Ok I'm in :)

[eddahenry]

Hi guys and girls
Edda here form Perth Western Australia
after much research I have decided to dive into this casting thang , pretty much just to increase the amount I can shoot per month as before I moved to Perth my shooting skills had some what plateau .
so I was reading that I needed wheel weights so today at lunch time I hit up 2 tyre places near work and come up with his lot , pretty much a full 20lt bucket , and was told too come back every 2 weeks and take the Lot for a couple of Friday arvo coldies nice.

so im in the process of separating the soft sick on , the harder clip on and the zinc and other junk tonight
and when my moulds turn up next week I'll try my hand at casting some ingots
thanks for all he info on the forum and hopefully I will come of some use to someone

[tazman]

Welcome to the habit. I hope you find it as useful as the rest of us do.

[pipehand]

Howdy eddahenry. Glad you have a reliable source of boolit ingredients. It is getting harder and harder to find here on the other side of the planet. I'm sure you'll enjoy the new hobby.

[1989toddm]

Welcome, Edda! Like Pipehenry said, lead weights are hard to find most places in the US. Casting is a great pastime, useful, and you save money!


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[smoked turkey]

Also a big welcome from here Edda. Sounds like you are off and running. You have possibly read many of the "stickies" at the top of the page on many of the topics that are sure to be of interest to you. I have also found the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook to be very useful for the occasional question I have. Keep gathering those wheel weights. Great find.

[DerekP Houston]

Wow what a score for a tire shop! Most around here have wised up and want you to pay them for the disposal .

What will you be casting for? This will determine what type alloy/blend you want to aim for and give everyone a bit more information for suggestions.

Welcome to the crazy forum......we ain't all crazy, but it helps if you are a bit touched

[eddahenry]

Hi guys
will be 357 Mag to feed the S&W and the Rossi lever gun
yeh after reading all the stuff about WW hear I was like oh this is going to be hard ,
walked into the first shop ,, hi guys I was wondering if you could spare me some old used WW ,,
yep just over there take the lot ,, I was like wow
than had the same thing at the 2nd place ,
than I asked
don't the metal recyclers pay you for them ,,,, nope they don't want the mixed metal was the answer , so you can bet I will be driving around every Friday filling up and making ingots , got to get it while the gettings good

[DerekP Houston]

Hi guys
will be 357 Mag to feed the S&W and the Rossi lever gun
yeh after reading all the stuff about WW hear I was like oh this is going to be hard ,
walked into the first shop ,, hi guys I was wondering if you could spare me some old used WW ,,
yep just over there take the lot ,, I was like wow
than had the same thing at the 2nd place ,
than I asked
don't the metal recyclers pay you for them ,,,, nope they don't want the mixed metal was the answer , so you can bet I will be driving around every Friday filling up and making ingots , got to get it while the gettings good

WW are just tough to find in the U.S.A. now due to silly regulations pushed in coastal states. I can understand their line of thought just don't agree. yes the recyclers here pay them for the lead etc...but it is pennies on the dollar compared to what they ask for.

Glad to hear AU hasn't suffered from it, my understanding is you guys are the MacGuyvers of down under anyways and will find a way.

For 357 light loads (and I'm guessing hitek coated) to medium loads, WW or range scrap have done me well. My rossi likes the longer 357 brass and a round nose design to feed smoothest. I just bumped the charge down a bit and away it goes.

[MrWolf]

Congrats on your lead score and welcome to the madness. Great place here with a tremendous amount of knowledge.

[Walter Laich]

"back in the day" I would drop off a 6-pack now and then to keep the guys happy at the tire shops. Sorta like priming the pump.
Welcome and be sure to ask questions here. There's always something to learn like use handles on molds, don't just the mold blocks in your hands while pouring lead

[Walter Laich]

any chance you're playing cowboy action shooting? with those guns you have you would fit right in

[reddog81]

Nice score. You'll have to let us know what % are lead vs other materials. My Dad has a connection with a shop that does Semi tires along with cars and about 66% are lead with the rest being Zinc or Steel.

[lightman]

Welcome Aboard Mate! Nice Score on the weights. Be sure to post up some pictures when you start melting and casting. Welcome to the madness!

[Pine Baron]

Welcome eddahenry,
You are in for a real good time here. If I might recommend:http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm. A little long read, but well worth it. Be safe!

[gwpercle]

G'day Eddahenry , welcome to the addiction from Louisiana. Nice to have you aboard.
I started with WW's and a 357 magnum myself. A 1970 three screw Ruger Blackhawk .
Casting some for it now , going shooting too.
Gary

[wiljen]

Welcome to casting, sorry about your wallet.

[quilbilly]

Welcome to our happy addiction, mate. Always wanted to visit Perth so maybe someday we might meet.

[eddahenry]

Welcome to our happy addiction, mate. Always wanted to visit Perth so maybe someday we might meet.

Perth is great mate , I've only live here a little time but I love it ,,, not to mention it's located in the 2nd largest state in the world a whopping 2.6 million klm squared and with 13000 klm of coast line there's plenty of beaches

[WFO2]

Good to meet you welcome .Sounds like your off to a good start with your lead stash .

[Old Scribe]

Welcome aboard from the State of Jefferson (the REAL northern California ). Good stuff here with good people.