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View Poll Results: Do you have a lifetime supply of lead?

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  • No, What I Have Won't Last

    790 51.77%
  • Yes, I Have Enough to Make It to the Other Side

    348 22.80%
  • I Just Don't Know

    228 14.94%
  • I Hoard for the Sake of Hoarding Itself

    160 10.48%
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Thread: Do You Have a Lifetime Supply?

  1. #621
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ohiopatriot View Post
    I have a line on 2000 to 2500lbs of NIB COWW, mostly 1.5 oz and up. No sorting necessary. Any idea what a fair offer is? I'm already sitting on (literally) a ton of ingots and haven't bought any in a while. Not sure if I can ever use up what I currently have, but more can't hurt, right?
    Coww are the real Redneck Gold. 15 BHN and can be quenched higher. Once all the coww and type alloys are gone we will have to purchase stuff like super hard to get the hardness we want. I'd ask what he wants for it before making an offer.
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    My answer is not on the survey...

    I have enough for a while, BUT, I have a basically unlimited supply nearby and inexpensive.
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    Gary

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    Well all, the Lord blessed me with a lead supply. Must have been all the praying I did when I was sorting hundreds of lbs of wheels weights for a very minimal lead return. I was at the indoor range of my agencies training academy and asked the lead instructor/range custodian if I could lead mine the berm. He said just leave me a bucket with your name on it and I will have the guys fill the bucket for you when they clean the lead out of the berm. He explained that they have a company contracted to clean the lead out every six months and that he can fill it for me at those times. Yeh....pretty happy about this.

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    Good Luck, I hope this works out for you.

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    Used to get a bunch from the shops I worked at(wheel weights), but have noticed in the last few years much more zinc than lead, but my supply should last a while.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cosmic_Charlie View Post
    I have enough lead to make 17,500 200 grain boolits. What I don't have is 17,500 primers.
    I have enough clean ingots to cast a quarter million 9mm boolits. In fact, I have so much raw ore that I put it in my lawn roller instead of water. I use the roller to smooth out the bump in the center of my gravel driveway/lane.

    I'm still collecting ore from the range and prolly won't ever stop. It's addicting.
    It's a sickness and I hope there's no cure for it !
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    The reason there is so many of us with enough to make to the other side is that we are old and have been gathering lead for a lifetime.

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    I just scored two large chunks that were off an old forklift. The forklift came from a boat yard, and had some extra 'counter weight' on the back. Which turns out to be lead. I guess they melted some keel weights into a couple slabs for extra counterweight.
    No idea on weight yet, I pick it up tomorrow.
    Not a lifetime's worth, but definitely a nice chunk to get me started!

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    wheel w suprize

    so i picked up a coffie can full of stick on 's thinking i scored pure lead only 1 piece was LEAD the rest was fe iron or zink
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    Life time of lead? I wish I knew as i'm now reaching retirement and asking that question about a lot of things! LOL

    What I do know, I have plenty to keep me busy today and that is what is most important. One day at a time has always worked for me.

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    Got it picked up. Bottom larger piece looks like good clean lead.
    The top flat piece looks like it has a bit of small metal parts in it.
    The scale on the lift was a little spotty, so the estimated weight is between 1300 and 2100 lbs.

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    10 years ago I thought I had plenty 1/2 that is gone but now using BOolit trap at my pond dam to recycle someday
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    learn to make your own black powder collect bp arms as there presently not recorded
    smokless is a fad its fading fast, helped along by obama

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    I've got several hundred pounds of some backstop material that has lots of bowling pin material mixed in. When I melt it, it gives off twice as much dross as lead. I'm wondering if it's worth keeping, or should I put it back where I got it? I don't need it right now, but who knows how easy it will be to get lead in the future. Would you keep it?
    Last edited by Charlie Horse; 12-31-2020 at 10:02 AM.

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    Just put it out behind the barn someday you may want to melt it down it might be worth the effort at that time.
    might be a good thing to have to pass on to somebody that really needs some lead and instead of giving up your good lead
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    learn to make your own black powder collect bp arms as there presently not recorded
    smokless is a fad its fading fast, helped along by obama

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    Quote Originally Posted by sknhgy View Post
    Would you keep it?
    Yes, I would keep it. No one know what the future holds.

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    I just did a look at my stocks with the latest drum I have around 2000 pounds mostly from an indoor range the majority being 22's

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    Should have a lifetime supply. I have 1500 lbs of alloy in 40 lb ingots. I traded pure lead for the mixed allow about 20 yrs ago. Since I have only used 700 lbs since then, I should be set.

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    Its good to see this thread get revived every so often. The sad thing is that so many of the earlier posters are no longer with us. RIP Guys!

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    Just picked up 120 lbs of alloy in ingot form that I won at auction. That and some beeswax and other items for about $60. Not a large haul but I did not have to shovel or smelt a bit of it. I will just add it to the pile.

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    Presently working on 2 lifetimes.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check