A fella my wife babysits for happens to be a plumber. The other day, as he's picking up his child, he stepped into my woodworking shop (where I have the reloading stuff) and he started a conversation about the smelting/melting/casting equipment he saw. I showed him my lead reserves, both ingots and boolets, and he said if I ever wanted some free lead, just let him know.
Well, guess what.... I just happen to be in the market for some free lead! haha
A couple days later, I find a 5 gallon bucket of lead pipe he dropped off by the garage door.
About 70 pounds "raw", as it sits. That should make a bunch of ingots!
Next time I fire up the smoker, he'll have a few bags of pulled pork with his name on it!
For size reference, here's the pipes laying across my table saw.