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Thread: Still a market (demand) for Zinc?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bowfin View Post
    I am guessing you mean removing zinc from lead?

    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...om-molten-lead
    I was thinking more along the lines of cleaning up the zinc coww after melting them down .

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    Quote Originally Posted by oley55 View Post
    Right wrong or indifferent, I just skimmed the trash and poured my zinc ingots. I wasn't planning to do anything with the zinc so I didn't try fluxing, but I did wonder if sawdust would be appropriate with zinc or something different. Perhaps one of our zinc casters will chime in.
    We have a member that cast Zink slugs with a bit of something blended in to the mix , I want to say aluminum but I'm not sure .
    It's a shame I'm so lazy or I'd give it a try .

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check