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98stangv6
03-09-2014, 11:03 PM
Been shooting a lot of trap/sporting clays. Reloading hasn't really been paying off with the price of shot at $40 per 25lb bag. Thinking about trying to smelt down old lead wheel weights and make my own shot. Has anyone ever done it? Does anyone have large amounts of scrap weights they want to trade for beer?
Bman
03-09-2014, 11:58 PM
Lead wheel weights are getting harder to find.
Kevin1989
03-10-2014, 12:02 AM
Lol this may sound dumb and you may look silly but look in tire stores parking lots they fall off a lot lol. Or just ask some smaller tire shops.
Xowner
03-10-2014, 01:14 AM
How about the local pullnpay
86gt40
03-10-2014, 03:04 AM
I used to get them for my father in law, 50 and 100 lbs at a time, I can see if they are still available to me if your interested. Been a couple years but I can ask. They work well reloading.
98stangv6
03-10-2014, 08:30 AM
Yeah, I'm going to go to some local shops and talk to them. Hopefully they don't look at me like I'm crazy. It seems like most places are slowly going away from using lead.
86gt40
03-10-2014, 05:38 PM
I will ask, may take a couple days, I will find out and get back to you.
98stangv6
03-10-2014, 08:52 PM
Sounds good. Thanks!
SN95N/A
03-10-2014, 08:56 PM
Try tirediscounters
devous1
03-10-2014, 10:14 PM
I just scraped out about 500lbs of lead nuts but they have brass inserts. I can hold em but I'm located SE of Columbus
jeep45238
03-10-2014, 10:36 PM
Devious, I'd happily take them, price dependant. Unknown when I'd be able to get them due to my work schedule however.
Jeff88coupe
03-11-2014, 08:29 AM
It's getting harder to find tire places willing to give away wheel weights for free now since there is scrap value to the metal. I know the Bob Summeral tire store my sister use to work at sold their scrap tire weights to the same company that took their used/scrap tires. You may want to try calling some of the scrap metal recycling places around town. I bought ~100# of scrap lead about 2 years ago from green metals for about 90cent a #. Melted it down and cast bricks of it for ballast for my car.
devous1
03-11-2014, 09:06 AM
Devious, I'd happily take them, price dependant. Unknown when I'd be able to get them due to my work schedule however.

These aren't something I come across everyday but I do get them often and store them till I get a good quantity. I'd have to check what the recycler gave me last time.