Same here in Fort Wayne.Our local scrap yards refuse to sell anything back to the public.
They will buy from you, but will not sell to you.
Same here in Fort Wayne.Our local scrap yards refuse to sell anything back to the public.
They will buy from you, but will not sell to you.
My place said he wasn't supposed to then said he would once but never ask again.Same here in Fort Wayne.
I spent two years working in Otis's Bloomington Factorys Test Towers, each time I walked by the lady that cut large babbit bars into smaller bars I would grap one and toss it in my lunch box. After a few days she said to me, quit taking the cut ones and just grab a full piece when you need it. I said OK, I gave her one of my uniform shirts and with that we were friends for life. Its great alloy to add, the bearing babbit has some copper in it.Many years ago I was cut in on a deal up northern Ohio for 3000# of "alloy". Turned out to be machine counterweights of some kind. The stuff is so hard when you throw an ingot on the garage floor it rings like a bell. I'll probably never run out of that stuff before I pass on. Sold some to a friend while driving home.
Strangest piece of scrap I've bought was a Cobalt 60 shipping case with it's lid.
Mostly shop for straight lead these days to load in older cartridges.
A Lee 20 pound bottom pour, six-gang moulds, some flux, Ingot mould. Most of the little stuff you have around the garage already. Probably less than 300.09 to get started. It grows rapidly from there though as you upgrade and add.How much does it cost to get set up to cast for .356 .401, .452 calibers?
What does one need to start making your own bullets besides lead?
I've been interested in this for years, I've never gotten around to it. I figured the cost for the equipment needed would be pretty high.
What would it take to setup on the least expensive side so I can learn?
Add a bottle of Lee Alox lube and a few $25.00 dollar Lee push through bullet sizers and your casting your own bullets.A Lee 20 pound bottom pour, six-gang moulds, some flux, Ingot mould. Most of the little stuff you have around the garage already. Probably less than 300.09 to get started. It grows rapidly from there though as you upgrade and add.
How much does it cost to get set up to cast for .356 .401, .452 calibers?
What does one need to start making your own bullets besides lead?
I've been interested in this for years, I've never gotten around to it. I figured the cost for the equipment needed would be pretty high.
What would it take to setup on the least expensive side so I can learn?
At one time I was loading $3.00/round ammo for $0.28/round. Have not figured the new reality but it is still pretty good. I shoot more .45-70 than some do .22. Same for .30-30, .38-55, etc. Cast is king here.It's not hard, the posts above cover it pretty well. The larger the bullets the better the return, if you are loading stuff like 45-70 I don't see how people can shoot much without casting.
LOL, yep, If I cast handgun bullets I can load a box of 100 easily for 3 bucks, 44 & 45 magnums add maybe a buck or less.At one time I was loading $3.00/round ammo for $0.28/round. Have not figured the new reality but it is still pretty good. I shoot more .45-70 than some do .22. Same for .30-30, .38-55, etc. Cast is king here.
Its been about 8 years now i guess, but i used to goto the winamac shooting range and dig/screen. Bout a year later they stopped anyone from doing it. Made decent money selling the copper jackets to the local scrape yard and poured fluxed ingots i sold for aroubd 60cents a pound. I still have a few ingots i kept for myself. Have wheel weights i haven't sorted and melted yet.This is part of the load that ended up being about 700lbs of wheel weights after sorting them.
If one keeps asking, it can be found. I have also mined a few ranges over the years.
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You might want to try using a silver or silver plated serving spoon, molten lead will not stick to it. You can find them at flea markets and yard sales for a few bucks each."How much does it cost to get set up to cast."
You can buy everything needed new and costly or as I did, from yard sales mostly. It took a couple of years to get it all.
7 in 1 cooker, propane burner base, electric pan, charcoal pan, water pan and half a 30# bottle of propane for $10.
6 qt cast iron dutch oven with lid $2. My wife got the lid.
Solid and slotted serving spoons 10 and 25 cents each.
Cast aluminum cornbread corn ear pan 25 cents.
Restaurant size baking sheet pan $2. Make a good work surface to contain splatters.
Craigslist: Lee 10 lb production pot $20 plus flat rate shipping. Lee 20 lb production pot $25 plus flat rate shipping.
I made a ladle that will hold 10 lbs of melted lead.
Molds were bought new, some used from ebay if the price was right.
12" 750 degree thermometer from Buck's hardware $1.60. Got them on the 75% off sale.
Have you ever offered to trade with them? Like copper, steel or aluminum for lead?Our local scrap yards refuse to sell anything back to the public.
They will buy from you, but will not sell to you.
No dice.Have you ever offered to trade with them? Like copper, steel or aluminum for lead?