I was at the local indoor range yesterday talking to one of the employees and got to discussing lead. I asked what they did with theirs and they sell it to a guy who makes fishing weights. I asked how much they charge and they said he pays them $2.00 per pound. I was kind of surprised since I’ve always bought ingots or misc. scrap for around .75 to 1.50 per pound. They also have lead dust from sweeping up the range. The manager says it’s basically per lead. They’d sell that for $2.00 per pound.
Does anyone here buy range scrap? What kind of prices do you pay? Do you sell the copper jackets?
I have a source for scrap ingots currently that run 10-12 BNH at $1 per pound is there any possible added benefit from using range scrap?
Any other general experiences with range lead/bullets welcome.