Richard from SE AZ
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I am a reloader and have been for many years. I try to keep a good supply of lead on hand because I also cast. I realized a few years ago that a good supply of bullet lead could be had from a pushed up bank that hand gunners have been using as a backstop. When I go to shoot, I spend a couple of hours sifting bullets out of the bank when I'm done shooting and there is no one else there that I can hold up. Since most shooters don't cast, I separate cast bullets from metal jacketed ones and label the ingots as cast bank savage. The jacketed ingots I label as bank salvage jacketed. I use the cast salvage lead as is. My question... Does anyone know the type of lead or the common hardness of lead used in jacketed bullets? is it pure lead or an alloy? Should I add tin or at least linotype or wheel weights ?