Making yummy lead soup

[Recycled bullet]

I took 43 lb of stick-on wheel weights added it to 14 lb of clip-on wheel weights which was then added to 28 lb of a homemade lyman number two alloy. I mixed it all together in this big pot melted it on top of my turkey fryer and then I threw in some paraffin wax and then I stirred up and scooped out all the dross.

The mirror finish is 700° at this point and weighs more than 80 lb. It takes a surprising amount of heat to melt such a heavy pot. I use a soup ladle to pour the metal into the Lyman ingot molds.

I'm excited I have not used softer alloy in a while. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231123/79da933ca2107820069c01708c3c36b8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231123/6b9b9f5e737d89070168258b799577a6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231123/5dacdf5c814527ab1fbc9cabf7e7fa81.jpg

[Winger Ed.]

Cool.

Some folks use a metal or even brick/block shield around the sides of the cooker to channel the heat
up under the pot and not let so much go out & around it.

[Wag]

I like that setup. If I get to casting more, I'll have to do something like this..

--Wag--

[Recycled bullet]

The burner is from Ace hardware and the stainless steel stock pot is from Walmart.

[Recycled bullet]

These are some hollow point bullets that I cast out of the lead soup yesterday.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231124/e09524b3eaae3d37d89ded20675cdb8d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231124/7eea03eb4c1997ad39c62478e7a0b6f9.jpg

[imashooter2]

Nice macro pictures of the boolits.

[MrWolf]

Cool.

Some folks use a metal or even brick/block shield around the sides of the cooker to channel the heat
up under the pot and not let so much go out & around it.

I used a welding blanket as a heat shield (think it was from HF). Worked great.

[fredj338]

My buddy is a welder. He made up a bottom pour pot for melting scrap. It does about 40# at a pop, 10” dia pipe with a threaded, T handled bolt to open the bottom pour. I dont melt a lot of scrap now days, another buddy trades me pure leas ingots, but its a great tool on a turkey burner.

[45workhorse]

My kind of soup!!!!

[lightman]

"Lead Soup"! I'll have to remember that one!

[Recycled bullet]

Some more hollow points cast from the yummy lead soup, these are from the MP311-140 sledgehammer bullet mold. They cast very easily with almost zero defects.

I want to powder coat, gas check, and start testing in my 308 WIN and 300 BLK rifles. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231206/d770fcdefc0eaba0eee55b6d8c601830.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231206/dfeaf3126fabb816014caceb681afb2b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231206/f35f4db484dfc6b3838631c8961c2332.jpg

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[Charlie Horse]

Is that like Hot Water Soup?

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[HWooldridge]

Re the initial melt, I always start with a smaller amount then add to it, so the thermal shock is reduced. In addition, liquid lead transfers heat better than having pieces touching the pot in random places.