Range Lead

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Pigslayer posted this 19 September 2012

Today was not only a beautiful but great day. I am a member of the North American Rod & Gun Club here in Hagerstown, MD & off I went to the range today. Lot's of shooters at the range considering that it was the middle of the week. I took several new loads for my .45 Colt & all were accurate. While there I inquired as to whether I could come out & collect range lead when the range is closed. I was told that I was more than welcome to do that. Yahoo! So, bright & early tomorrow I'm off to the range with my bucket!

 

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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onondaga posted this 19 September 2012

http://www.castbulletassoc.org/view_user.php?id=6171>Pigslayer:

Lets see how you do!

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CB posted this 19 September 2012

Another source of range lead comes from the collecting back stops of indoor shooting ranges. My club shoots Smallbore Leage matches during the winter and the rest of the shooting is with handguns, so the alloy is practically straight pb.

I had an offer from a business indoor range owner that I could have all the back stop lead I wanted if I'd give him half back in ingots. Sounded like more work than I wanted for myself...........Dan

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JeffinNZ posted this 20 September 2012

My policy is to leave the range with no less lead than I arrived with. Pretty much always works out too. The more I shoot the more lead I get. How's that?

Cheers from New Zealand

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Pigslayer posted this 23 September 2012

Found that no one has collected lead at the R&G club for years. I have to go to the range on days when it is closed. During a brief break I went out & inspected the impact area. It is literally overflowing with lead!!! There are certain days when the range is closed. On those days I'm going out there with a 5 gallon bucket!!!

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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CB posted this 24 September 2012

Hey Pat, when the pickins get thin, then use a small shovel and a #4 classifer to sift out lead from the dirt. Or make a sift box using 1/4” hardware screen to get all you can ;) .........Dan

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Pigslayer posted this 24 September 2012

Went to the range his AM. Picked off about 20+ lbs. in about 1/2 hr. I've already cooked down half of it & have in ingots. The range is absolutely loaded with the stuff! It's just laying on the surface. I've decided to lay the lead out on an old piece of plywood & hose it off real good next time. That's what I did with the other half of what I got today. Sure beats paying $1.50 to $2.00 per lb! Got nine fresh 1lb. ingots poured so far.

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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Pigslayer posted this 24 September 2012

Melted down the rest of the range lead & have it in ingots. My lord, I must have two lbs. of copper from the jackets! Well, that goes in the copper barrel!

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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jhalcott posted this 25 September 2012

One range I used to frequent had LARGE globs of bullets impacted together. One “nugget” weighed over two pounds. These WERE below surface level several inches.Pistol, rifle ,shotgun and muzzle loader bullets all clumped together. They range operators decided to have a company come in and reclaim the lead for a share of the profits. Most of the ranges will NOT let you “MINE” the berms. After a rain you can find a lot of bullets along the bottom though.

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Pigslayer posted this 25 September 2012

jhalcott wrote: One range I used to frequent had LARGE globs of bullets impacted together. One “nugget” weighed over two pounds. These WERE below surface level several inches.Pistol, rifle ,shotgun and muzzle loader bullets all clumped together. They range operators decided to have a company come in and reclaim the lead for a share of the profits. Most of the ranges will NOT let you “MINE” the berms. After a rain you can find a lot of bullets along the bottom though. Well, you're not far away. Come up & well go spend a day when the range is closed. All I did is pick off the top on three lanes of the pistol range. I didn't dig at all. I'm a member & I can take a guest in with me.

 

Pat R

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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72coupe posted this 25 September 2012

Here is a 72 pound cooky of range lead.

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Pigslayer posted this 07 October 2012

Really wanted to get out to the range early one day this weekend to mine the berms for lead but . . . too busy being domestic around the house yesterday & rain today. Ugh!

If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.

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475Linebauh posted this 18 February 2014

I have over a thousand pounds of range lead in the garage. I have found if you separate the jacketed from the cast you can get near pure soft lead from the jackets for making round balls then I use the cast pistol bullets 38cal and up to get about 12 to 15 bhn. One big note of caution!!! I use a plumbers furnas to melt and cast ingots. One day the whole pot exploded! I later found that some of the jacketed stuff had water in them. So now I melt a pot pour ingots and start all over. NEVER add to a pot of melt anymore.

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