Some parts of the country still see a lot of reports of good WW hunting. But... if you're close to any big city, the gettin' is gone.
I have the same problem in my area. The primary reasons for shops (even shops where I know the employees or owners) to reject me are:
1. "We have to turn the take-offs in for new WWs. Under the contract, we can't sell any."
2. "Lead is a poison. We won't well it."
3. "Bubba Joe makes fishing sinkers out of them. You two will have to wrassle."
4. "We have a guy paying $6.3 million per lb. You'll have to beat that, if you want them."
It's not a huge loss, I guess. The WWs around here are about 30% steel and 30% zinc. So the 40% that's still lead is almost a waste of time.
I'll be hitting a local metal recycler next week. I can get known lead alloys in large quantities for the same price, or less than these shops want for WWs that are of questionable or unknown composition.
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Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.
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