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Thread: What to do with zinc contamenated lead

  1. 10-03-2022, 06:49 PM #21
    justindad
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    I put 200 grains of zinc wheel weights into 4lb of lead once - 0.7% zinc. The lead turned into garbage. Slushy in the pot, and would cling onto my stir stick in sheets. I cleaned it up with root kill and all is well. I have zero interest in casting with zinc content above maybe 0.05%.
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  2. 10-10-2022, 02:46 PM #22
    Charlie Horse
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    They charge exorbitant prices for large fishing sinkers. If there was some way you could make some and sell them to a tackle shop maybe.
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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