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Ney Certified Linotype Bullet Casting Alloy Ingot (4% Tin, 12% Antimony And 84% Lead) Approximately 7 lbs Average Weight

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Alloy consists of 4% tin, 12% antimony and 84% lead. This very hard alloy was designed to completely fill the molds used in the printing process prior to the development of computerized typesetting in the late 20th century. It is a bit hard for silhouette shooting or hunting bullets, as it tends to shatter when hitting metal plates or heavy bones. It is very good for higher velocity rifle bullets when target shooting. Often used as a basis for blending special alloys that require a higher percentage of antimony. If you have a good local source of pure lead, blend it 1 to 1 with Linotype alloy to produce Hardball alloy. The Brinell Hardness of this Linotype alloy is about 22. Sold by the ingot, not by weight. Approximate weight is 7 lbs. per ingot.

Technical Information

Nominal Ingot Dimensions:

  • 2" Wide
  • 1.5" Thick
  • 9" Long

    Notes:
  • Sold by Ingot, Not by Weight

    Approximate Brinell hardness by material (see product description for specific alloy):
  • Pure lead, 6
  • Certified linotype, (ingot is stamped LINO), 22
  • 20 to 1 (ingot is stamped 20-1), 10
  • Hardball, (ingot is stamped 2692), 16
  • 30 to 1, 8
  • Pure tin provides only a modest amount of hardening, as its primary purpose is to provide for better filling of the mold.

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    4 out of 5
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    5 stars
    Richard Nelson of Fayetteville, NC
    Date posted: 6/25/2003
    Great alloy for high velocity bullets, no leading, clean alloy.
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    Paul Flannigan of Dallas, TX
    Date posted: 6/25/2003
    Nice clean linotype. I mix it 50/50 with racing wheel weights and get a good shooting bullet for .309 and .324 caliber bullets between 1700 and 2000 fps, using gas checks.
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    Robert Hall of Richmond, RI
    Date posted: 4/11/2006
    This product is an excellent starting material for alloying with pure lead to make softer bullets for selected applications.
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    5 stars
    Darryl Conner of Gales Ferry, CT
    Date posted: 4/14/2006
    The linotype was clean and well cast. You'll need to bust up the 4 bars to fit in a 10 lb pot because they are molded together. I used a chisel on a board..3 whacks!
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    5 stars
    Martin Biles of Belmont, CA
    Date posted: 4/11/2006
    This alloy is perfect and makes great bullets. The only problem is the packaging. The ingots are to heavy for the USPS free shipping box. My box came broken open and the ingots spilling out.
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    5 stars
    Bob Bonewitz of Andrews, In
    Date posted: 6/25/2003
    With high antimony content bullet metal harder to find, I found this to be the perfect way to get my Lyman #2 alloy needed for my next casting session.
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    Lowell Branham of Knoxville, TN
    Date posted: 6/27/2003
    The proof of a product is in performance. I recently bought a Marlin Model 1895 .45/70. I loaded up some ammo stoked with Alliant Reloder 7 and 350-grain gas-check bullets cast from straight Midway Linotype. After firing three shots for sight adjustment, the first three shots I fired for a group at 50 yards formed a neat cloverleaf. And that was with the factory iron sights. I expect to do better when I install an aperture sight on the gun. Best of all, I could detect no sign of lead in the bore at the end of my shooting session even though my loads were fairly hot, clocking around 2,000 fps. The same load also works well in a Browning 1885 single shot with no leading problems. For handgun bullets, I mix Midway Linotype half-and-half with wheelweights, adding 1 percent tin by weight, and again get good accuracy with no leading. I guess you could say I'm 100 percent satisfied with Midway Linotype.
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    5 stars
    Chris Shipman of Moore, OK
    Date posted: 8/15/2003
    Good Linotype. Mixed it 1:3 with Wheel Weights. Provided Good alloy for pistol and rifle bullets.
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    5 stars
    thomas barthel of muskogee, ok
    Date posted: 1/6/2004
    I use this alloy with your 310 grn .430 mold. The bullets are shot out of a .444 marlin with micro-groove barrel. The bullet is very accurate and does'nt lead at 2,000 plus fps. Next, I'll try a 50/50 mix with wheel weights. If everything goes well I will have found the perfect bullet. I'M VERY PLEASED. Thanks Tom
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    5 stars
    John Haxton of Mentone, AL
    Date posted: 6/26/2003
    Using straight linotype for casting has been a great improvement in my handgun bullet casting setup. These days I am mixing wheel weights and linotype 1 to 1 and the resulting bullets are clean and cast easily and don't lead my barrels. This is an improvement over just adding tin to wheelweights too.
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    5 stars
    Tom Crisler of Bella Vista, AR
    Date posted: 6/26/2003
    I have been shooting for years, but I am brand new to the bullet casting world. I understand the mold I wanted to use was very hard to fill out, ( 44cal wad-cutter) but I did not seem to have too much trouble. I attribute at least part of this to the alloy (plenty of tin) Bullets shoot very well-not much leading. I will probably order more when needed.
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    4 stars
    Robert Crawford of Apopka, FL
    Date posted: 2/23/2004
    Great alloy and very happy with the quality. My only problem that I had with it was the size of ingot segments. A little too big for my Lee pot. Got around that by melting it into my ingot mold with a propane torch. Overall nice alloy.
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