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electric furnaces for casting bullets. really needed?
El Destructo:
Paul...either Sodium Hydroxide or plain old Baking Soda will neutralize Sulphuric Acid.... then simlply rinse the Plates well with Water...and heat to melt the Lead out
stickbender:
Hillbilly, My Dad got some of that X-ray lab lead also, quite a few years back. We used to make fishing lures out of it, and I used it for my muzzle loaders. Except for this third eye, I haven't noticed any problems.......oh, wait a minute that is just a big zit. ::) Dang, never seen a Zit wink before...... :o ;D
Wayne
recurve shooter:
lol. well i'll have to dig around and see where i can get it from. thanks a ton guys!
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Eric Krewson on October 13, 2010, 10:08:08 am ---My buddy and I shot an archery tournament at Briarfield Iron Works state park this fall, this is the site of the Alabama state M/L championship. We picked up about 100 lbs of lead in an hour out of the berm.
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I picked lead from a shooting range berm long ago and got plenty of stock. When melting it down the copper jackets float to the top and are easy to skim. But I found the lead to be very hard stuff, not good for muzzleloaders at all. Gave it all to a friend that casts for his 44 Mag. He also cast up 20 lbs of 3/8 and 1/2 ounce catfishing weights for me just for the promise of a few filets ever summer. Done deal!
recurve shooter:
ok, problem solved. turns out there is a scrap yard about five miles from the house. lead for a buck a pound. and i borrowed islandpiper's mic and found some patch material thats actually the right thickness. now it shoots right lol. so, ima get my paycheck tonight after work, along with two hundred bucks for my birthday, and i'll be buying my molds, ingot mold, and dipper thing. cant wait!!! thanks guys!!
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