Lead

[Rató:rats]

Any of you guys tried the pure lead sold by westernmetals.ca?
$7.99 a lb before shipping
Where do you fellows get your lead for running ball?
I’ve been getting these trade style bars from Missouri at $2.40 USD. They’re about 13 oz so close to a lb.

 

[outlan22]

Got a couple milk crates full of the lead weights off some fishing nets, that and did have a guy supplying me with used lead weights out of the PRVR valves he recertifes.

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

Roofers, plumbers, and farmers are my friends. They bring me lead...I pour Scotch. We both smile.

ADK Bigfoot

 

[yonderin]

Back when I was actively casting, I would buy mine from a metal supplier, for a couple of reasons.

Not as cheap or satisfying as scrounging but reliable quality and availability.

 

[old ugly]

go talk to a roofing company. lead flashings on the roof are discarded and rubber ones used now. pure lead.

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[Woody Morgan]

I've gotten mine lately from member Justin .44.
2$/# shipped usps.

wm

 

[pooch156]

I've always had good luck getting pure soft lead on ebay. Been doing that for years. Just got/ordered 10lbs. Pure soft lead for $22.00. Used to get it cheaper. Just have to search and search for the best deal on ebay.

 

[pooch156]

Any of you guys tried the pure lead sold by westernmetals.ca?
$7.99 a lb before shipping
Where do you fellows get your lead for running ball?
I’ve been getting these trade style bars from Missouri at $2.40 USD. They’re about 13 oz so close to a lb.View attachment 76746

Rotometals is a reliable source to deal with. About $3.00 lb. + shipping. There lead is pure and dead soft. They also carry a variety of lead alloys if one is casting bullets for unmentionables. I mix my own for subsonic bullets. 99% lead and 1% tin. All other bullets (with the exception of roundballs) is Lyman #2 alloy.

 

[Jcmitcham]

I've gotten mine lately from member Justin .44.
2$/# shipped usps.

wm

Same! He tends to charge about $2 a lb and casts them in nice little muffins!

 

[FishDFly]

Check the following:

1. Roofers take lead vents when re-roofing
2. Plumbers
3. Your local re-cycling place
4. Sail boat yards
5. Post a wanted ad in one of your weekly papers
6. Post a wanted ad in one of state hunting or fishing
forums.

 

[VA Hawken]

Just FYI, I've ordered a couple of lots of lead from PBCastco Home | pbcastco

The 66lb lot comes in a little over $2/lb, shipping included, way better than the 5lb bars from Brownells or MidwayUSA. One thing I do like with PBCastco is the smaller 1lb ingot sizes which are easy to work. Shipping delays are down to the usual USPS madness.

 

[Freedom]

Don't forget about good Ol'wheel-weights... there is Zero reason to spend all that money for round-ball,.. unless they're going into a revolver.