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  1. I have 2 or 3 Mauser actions and I was thinking about building with an Idea toward resale potential. Any thoughts on chambering/barrel length?
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    I agree 100%. When I posted I was half asleep and did not feel up to a lot of detail. It's really difficult to alloy pure antimony because of the temp involved. I've used Rotometals and they offer a wide variety of alloys suitable for bullet casting. Good service and high quality.
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    It depends. 90/10 lead tin can be used for hard cast bullets like you would load for 45acp.15/1 can be used for revolver loads because you don't have to be concerned with the possibility of deformation during the cycling of the action. Black powder cartridge rifles can show a preference for 20/1 or 30/1 lead/tin.
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    The last time I bought tin, I paid $9/lb. I got an email from my supplier and now it's running around $17/lb. The good thing about using this supplier(Roto Metals)is $100 order or more is free shipping. The bad news is you can reach that level far too quickly. It's going no where but up, and it's not gonna go bad sitting on the shelf, so buy what you can.
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