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  1. 04-20-2017, 05:00 PM #1
    reomack
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    Wheel weights and dross

    Melted about 150 pounds of WWs this AM. Ended up with about 90 lbs of lead and 60 lbs of zinc and steel. Less and less lead in every batch I do.
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  2. 04-21-2017, 08:17 AM #2
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    Yea, that is about what I have found with last few buckets of WW's I have processed and find a lot of new styles of zinc weights that are harder to sort out.
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  3. 04-21-2017, 08:53 AM #3
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    a friend from the front range drooped of a couple 30 gallon barrels of wheel weights for me to sort and melt into ingots. I get to keep half for the work and so far its about 50% steel and trash, hardly worth the effort but every little bit builds the stash.
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  4. 04-21-2017, 04:05 PM #4
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    When all WWs are returned to the likes of INTERSTATE BATTERY and it causes a higher demand for all the other sources, you'll be glad you spent the time and built a stash. Most all casting can be met with CO WWs. Most other alloys need hardeners and tin. Everything has to be at least smelted to clean ingots. The sooner you develop a quick means of separating the junk from the lead WW, the faster your stash wll grow.
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  5. 04-21-2017, 04:50 PM #5
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    I'm picking up 5-6 buckets of mixed wheel weights tomorrow. The best kind too, FREE!
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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