For Sale: Rotometals Lead Free Bullet Alloy for Bullet Casting

[Bernie]

Link: Lead Free Bullet Casting Alloy Bismuth based

If anyone is interested in this product to have a look at it for some testing etc, I am looking at a bulk order to get advantage of the discounts for buying more. They're a reliable company and I've had bismuth shot from them before. The price is pretty sensible given current bismuth prices and the discount when you get above the top level of order size pretty much cancels out the import tax. Not super cheap though.

If anyone wants to indicate an interest, just to get some idea of potential costings in a shared bulk order, please send me a pm.

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[palmer_mike]

Link: Lead Free Bullet Casting Alloy Bismuth based

If anyone is interested in this product to have a look at it for some testing etc, I am looking at a bulk order to get advantage of the discounts for buying more. They're a reliable company and I've had bismuth shot from them before. The price is pretty sensible given current bismuth prices and the discount when you get above the top level of order size pretty much cancels out the import tax. Not super cheap though.

If anyone wants to indicate an interest, just to get some idea of potential costings in a shared bulk order, please send me a pm.

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Yes I’d be up for trying it

 

[Liveonce]

Just make sure you know the full cost as likely by the time that reaches you in the u.k. it will be double or treble the price after shipping and u.k. duty.

 

[enfieldspares]

And still all is silent about the marvellous Hortonium that was puffed up now some two years so ago. Many many thanks for posting the link to the Rotometals website which may help out many who might use muzzloading rifles for taking deer.

 

[Liveonce]

And still all is silent about the marvellous Hortonium that was puffed up now some two years so ago. Many many thanks for posting the link to the Rotometals website which may help out many who might use muzzloading rifles for taking deer.

Could always try a u.k. supplier, they make an alloy for bismuth shot, which includes tin to stop it being brittle.

Other Alloys

 

[Bernie]

Just make sure you know the full cost as likely by the time that reaches you in the u.k. it will be double or treble the price after shipping and u.k. duty.

As I mentioned. I’ve imported from them before. I’m aware of the costs. Ive made at least 3 orders. Always works out cheaper than uk suppliers.

 

[Bernie]

Could always try a u.k. supplier, they make an alloy for bismuth shot, which includes tin to stop it being brittle.

Other Alloys

Have you got any experience with them. There are no prices and every Uk supplier I’ve looked at is significantly more expensive. I haven’t found a UK supplier that doesn’t source from China. The China tariffs are writing most of them off at the moment. Rotometals have a very large supply and hey made this batch of alloy a long time ago so can almost get some historic prices. Still steep though.

 

[Bernie]

Lead-free bullet casting alloy

I want to continue the "Condor Cuddler" thread here but more to the point of attempting to find a lead-free substitute for cast bullets rather than resorting to the usual Barnes et alia solution for hunting in areas which no longer permit the use of lead bullets. As mentioned on the other...

www.artfulbullet.com

A good write up on the alloy. It’s nothing special, just bismuth, 12% tin and .75% antimony. The regular shotgun bismuth alloy in the UK sometimes is generally 6% tin and far too brittle for bullets.

 

[Liveonce]

Lead-free bullet casting alloy

I want to continue the "Condor Cuddler" thread here but more to the point of attempting to find a lead-free substitute for cast bullets rather than resorting to the usual Barnes et alia solution for hunting in areas which no longer permit the use of lead bullets. As mentioned on the other...

www.artfulbullet.com

A good write up on the alloy. It’s nothing special, just bismuth, 12% tin and .75% antimony. The regular shotgun bismuth alloy in the UK sometimes is generally 6% tin and far too brittle for bullets.

Think you may find they increased the tin content for shot as it was too brittle even for shot.

Bismuth has increased in value significantly over the last year or so, as you say it’s a case of shopping around to get the best price.