When is enough enough?

[Linepipe]

Bowfin, well said.

[altheating]

600 lbs is enough for this this week, but may not be enough next week. Keep on scrounging!

[468]

I keep thinking of a story we read at the homeless shelter where I do chapel. It ended like this:

"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?"

Yes, someone will get your lead and use it, but the more important question is who (or what) got your time on this earth? Some guy at the junkyard? A five gallon bucket of wheelweights?

To put that into context, don't look as this question as a "this much lead vs. this much more lead", but "How are you going to spend the time you have left?"

Money comes and goes, lead comes and goes, but time just goes. I have more lead than I have time to use it, so I need to quit nosing around junkyards and tire shops and not waste that time for something that will sit in a pile.

However, I can't speak for anybody else's wants and needs. Everybody needs to keep perspective is all I am saying.

Matthew?

[Linepipe]

Luke, chapter 12 verses 13-21. V 21 is important.

Thanks for the goad bowfin.

[mold maker]

When my toes are turned perminately up and my eyes closed, I will be considered as having had enough. Until then I ain't listening to anybody, that poo poos my supply. I've been assembling my supply for over 40 years, and many of those who dis me over it, also want me to share.

[Matt_G]

I've been assembling my supply for over 40 years, and many of those who dis me over it, also want me to share.

Funny how that works, isn't it?

[fredj338]

I keep thinking of a story we read at the homeless shelter where I do chapel. It ended like this:

"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?"

Yes, someone will get your lead and use it, but the more important question is who (or what) got your time on this earth? Some guy at the junkyard? A five gallon bucket of wheelweights?

To put that into context, don't look as this question as a "this much lead vs. this much more lead", but "How are you going to spend the time you have left?"

Money comes and goes, lead comes and goes, but time just goes. I have more lead than I have time to use it, so I need to quit nosing around junkyards and tire shops and not waste that time for something that will sit in a pile.

However, I can't speak for anybody else's wants and needs. Everybody needs to keep perspective is all I am saying.

True with most things in life. When you get to the end, you look back & say what? I made a ton of money, I collected a ton of stuff, raised a good family or what? It's why work has never been my life but what I do to have a life. If part of that is spent shooting or reloading, casting or scrounging metal, so be it.
I had an uncle, worked 12-7, had no hobbies. At that point you have to ask yourself, why am I doing this? Some guys ski, some gamble, chase women, reload, cast bullets or scrounge alloy. Everyone needs a hobby or two. It's what gets most of us through the work part of our lives, at least IMO.

[chambers]

I not have close to 2 ton, it will never be enough. I will buy all the WW I can buy as they will be extend soon.

[a.squibload]

...Everyone needs a hobby or two. It's what gets most of us through the work part of our lives, at least IMO.

While driving around (working) today I took a few minutes to stop at a couple of tire shops.
Got 102 lbs of truck WWs at one of 'em. For free!
Made my day!
I may or may not use 'em all up, but if I get the chance to go shootin' I'll have some boolits.

[Harter66]

I guess I'm lucky to have exclusive "rights" to the co.tire shop, and other assigned duties that sent me to the county range where the co.keeps up the back boards,sometimes with trap boxes installed. I get about 60#/month from the tire shop,over 2 years probably 600# from the box traps. I still check on the sanddune ranges from time to time and as I get better tools I get more faster. I got all of mine back and another 20-30# yesterday.

I'm hovering around a ton,today,not enough time lately to scrounge much.
Id like to double that and then float but as things i'd best to triple or even quad that.

[bslim]

Last week was a good one. I visited a truck wrecking yard last month and asked for WW's. I was told they had some but were unsure of the price they would have to have for them. I said fine and left them my phone number. Got a call from them, $.27/ lb and they had 650 lbs. Later that week a buddy of mine who lives an hour south of me, called and told me there was a mom and pop salvage outfit in his local that had WW's. I called and netted another 525 lbs. @ $.35/lb. Salvage yards over here sell lead ( doesn't matter what kind ) at $1.24 / lb. so I figure I didn't do all that bad. I've smelted 3 pails so far with 5 more to go. The Mom & Pop operation said they would have another 500 lbs. next month waiting for me. Love it when things come together.

[a.squibload]

Received a 70 lb box in the mail today, clean ingots of range lead from swappin & sellin forum.
Had to pay for 'em but it's the easiest way to collect lead!
Once in a while I treat myself, getting different types of lead to round out the stash.

[AF FAL]

I gotta get home so I can catch up!

[iwottopq]

Hello to all.
I have only 200 lb of clip on WW, 100 lb of stick on WW and 100 lb of lead and...my wife force me to sleep in the...dog's bed!!!
The tire repairers are terrified when see me!!!
Ciao
Nino

[rlw0489]

600 lbs in 1 lb ingots
300 lbs in 1/2 lb ingots.

[grullaguy]

I just started collecting lead for casting a few months ago. Struck out in the search for wheel weights. None of the garages or tire shops would let any go,.. even for cash. Then I noticed that there was a lot of lead laying in the open at the local range. I was not sure if I was allowed to pick it up so I would just fill my pockets when I was checking targets. Then I started, arriving at dawn before anyone else arrived and picking up loose stuff and putting it in a margarine container. This was much better as I would ride my bike the 10 Kms uphill get 3 or 4 pounds of lead and then enjoy the coast back home.
Yesterday I smelted the last scrounged bullets into ingots and weighed my haul. 15 pounds, enough to keep me in bullets for some time.
This morning, I woke at 3:30, thinking about all the lead just laying on the ground waiting to be picked up. There was no going back to sleep, so off I went on my bike into the mountains again. Yes, it is a sickness, but at today's prices, a profitable one.

[blackbike]

The more lead I scrong the more I cast, the more I cast the more I load the more I load the more I shoot the more I shoot the more emty brass I got. Its a vicious circle. My wife left a long time ago. Now I can do what ever I want and she don`t say a word to me.

[Sonnypie]

Money or PB alloys , you cant have to much in either stash.

I think the Pb is more useful.
You can shoot a bunch of politicians and bankers with lead.
But if you throw money at them they like it.

Chit, I'm a slacker!
I only have around 150 pounds all total. Bagged boolits, and raw material.
Dang!

[michiganvet]

300# ww ingots
couple hundred# 1/10 ingots
500-600# #2 ingots
1000#+ Pb ingots
@ 50# lead pipe & plumbers rounds
still accept any that comes my way
almost ideal casting weather here now

[Wally]

300# ww ingots
couple hundred# 1/10 ingots
500-600# #2 ingots
1000#+ Pb ingots
@ 50# lead pipe & plumbers rounds
still accept any that comes my way
almost ideal casting weather here now

I'm formally from Central Wisconsin---now stuck in Illinois...

As you've hoarded so much dangerous Lead I'm afraid that you qualify for the new Obama Hoarders Tax...however you can escape the very serious ramifications if you donate some of your hoard to me...about half should be just enough...