What is your lead collection goal?

[huntergatherer]

Hah! My first post on this fine site - good day to you gentlemen. I have read often here about some users and their massive stores of the Pb. I had about 500# (as you fellahs in the US state it ) = 250kilos here in Australia. Last Friday a mate called me over to his father-in-laws place who passed on last year- he gave me the whole collection of lead- totaled 260kgs which is about your 500# or thereabouts. I've been singin' ever since. So I reckon I've passed the 1000# mark. My scrap merchant is expecting about 10 tonnes of lead from a sail boat soon - coo-ey- now THAT would make a good stash.

[R.M.]

I'm sitting on around 9K pounds right now, and wouldn't turn down another bucket full.

[dikman]

No target. The two Gary's probably summed it up nicely between them. I'll just keep collecting whenever I can (range scrap/ww's/pure), and sell trade the range scrap when I can for pure.

Can't seem to help myself..........

[762 shooter]

Everything, all the time.

762

[djgoings]

My father once told me to "buy things when the price is right, not necessarily when you need them".

[C. Latch]

I started casting less than a year ago and have less than 400 pounds on hand at the moment.

I think I could get by the rest of my life with 1000#. I do intend to recycle on my own range, though.

[leadhead]

To much is never enough.......................
Denny

[62chevy]

700# should do it as I only shout 50 rounds twice a month give or take. I have 3 guns but only shoot one at a time and rotate which one I take to the range.

[finstr]

I turned 48 this year and only started casting last summer. So far I have aprox 700lbs total of soww/coww/range scrap. I cast for a couple friends and they help me scrounge in return. One young fella seems to take an interest in casting so we kinda learn together. I think if we gather a few tons of lead that'll keep us for awhile anyways.

[lightman]

I don't have a goal. Truthfully, I'm probably at that lifetime supply, but I'll keep looking. I have a good selection of pure, coww, isotope lead, and lino/mono/foundry type.

I'm not paying rent on the storage space and its not going to get any easier to find, so I'll still keep looking! I'm looking at retirement in a few years and hopefully will have more range time. Lightman

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

I turned 48 this year and only started casting last summer.

I too turned 48 this year and started casting last summer. I have amassed a bit over 1,000 lbs so far (all of it free stuff). I'm surprised how quickly my pile has grown.

[tg32-20]

I probably have more than I will ever use, 2000# + and for the most part I shoot into a berm in the backyard.

But today while walking I spotted a wheel weight and it turned out to be lead and I was so thankful to find it.

tg32-20

[00buck]

Back when WW's were free I got a lot I mean A LOT !

I have bought ingots from here just to help out a fellow

I have a lifetime supply of ingots and buckets of sorted raw wheel weights..

but I cant help myself and still collect any lead I find.. I'm addicted to lead scrounging

[Sgtonory]

I will never have to much lead. I have over 1000lbs at a time and i always feel low on supply.

[beex215]

i keep all my lead in a 1000round count 7.62 box. it only holds maybe 200lbs max. so 200lbs at a time till i need more.

[9w1911]

My scrounge radar is on full alert but it is scarce in my part of the world, my tire shop wanted 100.00 minimum for a bucket of unsorted WW, he said he was selling to people in CA. They used to be 45.00 and were pretty good you could get 150lbs per bucket. Problem I have is I have not had the "score" happen, have had a few minor ones, but not like the ones you read on here ie: 500lbs of Lino ingots for 500! etc or a free sail boat.
I will just keep looking.

[Bigslug]

A single Sagan Unit should do me - Billllions upon Billllions of ingots...

[Buck Neck It]

Bigslug, I like the way you think.

[Buck Neck It]

And, how about finding a Sagan Unit of primers, and sharing it?

A little bullseye and 2400 wouldn't hurt either.

[dbeerman2000]

I just started collecting, so my pile is small, maybe 140# soft lead and 30# WW. I am happy to say that i scored some soft lead for "free", i found some scrap brass in the dumpster and traded a local scrap yard for some soft lead. So now i have my new source and my goal of 2000# will be forthcoming.