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Interesting thread--enough so, that I have to join in. I have melted and sold (on this site) a few tons of lead from many sources and most of my experience follows what has been said here. I will...

Yes, and on that auction site we all hate, zinc ingots are getting some ridiculous bids. I haven't checked it lately, but I'm thinking in the neighborhood of $6-$10/lb. That being said, I'm...

Jim--Try this: www.savageshooters.com Go to forum, then to ammunition and reloading, then to the first or second thread under the stickies. Sorry that I don't know how to post a link. Steve

Thanks for the comment/link. I perused their site and was pleased to find the answers to several questions. Unfortunately, one of my questions was about small diameter case necks since all of my...

I just read a similar post on savage shooters. This is my reply/comments:

When the wet tumbling first got started, I was intrigued but noticed the peening on the surface of the brass and decided...

Regarding question #1=range scrap for $1.00/lb. You didn't say if it has been melted, fluxed and poured into ingots or if it's in raw form. If it's in ingot form, it's a fair deal for both buyer...

I've sold zinc right here on cast boolits for $1.00/lb.-about 17 lbs. IIRC. Evil bay will bring much more--3-$10/lb. if you want to mess with it, but ingots should be of a shape to be bolted onto...

FWIW--If your dive weights and fishing weights are clean and look fairly good, you would be better off selling them as what they are--dive or fishing weights-- and then buying clean lead here on...

I was in the local Walmart sporting goods this evening and noted that they have a 5 Qt Dutch oven for less than $18.00. Seems like a pretty good price--last I checked HF, they were $30.00, but I...

This question may push the limits on this forum but I'm almost positive it has to do with powder--please bear with me!!

I have bought spent bullets from the bullet traps of three indoor ranges to...

I have one. It casts a 22-25 lb. pig, came from a newspaper/printer and weighs 12lbs. The pigs cast with 'linotype' on the face. PM me with any questions or comments--Mods may get upset about...

Kevin: If you are burning a third to half a 20

FWIW--Most sophisticated scrap yards will run a magnet through your bucket of bullet jackets and you would be amazed at how many of those jackets have iron in them--the price then plummets to the...

Indoor range lead is by far not the best deal. I've bought about 1200 lbs. from 2 different ranges and I won't buy any more. I paid the same price as WW-$.25-the big scrap yards pay $.40.

As I...

There are a lot of DIY projects that you can do on those savages. Go to savageshooters.com to learn a bunch about your new toy!

The first thing you can do is pillars and bedding and if you want...

Contact BNE on this site. He will test (XrF) your samples and tell you what alloys you have. Then you can figure out what to mix for the alloy that you want. With as much as you have, I would...

C'mon kids--play nice!!!

Triggerhappy--I believe we're looking for the same thing with the same results.

Colchester--So far, my research pretty much confirms what you said. I will double confirm what you said about the...

Thanks, but not quite the answer I'm looking for--and--the testing I've had done doesn't jibe with your response. Steve

Is there a stickie or discussion (with photos) regarding the sorting and identification of the various printers letters? Primarily I'm concerned with monotype and foundry type. Thanks, Steve

Lyman will sell a new motor assy. IIRC, it should fit or can be made to fit.

Sadly to say, Midway's customer service isn't as great as Larry might want to think it is. My favorite device on...

I have about ten pounds of scrap that has some solder scrap mixed in, but most little pieces are drippings and sprue cutoffs. Is there a way to determine if these little pieces have a tin content...

John-I have a cabinetree tester and all the lino and spacers from this source tests at bhn 22. I got about 190 lbs of mono and foundry but haven't tested it yet. Steve

Defcon-One, I checked on shipping the pigs in one piece, UPS and USPS would run about $50-$100. If someone wants to do a FTF or pay the freight, I would try to get a price on them. Personally, I'm...

I just bought out the last of a old print shop's remaining 'lead' The owner still has a typesetting linotype machine, a table saw trimming device, a Hammond Easy Kaster (huge melting furnace), and...