LBT HARDNESS TESTER Will test the hardness of suitable Ingots. However, because ingots typically cool far slower than bullets the hardness reading you get will be lower than on bullets. Rugged all steel welded constructions – will last a lifetime. Test specimen capacity, 1 inch. Shorten longer and or pointed bullets to obtain test flat, and or to fit tester. Hardness range 6 BHN to 40 BHN (Pure lead runs from 4 to 5, hardest lead, 35.) Guaranteed accuracy. 1 BHN repeatability. Test time approximately 10 seconds per specimen. Only tester available to casters with direct BHN readout. Only tester available to casters that is accurate! Comes with very detailed operating instructions, which also include a wealth of technical information and facts about lead hardness that you won’t find anywhere else. All of it critical to bullet casters who want performance. PLEASE! DO NOT USE ANY BRAND OF COMMERCIAL CAST BULLETS OR COMMERCIAL CASTING ALLOY WITH AN ADVERTISED HARDNESS AS A HARDNESS STANDARD FOR OUR TESTER! FEW DELIVER AS ADVERTISED. SORRY! Every tester is manually calibrated at the factory and should be trusted as your PRECISION hardness standard. When your bullets read what you know you need, performance will be what you should be getting! Muzzle loader shooters can obtain VERY accurate comparison readings on pure lead by laying a coin under the pressure stop as explained in the instructions. This is the only accurate test we know of for pure lead. PRICE $100.00 Shipping weight 1 pound