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Originally Posted by walnutred
Last night I answered a Craigslist ad for scrap lead and ended up with 100 lbs for $50. YIKES! Only reason I actually paid that much was he threw in one of those old gasoline powered lead smelters plumbers used to use. The smelter has not been used for many many years so will take some cleaning. However but it does have both pots and the ladle which gives hope the device was just set aside and not abused.
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Son #1 just ran onto a sweat deal. 5 gallon bucket for free! Now that is different! I've paid as much as $20 for a 5 gallon bucket of wheel weights just so I could have the lead. Usually get 110# or so per so the cost per pound is 18 cents or so. @ a 90% recovery rate that means the price goes up to 20 cents per pound. Still, not too bad.
I did go to a place once and they wanted 50 cents a pound, I told them to forget it. Another place and I got 480# for $30, or 6 cents a pound. I gotten many free buckets so paying a little for them now is OK, within reason.
I have a guy right now I can get them from for $20 a bucket. I have enough stockpiled though, I'll just let them go.
Still, @ 50 cents a pound, for a 158gr bullet, that is still only a penny each!
As for the gas fired smelter, let me know how that works. My one Uncle used to melt lead for his fishing weights that way. Those things are hard to find now!