Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Our shooting club's outdoor range is planning on recovery/recycling of the lead/copper bullet residue in our berms. We don't have a shotgun range so no lead shot recovery possible. We are looking for any experience or advice with contractors who do this work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Get it in writing that the berms WILL be returned to a satisfyably usable state, after the removal, in a timely manner. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Inquiring minds want to know: How far into dirt do our lead ammo go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Brother-in-law and I showed up at a gunclub at the break of dawn. We went to pistol range and dug up several hundred pounds of scrap. We used a frame with expanded metal (gutter leaf guards, as I remember) We got a wash tub and buckets full. I melted it down in a large cast iron kittle. Still have most of it. I still clean out my bullet traps. And I can't help picking up wheel weights. Been know to pick up lead at cowboy shooting ranges when we went over to setup. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Incurable Lead and Brass Scrounger here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 47 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said: Brother-in-law and I showed up at a gunclub at the break of dawn. We went to pistol range and dug up several hundred pounds of scrap. We used a frame with expanded metal (gutter leaf guards, as I remember) We got a wash tub and buckets full. I melted it down in a large cast iron kittle. Still have most of it. I still clean out my bullet traps. And I can't help picking up wheel weights. Been know to pick up lead at cowboy shooting ranges when we went over to setup. Ya' just never know what's been 'cooked' in that bargain cast iron skillet you just picked up at a local garage sale do you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 5 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: Brother-in-law and I showed up at a gunclub at the break of dawn. We went to pistol range and dug up several hundred pounds of scrap. We used a frame with expanded metal (gutter leaf guards, as I remember) We got a wash tub and buckets full. I melted it down in a large cast iron kittle. Still have most of it. I still clean out my bullet traps. And I can't help picking up wheel weights. Been know to pick up lead at cowboy shooting ranges when we went over to setup. When I first started shooting, I met a guy who did a LOT of reloading. He would go to the local outdoor range with a rake about once a month and just rake out hundreds of fired bullets. He's melt them down, cast his bullets, load them up, and sell them at the range. And to answer Father Kit Cool Gun Garth's question, most bullets, at least handgun bullets, penetrate about a foot into plain dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 our experience here was that you can hire cheap or you can hire experienced , the latter is more costly but way more efficient and in the end quicker , we removed over a million pounds of lead from our trap/skeet range , we have not touched the rifle pistol range yet , the cost of removal and handling is a bit over half the value but you can do the math - even if it would be 3.4 of the value it probably is worth removing all liability from your club , just my 2 bits and having lived through it , i stand by it , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) A fellow I know claimed he did it, but he still had sand in the mix after he melted it. I thought that was unlikely, as I always skimmed off impurities when I used to cast my own, but I've never tried to process range salvaged lead myself. Comments anyone?? Edited March 27 by Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Brown Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Our range had lead abatement done several years ago. Company https://mt2.com/outdoor-shooting-range-services/ The company did an excellent job. I have asked the president to send me info on project so I could send it out. They also arrange for sale of reclaimed lead splitting sale price with range. Full tracking uncase EPA ever gets involved with your range. Also berms were fully restored at completion of job- we only had to reinstall our backstops for targets. Jim Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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