Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Came into a sale on a printing outfit and picked up a bunch of linotype blocks. More than I need and will be selling excess for $2.00 per pound plus flat rate/best rate shipping. Do not know actual analysis but could use some advice on how to or where to send a sample in order to get identification May discount for local pickup. Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Linetype lead is 4% tin and 12% antimony. Hardness of 20 Sought after for mixing with pure lead for harder lead bullets. To brittle by itself to hunt with but mixing it one to one with pure lead makes it possible to shoot at higher velocities, Amazon prime sells it at $5 to $7 per lbs. Definitely worth a look at $2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Thanks for the info I typically find lead and swap it to others who cast in return for bullets or shot This was one of those impulse things Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 BTT Looks like to me that the best deal for shipping with the flat rate is , 65lbs plus $15ish shipping per package equals about $145. 70lbs is the weight limit they allow per package. Hopefully this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOOTIN FOX Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Is this individual letter blocks? Ingots? Could be monotype, linotype, stereotype. Different alloys for each, but close. Go over to castboolits.com for more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 These are the lead ingots that have not been touched since they were used. For authentication purposes. Even with all the orders for it. We still have a ton left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 PM sent, Gateway Kid. Good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 PM sent back to all Thanks for the interest Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 If I was still shooting metallic silhouettes, I would be calling you, Pard., I only have maybe 100# left. Good luck, Mustang Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Mustang, Is there a website or forum that I can get on and offer it to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
357wheelgunner Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Dominguez said: Mustang, Is there a website or forum that I can get on and offer it to them? Go to: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?18-Swappin-amp-Sellin Should be pretty easy to move there. Be sure to post a picture, it helps if people can see what they are buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Last trip to the top. 65lbs plus shipping=145$ I have 1000lbs left out of the 3500lbs. Hard to find, mix it one to one with pure lead to make the best bullet! Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 So how well will this work for C&B ball casting? Will it be to hard or could it be cut with enough lead to make it soft enough for casting balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yul Lose: Do not use it for C&B. It's too hard. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Dominguez: Do a search for IHMSA. That is the biggest outfit in the handgun portion for the metallic silhouette game. Oh yea, sorry--- International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association. And I am in the market to buy some more lino for future casting and blasting. Mustang Gregg IHMSA #17040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, Mustang Gregg said: Yul Lose: Do not use it for C&B. It's too hard. MG Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpan McGurk Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hey Gateway, PM me if you still have some left...how much can you fit in a small USPS box and in a medium usps box.?? I can use some for my 45-70 and for my 30-06 hunting rifles.. Thanks, TInpan McGurk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Tinpan, Yes, I have some left. I can get 65lbs into a medium sized box. Shipping is 15$ Only way I can get the ingots into a small box is to melt it down into smaller ones. 8"x 5"x 1" ingots. I have not done that yet, so I'm not sure what they would weigh, but, guessing 20- 25 lbs . Shipping is 8$ Thanks. Dominguez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I have a few hundred lbs left. I will mix the linotype with lead, one to one, the ingots can be from two lbs to whatever you need. Ready to make bullets. 65 lbs x2.00$ plus shipping = 145$ Best deal with the shipping. Smaller packages available. Thanks for all the orders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Not a good idea, IMHO, as someone who casts quite a bit. Lino can bring 2.00/lb, but regular lead(if there is such a thing) is more like 1.00/lb. So by mixing it you are making it less valuable to most casters, plus it is now it is an unknown entity. If it is all done selling here you might try www.castboolits.gunloads.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thanks slim, that is a good thought. It's quite a process to sell something there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOOTIN FOX Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 +1 on the castboolits. Lino for $2 a pound is a very good price. Please do not mix it for sale. Most casters will not buy mixed unknown alloy, which is what you will have. Even though you might know what it is, to them it is unknown. Lead $1 a pound Lino $2 a pound. Mixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Yes, their selling rules are a bit more involved than here. But then, it is a site dedicated to bullet casters, so your lino should sell well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I am taking the advice! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal W. Hill Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hi Kid, I have a buddy who has a foundry for making type and he deals in old printing equipment. Does the source in Colorado you mentioned still have any equipment for sale? My friend is Sky Shipley in Prescott, AZ. Home phone is 928-237-5525, cell is 314-805-3369, sky@skylinetype.com. He would be very interested in the equipment. Please let me know. Thanks, Marshal W. Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominguez Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Marshall, The folks that had the printing equipment passed on a few years ago and it was sold. I have been told that it was an amazing work of wonder to watch the linotype machine work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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