I went to a tire shop/ junk yard to look at used tires. Picked one up and was going to match with a new one as the tread was deep. Picked up half a five gallon bucket of ww no charge too. Went to buy a new one and have them both mounted. The used one was to old and they could not responsibly mount it. So I took the old tire back and traded it for a 2.5 gallon bucket of ww.
Went through most of the bucket with cutters, only 22 zinc rejects so far.
nice one
Indeed.Originally Posted by DeadHandRed
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face!" - Mike Tyson
"Don't let my fears become yours." - Me, talking to my children
That look on your face, when you shift into 6th gear, but it's not there.
All melted down 61 lbs. I'm happy
My boy liked it and wanted to put the graphic up. John
nice haul
Excellent! Was that not a full 5gal bucket? Your smelt should have yielded more than 61#?
It was a 2.5 gallon bucket filled most of the way. I'm working on a deal with the guy to let me buy them on a semi regular basis. Think the free bees are over.
Could someone post a pic so I know what to look as far as zinc alloy?
An above member posted using wirecuuters and finding 22 Zinc rejects so far.
What exactly does one look for?
thanks
Zinc is much, much harder than lead alloy. Thus the wire cutter test. It also is less dense and feels light for the size.
Zinc wheel weights usually have rivets.
I no longer sort, I just keep the melt temp below 700F.
I give loading advice based on my actual results in factory rifles with standard chambers, twist rates and basic accurizing.
My goals for using cast boolits are lots of good, cheap, and reasonably accurate shooting, while avoiding overly tedious loading processes.
The BHN Deformation Formula, and why I don't use it.
How to find and fix sizing die eccentricity problems.
Do you trust your casting thermometer?
A few musings.
JJC,Nice score.
I just made a new conection
with a guy that mounts truck tires.
So far 2 five gallon pails for free.
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
Ben Franklin
Gotta keep scarfing those WW's, keep a good relationship going with your local tire store!!!
Yup, days of freebie 5-gal buckets are gone..................even up here the shops have caught on now but at least they're still cheap....
Art
”Only accurate rifles are interesting”
——Townsend Whelen
In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act
—- George Orwell
Thoes truck WW are nice and big. My company uses stick on ww after they replace the original clip on when they change the tires. I keep a nice selection of both.
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