Over weekend delivered current "build" to the cerakote applicator. Well, on way home stopped by a range and as no shooters about did a bit of berm mining. Went to the 50 yd shotgun berm and started. Had a new 12" X 18" sieve with 1/4" wire and a shovel. Recent rain had left a layer of lead on surface, exposed. Well scraped the surface and sieved away. In hour had a 4 gallon bucket well over 1/2 full. Came on home and weighed out at 101 lbs. Raw "ore" is 40% buckshot, 30% slugs, 10% 22rf, 20% jacketed bullets mostly from sabot loads. Biggest surprise was a number, 12 or 15, of very hard, I think they are copper, full size shotgun slugs of FP structure I'm guessing LEO stuff for breaching, vehicle and structure assaults.
Any guesses on likely hardness number when I get it into ingots? There were not any of what we would recognize as "cast boolits" in that berm. Any guesses on the hard slugs?
Well I consider it a good find and plan to go back, perhaps when a bit dryer as the rain made sifting a chore due to wet dirt. Now to wash, dry and "refine" the "ore" and look at another pile of shining ingots..
Retirement is fun!
Hope all well, 10