Doc Marks Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Anyone selling lead? Figured I would offer the business to a pard before buying off eBay
J. Frank Norfleet Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 I have some pure lead from stick on wheel weights. 68 lbs for $140 shipped to you. JFN
Sedalia Dave Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Don't buy lead off ebay. You have no idea what you are actually getting. Zip Metals and Roto Metals prices are good and you know exactly what you are getting.
cowrustler Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 I don't believe wheel weights are pure lead. Seems to me they are an alloy and are harder than pure lead. I've had very good luck and good prices off E-bay.
captqueeze Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 STICK ON WW'S are very close to pure lead.
J. Frank Norfleet Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, cowrustler said: I don't believe wheel weights are pure lead. Seems to me they are an alloy and are harder than pure lead. I've had very good luck and good prices off E-bay. Clip on wheel weights are hardened with Antimony and Tin. Stick-on are pure. When I salvage wheel weights I separate out the stick-on wheel weights because I don't want to dilute the mix of the harder wheel weights. JFN
Eyesa Horg Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 My tire guy thinks stick-ons are mostly zinc. I have no clue.
Three Foot Johnson Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Lead is ridiculously priced anymore, but folks are apparently paying it. Today's spot price is $1.06/pound, but $2.00 is more the norm on the secondary market. I had a lead on a ton +/- a couple weeks ago, and turns out the seller was trying to get $3.00. I laughed and offered $1.25. He laughed, and we parted ways. At $2.06, J. Frank Norfleet's price above is actually pretty good in our current world, especially for pure lead and shipping included.
J. Frank Norfleet Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: My tire guy thinks stick-ons are mostly zinc. I have no clue. Your tire guy could be correct. Wheel weights today are made from three materials; steel, zinc and lead. Steel is easy to spot and throw out. The ones marked Zn are obviously Zinc. If in doubt, I use a set of dikes or wire cutters to clip the ww. The lead based are soft and easily cut while zinc are hard and you can't make a mark. Zinc also has a "ring" while the lead based have a dull sound. I clean up all the wheel weights by casting them into ingots. The lead based wheel weights melt at 627.5 degrees F while zinc melts at 907 degrees. I run a "cold" pot as I melt them down so if a zinc ww gets in the pot I will fish it out with the slag and not spoil the pot. One final point to all of you giving opinions. Larson Pettifogger told me years ago, "You have the world's greatest search engine at your fingertips." Google it so that you will know what you are talking about. JFN
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Clip-on WW's are not even close to pure lead, stick-ons can come close. But that is a good thing, because pure does not work the best for normal smokeless cowboy loads, while WW's are decent, although little softer wouldn't hurt, especially if you have lots of pure to cut it with. If you want to learn about lead and casting then www.castboolits.gunloads.com is your best bet. Sometimes there is even lead for sale there from people you can trust. I have been reloading for 50 years but only casting for the last 15 years, but doing so for 4+ people in my family has taught me a bit about casting, much of it learned from cast boolits people. Like most things, it isn't rocket science, pouring lead in a hole, but there are some fine points that can make or break your casting experience.
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 You could go to your local dentist any see when they are going to get rid of there xray vests. They make good bullets.
SHOOTIN FOX Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Look on castboolits.com. $1 a pound. Good folks.
RIDGE WALKER Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Current production wheel weights are not a good choice for bullet casting.
RIDGE WALKER Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 I have a stash from this company......mine is the 2-6-92 blend and are in 9# ingot form......GREAT STUFF! http://nfmetals.com/bullet-metal/
Will Kane Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 I've had pretty good luck finding lead sheeting at the local recycling centers. Anywhere from $0.90 to $1.00 per pound.
Tom Bullweed Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 I can find scrap lead on Craigslist, often for $1/lb or less. Usually window weights, plumber's lead, decoy weights, linotype and old wheel weights. I do not recommend battery lead. Pretty toxic fumes and may do odd things to your guns.
Fireball #7709 Life Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 @Waimea Waimea sells it and is a stand up cowboy! You'd have to check with him on what current prices are.
Doc Marks Posted February 25, 2021 Author Posted February 25, 2021 But I travel to MD and southern pa regularly
Waimea Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 Unfortunately I don't have lead outside of bullets right now. Supply is tightening and demand has only gotten greater.
Buzzard Breath Posted February 25, 2021 Posted February 25, 2021 I'm in the eastern panhandle of WV and have 2 - 25 gallon barrels of Linotype.
Waimea Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 8 hours ago, Buzzard Breath said: I'm in the eastern panhandle of WV and have 2 - 25 gallon barrels of Linotype. Talk like that could get a man bushwhacked.
meesterpaul Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 I have plenty, including hard stuff with XRF scanned detals
Michigan Slim Posted February 28, 2021 Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 9:12 PM, Waimea said: Talk like that could get a man bushwhacked. I won't tell you what's in my garage then!!
Warden Callaway Posted February 28, 2021 Posted February 28, 2021 Just a passing thought, maybe instead of going to a recycling center or salvage yard, hunt for people that take stuff to these places. There are a lot of people around here that salvage scrap part or full time. People taking down old buildings probably find lead plumbing, flashing, etc.
Michigan Slim Posted February 28, 2021 Posted February 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: Just a passing thought, maybe instead of going to a recycling center or salvage yard, hunt for people that take stuff to these places. There are a lot of people around here that salvage scrap part or full time. People taking down old buildings probably find lead plumbing, flashing, etc. I get a lot of mine from a friend who is a roofer. He eyeballs for lead as he's quoting the jobs.
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