range scrap for rpb

[BrownBear]

The very best pure lead I found was salvaged from the walls of an exray room in a medical building.

We still have a few old buildings here and there roofed with sheet lead. I got the roof from a 12x16 shed my bud was tearing down. Must have been something north of 500# of the purest lead scrap I've ever experienced. I have my eye on a couple of others now, but so far the owners aren't inclined to take them down or reroof.

 

[Mad Irish Jack]

When you need something to do in the free time of a weekend, visit some flea markets. I found lead ladles, melt pots, ingot molds, ball and maxi molds, handles etc, all at better than reasonable prices. :wink:

 

[Grullaguy]

If you don't mind spending a bit of time; picking out the cast bullets, buckshot and plated bullets will make your ingots closer to dead soft.
Jacketed bullets are filled with pure lead and are a good source. 22 lead is pretty soft as well.

 

[BrownBear]

Jacketed bullets are filled with pure lead and are a good source.

Actually alloys are used in jacketed bullets. Check the maker's spec sheets. In fact one of the few commercial bullets to use pure lead cores is Hawk, a la the old original Barnes.