Pure lead brick

[JohnnyE]

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[Threeband]

I once got about 750 pounds of those bricks from a scrapyard, many years ago.
They're about 3" x 4" x 8" or so, the size of a regular building brick. Pure lead, they weigh about 26 pounds.

I was told they came from a hospital, where they were used to set up X ray shielding. They could stack them up to build temporary walls as needed

They cast great Minie balls, but were a bit of a hassle to work with. I cast ingots after melting them down on a propane stove, but I had to cut them in half with a cold chisel so they would fit the pot I was using.

I had about 28 or 30 of them, and had almost used them all when I realized how useful they were for other purposes. Sometimes it's handy to have a 26 pound lead brick. I saved two of them, and keep one in each vehicle. They make decent wheel chocks, and I use one to hold my chalk line when I'm popping lines on concrete slabs.

I would guess the OP would be happy with any good clean pure lead.

 

[44man]

Does it have the 3%?

3% Antimony can mean mo' money, mo' money on MDS

Well I hear it does produce sweet, sweet 'shrooms.

Sweet magic shrooms that are always 3% antimony no matter how much lead you add.

That gentleman was “interesting “ to say the least lol

 

[rickyp]

i have a brick i don’t know if i ever going to use. for pistol billets i use wheel weight and 50/50 soldier to make a lynan #2

 

[blazing lead]

Pure is awesome for shotgun slugs as well. At an ounce or so a pop 25 pounds will make you quite a few.

 

[John from MD]

Pure is awesome for shotgun slugs as well. At an ounce or so a pop 25 pounds will make you quite a few.

Somewhere around 400 I would say.

 

[blazing lead]

Yup give or take a few, throw them over a 1 ounce trap load of red dot or promo and let em fly ,that's a boat load of fun for sure.

 

[44man]

i have a brick i don’t know if i ever going to use. for pistol billets i use wheel weight and 50/50 soldier to make a lynan #2

That’s a very reliable mix

 

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So less then a tank of gas for my truck

 

[Slackdaddy]

This thread title caught my eye.
With the MGA on the verge of banning ALL use of lead ammo for hunting,
Banning lead for target shooting is only 1-2 years away.

I wonder is people will bury lead in a cache for future use,,

 

[Bisleyfan44]

Lead fishing weights are expensive a F in CA.
Any way to make wheel weight quality lead into usable sinkers? Other than a ghetto rig?

I will gladly take any of that "junk" wheelweight alloy that nobody wants.

Wheelweight alloy is good as-is and can be mixed with pure, with maybe some tin, to create whatever mix you require for any need.

 

[Antarctica]

I've got a 57.5 pound lead ingot. Came out of a boat keel (I threw 10 of them away 20 years ago but still have this one). If anyone wants it for $60, PM me.

 

[WHBD]

I bought several hundred pounds of monotype(harder than linotype; single letters vs words) from a guy whose dad had a printing business. I've mixed it with varying amounts of pure lead over the years for differing hardnesses depending on the caliber/speed/performance I was going for.

I've realized I'll never use it all if anyone is interested in some of it. I'd trade some for straight lead as well.

 

[E.Shell]

...I had about 28 or 30 of them, and had almost used them all when I realized how useful they were for other purposes. Sometimes it's handy to have a 26 pound lead brick...

A heavy lead brick is the ideal surface to hit with a kinetic bullet puller. I have one I've been using for years and it has almost no bounce and the bullets come out quicker than with a block of wood or even a concrete floor.

 

[Threeband]

I'll have to try that.

 

[Coehorn]

I've got a 57.5 pound lead ingot. Came out of a boat keel (I threw 10 of them away 20 years ago but still have this one). If anyone wants it for $60, PM me.

Have you tested it to see if it's lead only?

And not some mix of lead, tin, zinc and anything else they could throw into the smelter?

 

[Coehorn]

I will gladly take any of that "junk" wheelweight alloy that nobody wants.

Wheelweight alloy is good as-is and can be mixed with pure, with maybe some tin, to create whatever mix you require for any need.

Damn Skippy.

 

[John from MD]

A heavy lead brick is the ideal surface to hit with a kinetic bullet puller. I have one I've been using for years and it has almost no bounce and the bullets come out quicker than with a block of wood or even a concrete floor.

Yep, I do the same thing. It imparts all the energy to pulling the bullet.

 

[wilcam47]

Does it have the 3%?

3% Antimony can mean mo' money, mo' money on MDS