Greetings from a new South Texas member.

[Rp-]

New guy from San Antonio. Frequently eavesdroped here but finally registered. Member on calguns, TGT, gunboards, and thr. Figured what better place to start the next phase of my hobby.....


Looking to get I to casti g here in South Texas. Just curious if there was anyone around the San Antonio area with equipment who can help get me started?

[Preacher Jim]

Welcome RP get in get your feet wet. Don't forget the chat room lot of great guys.

[Rp-]

Oh. I prefer girls myself... I'll avoid that sausage fest.

;-)

[quilbilly]

You should stop now before you get addicted to our happy addiction. Welcome to the group!!

[runfiverun]

you ain't there to buy them dinner your there to learn.:lol:
I could get the wife to log in to chat and teach you if you prefer but she ain't as easy going as they are.

[Walter Laich]

Great to have another member from The Republic.

Sorry I'm a bit too far east of you to meet up. You can learn a bunch from reading the stickies at the tops of each subsection as well as asking questions

[Rp-]

I believe I know the basic about casting... Hot lead. Warm molds. Smoke. Pour. Cut. Drop.

I've known how to do other things but still went horribly wrong the first time though so I'd still like a coach if you will.

[fast ronnie]

I'm a little farther west, but welcome to the forum.

Ron

[lightman]

Welcome aboard! WARNING, its addictive!

[Nose Dive]

Hay RP-... did not see you at NIOSA! Am in SA too. Jump in. Casting going on all over Texas.

Nose Dive

Cheap, Fast, Good. Kindly pick two.

[Gerald]

Further South - Harlingen, Texas southern tip. Welcome to the forum. Lots of great people here and I have learned a lot.

[WFO2]

Welcome I'm way north of you and starting out myself .

[dudel]

Welcome to the madness. Out in Boerne, if that helps.

[Rp-]

Well. I currently load 9mm with 115gr HAP bullets. I'm at about $.17/Rd all said and done... I'd like to get that down to $.06 per round sometime and lead is the way to do it. We have a tire guy at our shop who gave me a bucket full of wheel weights. I melted them all into ingots. Have about 35# now. Gonna get another bucket soon too

[OS OK]

The 'ingot' stock is an addiction in itself. Each time I pull 20 pounds out to cast…I feel guilty and have to try and put 40 pounds back.

Welcome bub…charlie

[Half Dog]

I'm also a bit north of you but hope you enjoy your time spent here.

I'm with OS OK...each time I cast, I want to replace the used lead x 2.

[Rp-]

Well, I had thought about asking someone to swap lead for boolits at about a 2:1 ratio by weight but it seems nobody wanted to do that. I was directed to find someone who could teach me the craft.

[WHITETAIL]

Rp Welcome to the forum!
You could not find a better group
of people that will help you in any way.:Fire:

[Hickok]

Welcome and great to have you as friend!

[scottfire1957]

Well. I currently load 9mm with 115gr HAP bullets. I'm at about $.17/Rd all said and done... I'd like to get that down to $.06 per round sometime and lead is the way to do it. We have a tire guy at our shop who gave me a bucket full of wheel weights. I melted them all into ingots. Have about 35# now. Gonna get another bucket soon too


Hit a lot of the small tire shops! There are a TON of them. I visit SA couple of times a year, and pick buckets of WW cheap when I'm there. I live in Amarillo.

[Rp-]

We have about 300 vehicles, trailers, and machinery at my work. We have 2 guys who change tires all day. They stay pretty busy.

Today I picked up another 20-25 pounds of weights from them. I'll sort them this weekend. If its like the last batch I anticipate about 18-20 pounds of lead from it. Still waiting to find someone to trade a mold from. All in time I suppose.

[Rp-]

I also went to a scrap yard to turn in some copper and aluminium yesterday. I asked about lead and he said they pay $.20/lb <99 lb or $.30 for >100lb. I asked about buying and he was all too happy to tell me about all the metals.he sells. He did tell me that it's a lot of wheel weights though and other small little parts. No ingots or sheets or anything though. Says local guys come up and pick through to find pieces they want and just buy what they will use. Don't have to worry about sorting out Non-lead either. Didn't get a price from him though.

[Char-Gar]

I live on the Border (Cameron County) as we consider anything north of the Sarita Border Patrol Checkpoint as Yankeeland.