Gunsmith finds!
 

Took the slug barrel from my Remington 870 in to the gunsmith the other day to replace a broken screw on the rear sight.....not really a big deal. But while there, I found he had a whole bunch of Linotype for sale, as well as a box of Remington 30 Luger ammo (which hasn't been made in QUITE a while).
So, I bought the box of ammo ($21....current production Winchester ammo is going for $60+/box of 50 around here!:eek:), bought some of the linotype (wish I could have bought it all:() and looked over the rest of the stuff he had on the shelf. In addition to some other odd ball calibers, he had a box of Winchester 35 Remington 200 grain silvertip ammo (I like the old Silvertip ammo) and about 1000 CCI *57 primers (haven't seen those since the late 70's).

To paraphrase Forrest: Going to the gunsmith's is like a box of chocolates; you never know what your going to find!:cool:

Nice finds!
Linotype is not a common find, these days.

Mr. 16 gauge,

According to the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook, my wheelweights and tin mix dropped into a bucket of water are harder than linotype. I have some linotype on establishment, but find OLD wheelweights, tin and a water quench renders up a nice cast bullet for rifles and pistols.

Adam

Nice finds Adam, pays to look around.

Nice find Mr 16 gauge, around here the tree huggers have just about banned wheel weights. Now they use a bag (at tire stores) with x amount of bags (lead free among other things) that you put inside the tire before mounting.

Adam;
Would you mind telling us where you find your scrap tin? I have searched high and low and have been unable to find a source of scrap tin for bullet material. I use wheel weights and bar solder, but the price of bar solder has made it impractical to use as a source of tin for bullets and wheel weights are getting scarce as well.
For the record, I plan on using the linotype to mix with my assortment of wheel weights and scrap lead to make something akin to a "No. 2 mix" described in the Lyman handbook.

Old beat up pewter plates etc..yard sales... rolls of solder..old and new. I purchased a bunch of 60/40 tin/lead solder at a farm auction last year and I got(stole at 60 cents a pound) a 40 lb bar of tin at the same farm auction..everybody thought it was aluminum. Don't like to let too many secrets out of the bag. At the same auction I got 800(approx) lbs of soft lead pipe for approx 3 cents a pound. Mixed it with wheelweights to make some very good shot with the Littleton shotmaker I have. It's worth making shot nowdays. I have 3 ton of shot so think I will ebay the shotmaker

Mr. 16 gauge,

I no longer can find scrap tin. I have to buy solder at the plumbing supply store for $19 per pound.

Adam

Gunsmiths can be great
 

My local gunsmith has a vast treasure trove of stuff. He gives me any spare military rifle stocks that come into his shop. When I needed a shotgun buttplate, he gave me a box of buttplates and told me to look through it. I found what I needed and asked the price. He merely told me to have a nice day. I have found assorted gun parts and he even installs them if I need a bit of assistance. He is a fine fellow and I will keep going back. All the best...
Gil