Hey guys - I haven't posted in a week or so - been pretty busy, but I wanted to post in about some experiences I have had recently in my efforts to find a source of lead, and to that end, a source of wheel weights.
Keeping in mind that I don't yet have a casting setup, I'm still making inquiries about wheel weights, and in my area, there are a lot of tire stores and auto shops. The problem is that every time I ask, I get the same story: due to rules and regs, they can't give them out or even sell them to Joe Caster - they have to turn them over to the folks who come regularly to pick them up.
I've heard this story enough times now that I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth it to start doing my own casting - especially when I know of a source where I can get commercially cast bullets for a touch under 8¢ a bullet. If I have to start buying casting alloy, I can't buy it that cheaply, so what's the point?
Anyway, I have read that lead is getting harder to come by, but with so many tire shops in my area I figured that I could find at least one who would hook me up, but I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to because I don't have an inside track on any of them.