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Its a mix of jacketed, hard cast and some 22lr . I wash then hand sort thru it when I get home so my buckets only contain bullets and bullet pieces with no trash to speak of

Can anyone give me a idea of how much yield/good usable lead vrs waste I can expect to get per 100 lbs of range scrap ?
I know it will vary but Im just looking for a ball park number so I can...

Yesterday while collecting range scrap I collected a fair amount of 22lr bullets and was wondering what the aprox BHN of them might be?
I was thinking if there as soft as I think they are I may be...

The ones I have found look to be 9mm but I haven't measured them

I thought the melting point of lead was around 621.4°F and Zink melted at 787.2°F so if Im maxing 750 wont I be likely to melt the zink .
I got the melting points off Google for what its worth.

Just wanted to warn you guys that collect range scrap I was going thru a small batch 46 lbs and I found 3 zink bullets, two were copper coated and one was just cast. I tested them using muriatic acid...

Does anyone pick through range scrap and separate jacketed bullets from cast bullets?
I was thinking it would be a good idea and that you could probably just use the cast bullet lead as is to poor...

I searched my local area for lead and come up with a tire shop that has been in business for about 30 years. I asked the owner about lead WW and he said they melt and sale them for $1 a bar. I seen...

Thanks guys! I think I have him hooked up with lathesmith and I think they will get him on track

The best I ever used were the Skeeters thumb saver but unfortunately I don't think there made any longer. They worked for MK I, II and III I think...

If the punch ends up being the problem do you have any idea about how much Lathesmith charges to make one?

There are so many things that I don't know about whats going on is really why we were hoping he could talk to someone in the know. I met him at the range and we have become good friends at the range...

Anyone here use a Star lube sizer with gas checks in 30 cal? A friend of mine is having problems getting his to work correctly. He said something about the punch not wanting to work with gas checks...

Its not pretty but it works for me .
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