New to this form, and new to bullet casting so i have some questions??
I have a bucket of linotype and type that i'v had for some time in my garage and need to make some room so i thought it's now time to melt all this down into ingots, now i've told that what i have will be all right for casting handgun bullets but will neet some tin added for rifle bullets.
So you can see i need some help any and all advice is needed

Not necessarily depending on what you're wanting to do with it. I tend to prefer softer alloys myself in both rifle and pistol bullets. Plinkers I usually cast strait wheel weight, not the prettiest looking sometimes but they shoot quite well. Back when linotype was plentiful, I used to use it as-is for both pistol and rifle. Now that it's like finding hens teeth, I'm saving what I have adding only a small amount to caulking lead (about 20:1) as it fills the molds nice and tends to give a cleaner base.

Too much tin and you loose expansion properties for hunting bullets. For plinking, I doubt it matters how much tin you use. I don't find it necessary to bullets so hard they liken AP's. Under 1400 fps and you don't even need a GC unless you have problems. I drive 170gr FP's w/ GC out of my 30-06 at mid range jacketed speeds and have no problems. Right size bullet and high quality lube make all the difference, cast bullets have to be sized to the bore you're using them in and sometimes the particular gun will dictate the bullet size, shape, weight & load requiring extensive trial and error.

Welcome Balljoint! I've been casting bullets for several rifles with a 50/50 mix of wheelweights and linotype. I cold water quinch these bullets as they drop from the mold and I end up with a bullet that has a BHN of 21.

All my big-game hunting this past fall and winter was with the 444 Marlin and I'm pushing the bullets at 2370 FPS. On feral hogs, whitetail, and mule deer the performance has been outstanding.

I really like what the fellow above had to say and it is very true. A little bit of trial and error plus matching the bullet to the bore will do the trick.

I mix wheelweights and linotype in a ratio of 3:1 for handgun bullets and it works just fine. I am fortunate to have a scrap dealer in the area that has 55-gallon drums of old printers lead. I am OK for some years to come. All the best...
Gil

Been casting and shooting linotype for the past 35 years or so and have had no problems. They do make a hard bullet, but you can push them about as fast as you want. Thay cast pretty bullets. I have never tried dropping them in cold water as ranchdog said, might try that next batch.

welcome to the forum and always remember you can never own enough guns.