Finding / obtaining lead for bullet casting

[Mgderf]

Ace hardware carries ingots. Not sure on the price.

Can you only cast your own on the handgun rounds?

What about rifle rounds?


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I have a friend that casts some beautiful .45-70 projectiles.
I feed him lead and he gives back bullets.

 

[Gufnstuf]

I have a friend that casts some beautiful .45-70 projectiles.
I feed him lead and he gives back bullets.

What about bottleneck rounds though?


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[Michigan Slim]

What about bottleneck rounds though?


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I cast .30-30 and gas check them. .30 carbine also.

 

[shibumiseeker]

I built an elevated wooden box, loaded it with sand piled up against the back, and use a kitty litter scoop to recover my boolits. Non-hp generally come out minimally deformed. I’ve reshot 230gr .45 from my pcp air gun several times. If I let it build too much then they start hitting each other so I keep up with it and repile the sand occasionally. Pistol isn’t bad, but I lose some sand from rifle. My sand is free though, so easy to add more. My recovery rate is 99%. I let friends come shoot so I can get their lead ;-)

 

[Gufnstuf]

I cast .30-30 and gas check them. .30 carbine also.

Nice.


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[canebreaker]

Auto wet cell batteries are a waste of time. If it's a top post drain and rinse then beat the post out. Very little lead will be left on the plates if it's gone bad.
Clearing brush I put 4 side post auto batteries in the burn pile. I dug a shallow hole to collect the lead. A week later I dug through the ash and got about half of a small plastic coffee can of lead.
Depending on battery size I get $10 to $20 for a used battery at the scrapyard.
Do you know anyone that works for a railroad, locomotive shop? Ask them to get you some spent battery lugs. I worked for ICG/CNRR's for 36 years and got a bunch over the years. Each loco had 8 batteries, each post takes 2 lugs to hold the cables to them. One side has a 5/16" brass bolt, the other has a 5/16" brass nut, both set in a 3/4" square lead head. A set of lugs weigh about 35 lbs.