tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post1110463933250400017..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: The Sustainable Armory - Wheel Weights and YouPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-59389936895472449572014-05-28T10:53:41.995-04:002014-05-28T10:53:41.995-04:00There are lots of "stained glass" hobbyi...There are lots of "stained glass" hobbyists around, and a few real studios in just about every city now. They make lots of small lead scraps. Mostly pure lead. When I closed my studio a few years ago I scrapped out about 5 or 6 hundred pounds. It along with the old aluminum church frame scrap paid for fuel for the trip to Oregon.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-11797730561879011182014-05-27T22:14:53.346-04:002014-05-27T22:14:53.346-04:00RP - I am not sure of the content of plumbers lead...RP - I am not sure of the content of plumbers lead. I know many reloaders like the wheel weights because they claim they are all the same alloy mix. 90% Lead, 5% Tin and 5% antimony.<br /><br />Plumbers Lead might be pure Lead which would good for muzzle loaders.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-82099731433225351152014-05-27T22:13:29.334-04:002014-05-27T22:13:29.334-04:00Sf - I was more thinking about the lead for a long...Sf - I was more thinking about the lead for a long term "you're on your own type situation" Not for fighting. Honestly hand cast bullets are not the best for high velocity rounds really. I mainly only use em for .357 and .38 calibers. Some ,45<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-30644556318069619722014-05-27T22:11:44.295-04:002014-05-27T22:11:44.295-04:00Rob - Nothing for hand loading that I know of.
Rob - Nothing for hand loading that I know of.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-65792166529724503002014-05-27T22:11:25.494-04:002014-05-27T22:11:25.494-04:00Harry - Ya know I have never seen a window weight ...Harry - Ya know I have never seen a window weight made out of lead. I have all kinds of iron and steel ones but never come across a Lead one. Which is odd you would think with all the Lead mines Missouri once had they would be all over.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-75102169105521511252014-05-27T22:10:25.644-04:002014-05-27T22:10:25.644-04:00Bubba - It is actually not as hard as it first app...Bubba - It is actually not as hard as it first appears. To me the hardest part is always remembering to trim your cases.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-79290207040437698262014-05-27T15:48:13.878-04:002014-05-27T15:48:13.878-04:00Good reminder, vis-a-vis sources for lead. Plumber...Good reminder, vis-a-vis sources for lead. Plumber's lead from old fixtures isn't a bad way to go, either.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-28997097629941137042014-05-27T14:31:39.221-04:002014-05-27T14:31:39.221-04:00It really depends on what you need the bullets for...It really depends on what you need the bullets for. If it is for hunting then it doesn't take much lead. If it is for an armed conflict as in collapse then you will need a militia not more bullets. When my ancestors were invaded by US troops 150 years ago they got the ammunition from the enemy casualties and US supply depots along with purchases from foreign countries. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-41342271625256279312014-05-27T13:42:14.147-04:002014-05-27T13:42:14.147-04:00If lead is getting harder to find and use?? What c...If lead is getting harder to find and use?? What can be used in its place??Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-68840317648900099672014-05-27T13:11:20.178-04:002014-05-27T13:11:20.178-04:00old fashioned window weights from old house (pre 1...old fashioned window weights from old house (pre 1950) are often big torpedo shaped hunks of lead. They used to be a primary source of scrounged lead, so if anybody is tearing down an old home place it might be worth asking if you can check the window weights. That could be enough lead, just from one house, to keep you going for a long while. I don't cast bullets, but I will keep my eyes Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-51629528991379025742014-05-27T12:23:09.617-04:002014-05-27T12:23:09.617-04:00Good one I have been studying reloading for awhile...Good one I have been studying reloading for awhile I'm close to jumping in.stevierayvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266194983799602986noreply@blogger.com