[mbegg]

has anyone ever used foriegn coin to cast bullets?
(please forgive this is my first post in this section of the forum)

 

[bulletmaker]

I suppose they could be used if you have a method of melting them down..And I would like to know how hard the alloy is as it may ruin your barrel...I have shot bullets cast from babbat with no ill effects..Let us know how they work..John

 

[unclenick]

Babbit is fine because it is lead-based, and AFAIK the various babbit mixes only use acceptable lead hardening metals in the alloys: tin, antimony, copper, bismuth. Coins, though, mostly are zinc-filled these days, and while some folks cast zinc, it is a bad contaminant if it mixes with lead because it raises the surface tension, interfering with mold fill-out.

 

[miestro_jerry]

I haven't found a coin that has tin and antinmony in it. Lead in a coin would not be healthy.

Jerry