The call is in for 24 ton of lead

[Superfly]

Well i just put the call in for a Quote of 24 ton of lead.[smilie=1:

98 pure with 2% tin
And 95 pure with 5% tin
and also hi speed babbit.

I should know soon about cost and all.

Looks to be bricks that weight 26.25 pounds each or pigs as they call it.

[targetshootr]

Isn't 24 tons about 48,000 pounds? And you're buying that much?

[madman]

Keep me posted I'll take a bunch!!!!

[FN in MT]

Im interested as well.

FN in MT

[Cayoot]

I'm in! I'm in! I'm in!

[home in oz]

When will you know price?

[Kuato]

I'm interested as well..!

[cavemike]

one more here

[timbuck]

I'm interested. I'm new to this. How is this shipped?

[Superfly]

Holy smokes

Maybe we should make this a group buy.

I have the prices from the foundry

Here they are


Enjoyed speaking with you today and look forward to hopefully helping the economy out. I would like to quote you on the following material:



Truck Load of the following:



Pricing is based on a full truck load pricing FOB: Granite City, IL 62040



Pig lead or ingot lead $ .64/#
2% Tin / 6% Antimony $ .75/#
What we call 20/1 bullet alloy (95 / 5% Tin) $ 1.21/#




Pricing is good through end of February 2009. Please keep me updated if this is something you would like to pursue.



I wuld pick it up with a semi and bring it home then send it out to whever wants it orthy can make a road trip come cast boolits and shoot till there heart is content.

The tonnage can be changed to accomadate anybody But i sure hope we can all work together to get this going.

I know i am getting some ok alot one way or the other.

Jaime

[briang]

If the money holds out I'm in for 500# of ingot lead.

[218bee]

I'm interested and I'm in Illinois. Whats the name of foundry?? How will you ship it?? I have a large machine shed. Let me know if I can help some way

[GabbyM]

It's Mayco Ind. Their in Granite City, IL. The Lawrence shot plant.
The pig lead may only come in those big hard to handle pigs. But the 2/6 and maybe the 20-1 come in sectioned ingots that break into three 8 lb peices. 20-1 maybe hard to break , never had any. 2/6 snaps right into with one light whack.

They still make Lawrence bird shot their too.

Last time I ask you got the last discount at 6K lbs.

[Willbird]

I would call around more on those prices, Where the wife works they haul lead for a brass/bronze foundry, I can try to see if she knows where they get it. She can move freight for $1 per mile usually. The foundries are increasingly going to more "green" alloys that have no lead in them.

[ddeaton]

Jamie, I run back and forth to Chicago for work quite a bit. Did you get prices on smaller quantitys? It would be more worth my while to pick up than to pay shipping from you farther up north

[Superfly]

I only asked on a truck load hoping to get the best price.

I do think they are a bit high on price. so I am still looking for more quotes.

I think we can do better just have to find the right place.

I am concerned about running out of lead or a source for it i like WW to but i only have about 500 pounds of it smelted out.

As for shipping all i need out of it is the cost to run the truck back to my place nothing more.

The next cost will be the shipping to each person and if it can be unloaded along the way home that works for me.

Hopefully this all pans out.


Jaime

[Lloyd Smale]

I may be interested in quanity if the buy doesnt happen for a month or so. Im in the middle of something finatial right now and just dont have the money. I could come pick up at your house.

[Willbird]

The wife said they hauled it out of "Northern Indiana Metals" which is not far from Chicago.

Bill

[EchoSixMike]

Try Ames Metals in Chicago, on the near south side. If the price is right, I'd be in for a 1000lbs of something similar to hardball alloy. S/F.....Ken M

[madsenshooter]

I could be talked into 100# of the 2/6, shipped to NE Indiana.

[shdwlkr]

Why haven't you checked with rotometals and they do the shipping which is free on orders over $100 I think it is.
It would be interesting what they would do for a 24 ton order that was going all over the country in various amounts.
Just a thought as I have dealt with them and they are very nice people to deal with

[NSP64]

Superfly, If you are picking up in your trailer, Have you figured in cost and averaged out price? You might try contacting the lead smelter in herculanium, MO(just 20 miles south of ST. Louis) to see if you get a better price.
www.doerun.com

PS I would take 500#

[warriorsociologist]

Can you reiterate what type of material is your goal? Is it WW equivelent alloy, pure lead, or other? I'd be in for 200-300# of WW material if the price was right.

[jameslovesjammie]

Why haven't you checked with rotometals

Probably because Rotometals charges $2.69 a pound for 92/2/6 and the GB would be $0.75 a pound for the same alloy.

[NSP64]

Probably because Rotometals charges $2.69 a pound for 92/2/6 and the GB would be $0.75 a pound for the same alloy.

I have looked at rotometals, their price does include shipping.

[John F.]

I'd definitely be interested in several hundred pounds of pure lead, or lead with 2% tin.
Thanks, and please keep us posted!
John

[hemiallen]

Here is the rotometal SHIPPED prices for the same alloy
Bullet Metal Discount
Buy... Save... New Price...
50 - 199 5% $2.56 ea.
200 - 499 10% $2.42 ea.
500 - 999 15% $2.29 ea.
1000 - 1999 20% $2.15 ea.
2000 or more 30% $1.88 ea.


Seems pretty reasonable for an individual needing 2k#....

Allen

[jballs918]

gentleman i live 30 miles from the address and i have a smelter now i need to know where this place is so that i can get a good address for it thanks

[Superfly]

Ok little more info

I have calls in too another smelter and there price is better And they are also talking with there meteurgists to figure out the best booolit lead.

I need from all of you a list of lead that You want and how much you want

IE WW lead

95/5

98/2

Ect

[waksupi]

Don't trust thier metalurgists, unless they are cast boolit shooters. Ask Felix.



Ok little more info

I have calls in too another smelter and there price is better And they are also talking with there meteurgists to figure out the best booolit lead.

I need from all of you a list of lead that You want and how much you want

IE WW lead

95/5

98/2

Ect

[colbyjack]

Don't trust thier metalurgists, unless they are cast boolit shooters. Ask Felix.

just ask for a "certs required" they will give you a print out of the exact metal and what %'s is in there. even if theres like a .00012% of copper or anything itll tell ya. shouldnt cost that much. they can do it in there lab takes a few mins and a sample from the load. that way if there shooters or not, you will have the data of whats in there. just a thought. -chris

[22lover]

When this thing comes together I'd be in for 200 lbs of pure or whatever is cheapest.

[shdwlkr]

I must wait and see the cost and what my check book says at the time but I am looking for 300# of lineotype metal and 300# of pure lead

[Lloyd Smale]

the 96/2/6 is a perfect alloy for me. That is if it is what i suspect it is. 96/6/2 98 percent lead/ 6 percent antimony and 2 percent tin.

[hemiallen]

Not an expert at this...

But shouldn't the 2 or 3 numbers equal 100? Not sure how but I suspect the desired alloy would be 92-6-2.....

What does Lynotype usually spec out at?

Allen

[timbuck]

depending on price;

100# pure
100# 92/6/2 lead/antimony/tin

[Geraldo]

Like everyone else, it depends on the price, but I'd be interested in a couple hundred pounds of 92-6-2 or possibly 20:1.

[combustor]

I'd go for 700# 92/6/2 and 500# pure, like to know price first like everyone

[trmungle]

I would go for #1000 of 92/6/2

[Superfly]

Ok folks i am back from a road trip guess What i got??????????
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Nope aint what you be thinking






I gots me a new dillon 550, It already loaded about 175 cast Boolits Fo its first go round.


Now back to finding lead.



Jaime

[Gee_Wizz01]

Depending on the price I am looking for 500lbs of 92/6/2 more if the tax refund is bigger, and 100lbs pure lead.

G

[hicard]

You got my interest. I'm looking for a lead/tin mix to add to my ww for a softer bullet that will mushroom with hollow points in pistol applications. Maybe 500 lbs or more if the price is right and shipping isn't outrageous.

[69daytona]

Im in for 100# of 2/6 just let me know where to send the payment with shipping.

[Sven]

Depending on price, I may be interested in a couple hundred each of 100% and 92/2/6. If you want to stop on your way through Grand Rapids I'll buy you lunch!

[revolver junkie]

i would be interested in 100lbs of whatever you decide to get depending on when you do it $ a little tight at the moment

[Bobby Ironsights]

I'd be interested in 1-2k lbs, in northern minnesota.

[Lloyd Smale]

any more on this. If your still getting 92/6 im going to be going near your place in june and would like to pick up a 1000 lbs on my way through. I see in your add that the 6/2 isnt there anymore. I dont need pure at this time.

[Bert2368]

Superfly-

Are you still pursuing this? I PM'd you a couple of weeks ago, still interested.

[ozzy1038]

Interested

[rrob692326]

I'm in for 200lbs let me know!

[Superfly]

I am still looking into this I am trying to get a load into indiana and then jump ver to Herculanium MO to pick it up.

We will need a honch to handle the Money. and payments.

So yes this is still in the works.

Jaime

[revolver junkie]

hey if your heading north from herculanium you'l be driving right near me
woo hoo oh btw if possible i'd like my 100lbs in pig lead

[revolver junkie]

also if you come by when im home lunch is on me

[Cayoot]

As I stated way back when this thread first started, I'm in....but then I said "one" as in package....however the more I watch the news, the more I'm looking for at least #200.

Thanks for doing this again!

[Tom Myers]

So yes this is still in the works.
Jaime

Jamie,

Depending on price, I would be interested in 200 lbs of 95-5.
I am in Nimrod, Mn. near Wadena so it could be a drop for you.
By the way, I drove truck for North Star and Tsp America out of Roseau for the best part of 30 years.
Tom Myers

[Lead Miner]

Hopefully you already bought this lead because Lead prices went up 25% in the last 3 days.

[Bert2368]

I'm right by Pine City MN, and I have a freight dock suitable for a semi less than 3 miles from exit 171 or 175 on I-35. If it makes sense, maybe we could offload mine there on the way by? Willing to co-ordinate with others in the MN area as well.

[timbuck]

I,m out. I getting 300lbs local and have run out of lead money for now.

[revolver junkie]

any new nfo on the buy?

[Superfly]

still in the works


good things come to people with paitnce

[warriorsociologist]

tag (with patience). :)

[putteral]

I'm patient. Also interested in at leat 100#

[Ancesthntr]

I'd go for probably 200# 92/6/2 and 200# pure, like to know price first like everyone else, incl. shipping (I'm in south Texas, and I'm not driving most of the way to Canada for the stuff).

By the way, you might want to check with Rotometals for a large group buy: http://www.rotometals.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Bundle%5Fof%5FLead% 5FIngots%5F99%2E9 Pig lead for $0.79 per # for about a ton, and they say a lower price if you buy more, and shipping is quite reasonable:

This is a Full Bundle of Lead Ingots CORRODING GRADE (99.9%) 1950-2250 pounds. The bundles range from about 1950-2250 pounds depending on the size of each ingot. Each ingot is 53-59 lb. pig lead 20.5 x 3.5 x 3 about 30 pigs per bundle.
If you order more than 1 bundle the price will go lower per pound.
Figure about $ .10-.25 cents for freight in the USA, Call or email with your zip code for a delivered price.


If you want a full truck load it will range from 41000 to 44000 pounds. Call if you are interested in this for the best price.

By the way, they offer the same kind of deal on 99.9% pure tin pigs, $5.99 per pound (or less with a larger order). Shipping the same $0.10-$0.25/pound as the lead pigs. http://www.rotometals.com/product-p/bundle_of_tin_ingots_99.9.htm

I think that very large group orders of lead, tin, hardball alloy or Linotype from Rotometals may be the way for all of us to get large, dependable, known quality metal at a good price, and to benefit a company that advertises on this site.

BTW, I have absolutely NO connection with Rotometals, this just seems like a great way for all of us to shop for our base materials.

[Ancesthntr]

BTTT - anyone interested in a large metal buy?

[combustor]

still in...with baited breath

[huesos]

Is there any interest in a large quantity linotype buy? Up to 4 tons may be available. There may be a portion split between other categories of printers lead. From an additional source, there is another one ton approximate.

[Bob J]

Is there any interest in a large quantity linotype buy? Up to 4 tons may be available. There may be a portion split between other categories of printers lead. From an additional source, there is another one ton approximate.

I would be in depending on price.....;)

[huesos]

Any price I would be willing to negotiate with a seller has to be based on the current scrap spot price. Hauling becomes the next major obstacle. Putting together a group buy would seem to require a group in the same geographic area. I am finding other large scale sources of wholesale scrap lead in various categories. All of it in quantities to large for me to use. Split up between a few individual users, these could bring base costs way down. Compare scrap spot price with Rotometals retail prices listed as an example.

[vettebob]

I'd be interested in 200# of 92-6-2 Bob