found 1st zinc weights

[rifleshooter]

I had never heard about zinc weights until here on the forum but today I melted down about 90 lbs and found two zinc weights. I kept pushing them under wondering why they wouldn't melt then it hit me what they were. The only marking are a M C on the clip and the 1.5oz. Are they good for anything or just throw in the trash.

[runfiverun]

i hear they make pretty good wheel weights!
you could save a grundle of them and dedicate a mold, melting pot, and stuff to make zinc boolits with them.

[NVcurmudgeon]

A lot of what is called zinc turns out to be steel in the presence of a magnet. So far I've been lucky, about one pound of zinc in 800 pounds of weights.

[mtgrs737]

Save them and trade them to the recycler for lead weights! Waste not want not!

[ssn vet]

I'll tell you where the two I culled last Saturday are going.....

da dump

[Marlin Junky]

Like NVC said, they're probably steel but test them with a magnet to be sure. Most non-lead WW manufacture is migrating toward steel in the U.S.

MJ

[Down South]

I've got about 1/2 dozen buckets of WW that need to be smelted. When I get around to it I'll take a few pics of some of the zinc that I'm sure that I'll find. I've been finding them in every batch lately.