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tankgunner59
01-08-2021, 08:29 PM
So far 2021 has started off better than 2020 ended. When my stimulus check hit the bank I decided to put new tires on the wife's minivan at a local independent shop. He asked how I was and I said I wanted to make some bullets today. That got his attention and after the job was done he offered to let me have a 5 gallon bucket of wheel weights for 20 bucks. I took him up on it of course, he said a friend had gotten a 5 gallon bucket from him a while back for 20, culled the steel and zinc and kept the lead. He then sold the steel and zinc at a scrap yard for 35 bucks. I ended up getting about 80 pounds of lead WW's and I'll sell the rest to offset, if I can get $35 for it I get paid $15 for separating the WW's. I have about 50 pounds out back waiting to be melted into ingots, so now I have about 130 pounds to put into ingots. Excellent score, plus my powder coat from smoke arrived today.
YEEEEEHAAA!

CastingFool
01-08-2021, 10:24 PM
Nice!

lightman
01-10-2021, 12:43 PM
Nice Score!

BNE
01-10-2021, 12:54 PM
good to hear a nice story for a change!

Noveske86
01-10-2021, 05:06 PM
I'm very lucky in the fact that my Dad and Brother are mechanics and I'm able to get alot of lead from them. I pay them in cheap beer so its a great trade off.

Teddy (punchie)
01-10-2021, 06:15 PM
Always nice to hear a good story.

GregLaROCHE
01-10-2021, 06:48 PM
Good score. No way you can loose on that deal, but don’t forget, a bucket of wheel weights can be like a box of chocolates.