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tred1956
01-27-2017, 06:45 PM
Hi,
I bought an estate and have about 100 pounds of assorted rifle and pistol bullets. They are sorted and appear to be in good usable shape. A lot of them have gas checks. What would be a ballpark value per pound to sale them for?

Thanks
Doug

TexasGrunt
01-27-2017, 07:34 PM
Are you planning on selling them as bullets or scrap?

I pay $0.70 a lb for scrap lead. No more than $20 a bucket for unsorted wheel weights. A five gallon bucket is around 120-150 lbs.

Bullets are going for $5-$8 a lb.

tred1956
01-27-2017, 07:38 PM
Have them separated by caliber and they appear to be in good usable shape. I was thinking about $2.00 a pound. Does this sound fair?
Thanks for the input,
Doug

Shuz
01-27-2017, 08:29 PM
In addition to sorting by caliber, you should sort by weight, bullet style, and diameter. Also possibly by alloy or hardness if known.

tred1956
01-27-2017, 08:34 PM
Have them sorted as follows. Don't know the hardness. Don't have any way to check.
I hope this is enough info.
Thanks
Doug

308 Caliber Rifle Bullets:

88 Grain Flat Nose 1 lb 13 OZ (NOT SIZED OR LUBED )
110 Grain Flat Nose 4 lbs 2 OZ (NOT SIZED OR LUBED)
157 Grain Flat Nose 15 lbs 8 OZ (LUBED WITH GAS CHECKS)
170 Grain Flat Nose 10 lbs 11 OZ (LUBED WITH GAS CHECKS)
160 Grain Flat Nose 2 lbs 7 OZ (LUBED WITH GAS CHECKS)
175 Grain Flat Nose 8 lbs 15 OZ (LUBED WITH GAS CHECKS)

TOTAL WEIGHT 40 LBS 8 OZ ( OVER 1900 BULLETS)

tred1956
01-28-2017, 08:09 PM
Finally got to go through the rifle bullets. Have what is listed above. What is fair price for them?
Thanks
Doug

Wayne Smith
01-30-2017, 09:18 AM
Separate them into two lots. Your 88gr and 110gr are typically 32-20 or 30 carbine or pistol use boolits. The rest are 30-30 and larger .30 caliber rifle boolits.

tred1956
01-30-2017, 09:43 AM
Thanks for the input
Doug