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10-01-2011, 09:42 AM
bullpen7979

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Possible Score? ID needed pls.

On way home from work yesterday, trolling for WW, I hit up a new place.
No ww, he says (they somehow reuse most of them), but did have some long lead bars, would I like to take a look....

Yes, thank you. I would.

The bars are about 1/4" thick by 1/2" wide by 16-18" long. Like so.

These bars bend very easily. I know that's a totally subjective statement. Guy said about $20 for a partial five gallon pail i'm guessing weighed in between 60-65 lbs, but no hash to sort out like one has with WW. Just pure lead.

Is it likely that I could get by with a 1:1 or even possibly 2:1 ww to pure alloy for shooting 9mm? Could someone provide a little enlightenment about this stuff?

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/atta...1&d=1317475910
10-01-2011, 09:46 AM
WyomingWhitetail

old school lead for car body work maybe?? Just guessing.
10-01-2011, 09:52 AM
dskjeie

quick google search show a metal company that dates back to 1946

Word Mark: DIVCO
Filing Date: 8/22/1946
Goods and Services: LEAD, TIN, AND ANTIMONY PRODUCTS-NAMELY, SOLDER, SOLDER IN THE SHAPE OF WASHERS HAVING CENTRAL APERTURES, FOIL, FUSIBLE ALLOYS, BABBITT METAL, ANODES USED IN PLATING METAL
Type Of Mark: TradeMark
Latest Owner: DIVISION LEAD CO.
CHICAGO ,
Correspondent: ?
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10-01-2011, 11:10 AM
darkroommike

Body lead, at least 20% tin, more likely 30/70 or 37/63!
10-01-2011, 11:30 AM
bullpen7979

So, @ .30 cents a lb, it sounds like a go...

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10-01-2011, 03:07 PM
MikeS

No, it's not a GO, it should be a GONE! At that price it's a steal.
10-01-2011, 06:33 PM
bullpen7979

So what, approximately how much of this would one use when mixing with ww?

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10-01-2011, 07:41 PM
EDK

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Originally Posted by bullpen7979

So what, approximately how much of this would one use when mixing with ww? .................................................. ............

Not very much! Figure out what brinnell hardness you want and then do some experimenting to get the wheel weights up there. Antimony would do more for hardness than tin; tin would make good fill out; after ?%, not much on hardness.

I'd get all I could and then nurse it along for when I could only get "pure" scrap lead as wheel weights go the way of the DODO bird. I'd be tickled to death to get a large amount of lead at 30 cent a pound, let alone this stuff.

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10-01-2011, 07:42 PM
legend

i would be heading back there,not asking questions that are real hard to answer since you gave no info for what gun,or what you intend to do with it.get it first then ask....
10-01-2011, 08:09 PM
MtGun44

Think of these as a source of tin more than anything else. A 1" or 2" long chunk should be
plenty to improve the casting fill out of a pot of wwts.

Great deal.

Bill