The fruits of my labour

[Gunslinger]

I'm on pretty good terms with the President in our club. They are about to restore the back wall on our indor shooting range. Since jacketed is not allowed here probably 98% is .22 slugs and the last 2% is Magtech LRN 9mm and .38. We agreed that if I cleaned out the back stop I could keep the lead.

Well... I did it this sunday. I got up real early thinking it would take forever but it didn't. It was a mix of lead slugs, lead dust and small pieces of paper - not as heavy as I thought.

It took me 3 hours and I ended up with 20 x 2.5 gallon buckets. I melted one bucket when I got home and rendered about 40lbs. So 800lbs of almost pure lead for 3 hours of work is not that bad is it ??

[snaggdit]

Sweet! Sounds like you made out really good. Don't feel guilty, do you?

[inuhbad]

NICE! That's a good catch!

Now if only MY local indoor range would let me do that!!!

[Matt_G]

Outstanding!

[runfiverun]

most 22's use about 1.5% antimony in them.
so you might be able to work with it as is or cut the ww's in half and come out really well.

[theperfessor]

Good haul! I just hope you wore a dust mask while cleaning.

[fredj338]

Good haul! I just hope you wore a dust mask while cleaning.

Yep, my thoughts exactly. Good job, free lead is wonderful thing.

[Gunslinger]

YES I did wear a dusk mask - a good one! My president made me promise to wear one... but I most certainly wld have anyway. I don't think lead dust has difficulty getting into the blood stream through the nose!! By the time I was finished I couldn't breathe through the mask so I must have collected something.