I am done.

[freire]

Jebus... So there's about 15 MILLION grains in one metric tonne. What are you going to do with "well over" 23 MILLION grains worth of lead? Cast cannon balls??

Not that I'm opposed to having and not needing, vs the other way around. I likely have more ammunition than I'll shoot in the next 5 years. But still. Holy crap, haha

You are right , odds are that i will never use it all but if somebody offers you a 3000lbs keel at 30 cents a pound what are you supposed to do?
Plus 1300 to 1400lbs of ww i think i'm OK, and even if you don't it all you can sell it down the road , it's never a bad investment.

 

[Snider shooter]

You know you may have a problem if your walking across a parking lot and you stop to pickup a wheel weight.

 

[shootnprep]

If you want to share who has lead for sale in the Hamilton area I am all ears

What he said. I've been getting enough to get me through, but knowing you want cheap the cheap stuff it would be worth stocking up.

 

[shootnprep]

You know you may have a problem if your walking across a parking lot and you stop to pickup a wheel weight.

Lol my brother collects it for me on his travels and drops it off when he comes for kids parties and christmas.

 

[yomomma]

Nm......

 

[Snider shooter]

32 lbs of antimony and 41 lbs of tin babbit, iam going to need some higher heat to melt this stuff. Couldn't say no it was free.

 

[easyrider604]

I’m happy with 300 lbs WW and pure lead Muffins. Plus about 200 lbs pure lead round ingots and balls. And 100+ lbs Linotype.

Currently not actively looking for lead, but if the opportunity arises, why not.

 

[Snider shooter]

Was offered a bucket of wheel weights over the weekend and now I feel the to form some ingots.

 

[yomomma]

Friend dropped off some range scrap, 220lbs of ingots later...

 

[Snider shooter]

Friend dropped off some range scrap, 220lbs of ingots later...

Iam done until the next batch. Absolutely no addiction here.
101 bars from my last bucket.

 

[Steve O]

OK just a small question could you give me a few hints as to where you pic up this quantity and quality of lead. I can get range lead by the boat load but not what you are talking about by the sounds of it...Steve O

 

[yomomma]

Networking...always on the look out

 

[tigrr]

Volunteered to clean out an indoor gun range. Gathered wheel weights and ended up with 10 5 gallon pails full. Melted range scrap and wheel weights for 4 days in a half of a 24 inch propane tank on top of a 45 gallon drum wood fire. Ended up with 2800 lbs in 3lb ingots(muffin tin coated in graphite). I think I have half left after 14 years of casting bullets. LIG

 

[yomomma]

Just had someone offer me 1900 lbs of isotope contai ers for $0.65/lb.

Luckily i spent all my money on an Stag 10

 

[Steve O]

OK I have a question... I can get lead for boat keels.... is it any good and if not what needs to be done to it to make it good for target shooting...Steve O

 

[yomomma]

OK I have a question... I can get lead for boat keels.... is it any good and if not what needs to be done to it to make it good for target shooting...Steve O

Join castboolits.
There is a guy on there that you send a pound to and he will xray it for you.

You then adjust you %'ages to get the lead hardness you want.

 

[Ironheart]

I gotta do a question as well

Melting down lead and casting your own bullets has to have some negative effects on your health?

 

[yomomma]

90% of any lead poisoning enters the body through the mouth.

Use proper hygiene and you will never have a problem

 

[Snider shooter]

Iam done , one more bucket of wheel weights 138 lbs. This one was free. A friend bought new tires and asked for a bucket of wheel weights. Covers about 2 1/2 months of shooting.

 

[yomomma]

I'm still hitting all the thrift stores for tin. Bin finding some nice stuff.