Captured my first wild Wheel Weight!

[DLCTEX]

Lead Fred: OK, I've puzzled over it and can't figure out what a BOB is??

[SciFiJim]

B.O.B. = Bug Out Bag, carried for emergency evacuation. Also called a GOODY (Get Out Of Dodge Yesterday) bag.

[luvtn]

I've been handloading about a year now, but I've been picking up lead from shooting spots and ww for as long as I can remember. sommeday when I start casting I'll have something to use.
lt

[songdog33]

And here I thought I was being goofy for picking up wheel weights, like they were a shiny penny. Glad I am not the only one.

[dudel]

Look closely even around the speed bumps in your favorite shopping center parking lot. Some folks must hit that first bump pretty fast, thereby serving its purpose.

Hmmm. I wonder if the county will complain if I put a speed bump in front of the house?

[fldigger]

Not only do I have my boss and my father wrangling those little guys, but I have a telescoping magnet (got it at autozone) for getting those suckers at traffic lights, outta gutters, you name it. I have successfullly captured several truck weights with no problem. The steel clip sticks like glue. I will caution that the magnet on a stick does causing groans of embarassment from the missus at traffic lights in the middle of town. So deploy it carefully.
I am kinda relieved to hear I am not the only one who digs them out of pavement. I caught heck for days from my boss for doing that last week.

[winelover]

The wife and I went out this evening to ride our Mountain bikes and I had to brake twice for orphaned wheel weights. I am now forced to provide them with a new residence in my smelting pot!

Winelover

[Chunky Monkey]

Guess I should never have sold my mountain bike

[ulav8r]

Took the wifes car in a few weeks ago for new tires. The night before I pulled all the weights from the rims.

[kodiakken]

I used to ride a bike to work. I would take different routes so I could find more wheel weights. I found more near corners. I think the added stress on the tire from turning helps the wild wheel weights escape.

Kodiakken
Fairbanks, Alaska

[gunsablazin]

While the wild wheel weight is a rare and wonderful trophy, I grew up in a family owned print shop and had tons of domesticated linotype metal, all I wanted for free, sadly when I quit casting 20 yrs ago I sold it all, Oh the humanity......

[Butcher45]

Here's "life in the bike lane" from over the last several months that's just been sitting on my desk waiting for me to begin casting. Don't know for sure what's zinc, steel, or what yet. Pretty sure I got another pile out in the garage somewhere, and a couple loose ones in a jacket or two. Most all of them found while riding my bicycle.

[sirgknight]

While reading all of the replies to this post I have definitely noticed just about all of the symptoms of LEAD POISONING DISEASE!!!!!!

[SciFiJim]

While reading all of the replies to this post I have definitely noticed just about all of the symptoms of LEAD POISONING DISEASE!!!!!!

I think it is more like a Lead Addiction

[82nd airborne]

you guys should really move to Arkansas, im not sure that ive ever came out of any tire shop empty handed, and ive rarely paid for them....

[winelover]

you guys should really move to Arkansas, im not sure that ive ever came out of any tire shop empty handed, and ive rarely paid for them....

Hope to be in Arkansas soon. House plans are being drawn up as I post this. I'll be somewhat northeast of you (Mtn Home) so we won't be in fierce competition for WW's. BTW, I captured 3 wild ones this afternoon bicycle riding with the better half.

Winelover