I just got 250pds of old lead pipe seems real soft when I make it into ingots I plan on putting about 10 of my wheel weight ingots(1.5pds each) in my pot. I dont know how much it will change the hardness but I have made shot from just bout every type so far. Roof lead,lead seals from some sort of plumbing,wheel weight, reclaimed lead bullets(from indoor range) and now this pipe. I have yet to hear a target complain about the mixture it was smoked with. I even had 3 1ft x 1ft 3/4 in thick(60pds each) bran spanking new lead plates made them into nice shot!!!!
As long as you get some into the mix to give it some hardness you should be ok.
I had a guy at work give me a chunk of Nickel said to mix some of that in would make it hard as heck, havent tried it yet tooooo cold to mess around.
I have found any lead will work as long as it has no Zinc in the mix. If you see a gold/brown/purple haze floating on the top of your melt, don't try to make shot out of it, just trash the melt or give it (sell) to a bullet maker.
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