Block of lead

[johnwilliamson062]

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Anyone have any idea what this is? A buddy has it and claims it is lead, and it well may be, but it doesn't look like the lead I have. I was thinking maybe out of a bullet trap. Looks almost like hairs coming out of it. A little afraid to put it in my melter.

[I'll Make Mine]

Check it for hardness and get a torch to see how easily it melts and what the runoff looks like after melting a bit.

[huntrick64]

Looks to me like someone melted lead and poured it into a mold formed in the dirt!

[P.K.]

Looks like water emersion, some kind of fishing trap weight, bouy weight?

[BACKTOSHOOTING]

Send it to me and I will save you from yourself.
I will smelt it and cast up and thoughly test and get back to you with the results.
Send to:
Steve
Santee, Ca

[mold maker]

A few drops of meuratic acid will tell you if it has any zinc in it. As a boolit caster that test eliminates a lot of guess work. If no zinc bubbles, it should be usable in an alloy for casting.
As WW and such become harder to find, don't pass anything up.

[WILCO]

A little afraid to put it in my melter.

Are you using your melter for smelting?