WANTED All the lead seems to have disappeared :(

[Justin.44]

Thanks for all the kind words fellas! There'll be no lead shortage on this forum as long as I'm around!

 

[sethwyo]

Will the wheel weight lead that's not pure suit you?

 

[4570]

@Justin.44 is the man!

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

I have purchased Justin's ingots before, pretty good lead indeed. Id like to ad I also have soft raw sheet lead for sale as well as pure lead sailboat ballast bars of lead if anyone needs any more soft lead.

 

[David Veale]

Don't see lead for casting anywhere anymore

Check out facebook marketplace. At least in my area (SW Michigan), I regularly see posts from people selling scrap lead (typically 1.50-2.00/lb).

 

[Ranch 13]

Buffalo Arms and Rotometals both have a good variety of casting alloys from pure lead to hardball on hand

 

[Winterhawk]

My last 50 pounds of lead I went to a local junk yard, they had various batches of lead from different sources, What I got was old drain pipes for $1 per pound. They gave me extra to make up for the dried up crud in them.

 

[sethwyo]

Will the wheel weight lead that's not pure suit you?

If any of the brothers here ar havin trouble getting a few pounds of lead for their muzzleloader let me know if they can't get some from anyone else

 

[nit wit]

I have a ton in Maine.
Nit Wit

 

[treebone]

I have seen lead for sale at some gun/reloading shops, also at metal salvage locations. And gun shows have some on occasion. Pricing is all over the place and any of the locations!

 

[tenngun]

Try Rotometals. They have pure lead for casting

And Buffalo arms also, just checked and it’s in stock

 

[Psycho Mike]

Makes me really happy to have my work within about 1.5 miles of the local scrap metal dealer. The old sheet lead roof flashings are pretty high purity and come in regularly...just need to remember to add a wheel weight or two to the pot to make it ever so slightly harder.

Man, I need to get back into casting....I suspect my .58cal is going to be hungry

 

[pdsniper]

I'm pretty new to black powder, I havent cast any lead balls. I use tire weights (the old type) for vintage cartridge pistol bullets. Wil this harder lead work for muzzle loaders or is it too hard?

 

[Psycho Mike]

I'm pretty new to black powder, I havent cast any lead balls. I use tire weights (the old type) for vintage cartridge pistol bullets. Wil this harder lead work for muzzle loaders or is it too hard?

I've always been told that straight wheel weights are too hard for the different rifling of muzzleloaders. Pure lead works, but can be a little on the soft side for hunting bigger game (the whole penetration vs. expansion thing). I'm sure those who have cast a lot more than me will chime in (and I know there are tools for assessing the hardness / softness of lead), but I've had good results overall adding a small number of wheel weights to a full pot of pure lead to make it a little less soft.

 

[nit wit]

I'm pretty new to black powder, I havent cast any lead balls. I use tire weights (the old type) for vintage cartridge pistol bullets. Wil this harder lead work for muzzle loaders or is it too hard?

Yes, it's too hard. The patch will grip a soft lead ball.
NW

 

[waksupi]

I'm pretty new to black powder, I havent cast any lead balls. I use tire weights (the old type) for vintage cartridge pistol bullets. Wil this harder lead work for muzzle loaders or is it too hard?

I've used it for 50 years, works for me.

 

[waksupi]

I've used it for 50 years, works for me.

Do NOT try to use it in a BP revolver.

 

[Daveboone]

Good ol Justin.44 lead prices, shipped, are way better than anything I can find locally, and it is good soft lead that doesnt need cleaning.

 

[nick_1]

my last score from the scrap yard was 80lbs of roof flashing. all that stuff needs cleaning but it's as easy as melting it down, stirring with my ladle and skimming the slag off the top. you need to stir the bottom of the pot to get the crap to float to the top.

 

[Bill Bryan]

Try looking on eBay. There was plenty the last time I looked. Bill