Hey all.
I've found a large supply of coww with a local company that takes care of our fleet vehicles. They gave me around 100 pounds last week and said I can come back any time for as much as I'm able to carry. They usually sell them to a scrap yard (none of the scrap yards around here are willing to sell for one reason or another) at $0.50 per pound. I've got a few questions as I'm new to smelting / casting.
1) Is $0.50 a pound a good deal? I'm not sure what the going price is.
2) I plan on casting these weights into two different types of ammo. 185 Gr 0.311 for my Lee Enfield (need to get the barrel slugged to confirm) and Lead Shot for busting clay's. Do COWW make good lead shot?
3) I've got around 10 lbs of the stick on wheel weights. What should I do with these? If I smelt down 30 lbs at a time, would it be safe to toss in half a pound or a pound to extend the life of the coww?
4) I went through all of the weights, one by one, removing all of the zinc, steel and plastic weights. I noticed a few of the lead coww were quote a bit harder than others. Is this normal?