by beltfed - 07-17-2023, 11:28 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Don McDowell - 07-18-2023, 08:30 AM
RE: Lyman alloy - by beltfed - 07-18-2023, 10:05 AM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Steveu - 07-18-2023, 01:21 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Steveu - 07-18-2023, 04:41 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Kurt - 07-18-2023, 09:52 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Don McDowell - 07-19-2023, 12:31 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Kurt - 07-19-2023, 12:57 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Kurt - 07-19-2023, 01:16 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Don McDowell - 07-19-2023, 01:24 PM
RE: Lyman alloy - by Kurt - 07-19-2023, 02:36 PM

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