Some old stuff, what do I have and what is its value?

Tophe · May 6, 2009, 04:00 PM

I found some more stuff in the garage that my dad used to use for reloading. Seems like a descent amount of lead, some molds....looks like one is for diff bullets, not sure what the other one is for. Then the plier things look like theyre for making round balls, not sure what caliber.

I was wondering if this stuff is worth much...What is lead going for? I think I could get rid of it locally pretty easily.

Hope these pics arent tiny...

Sixer · May 6, 2009, 04:32 PM

I'm not seeing any pics

okiefarmer · May 6, 2009, 04:53 PM

What you have is worth zip (red "x's")

Please send it to me and I will dispose of it properly.

Tophe · May 6, 2009, 07:13 PM

hmm, I can see em. Must be cause their linked to my sprint pictures. I need to host em somewhere else..

Tophe · May 6, 2009, 07:37 PM

alright, they should be there, but now theyre tiny....I need to get my camera fixed so I dont have to use my phone

Tophe · May 7, 2009, 10:47 AM

anybody?

snuffy · May 7, 2009, 11:33 AM

Tophe, those pics are so small, it's hard to tell. But what I think I'm seeing is lead molds for making cores for swaging jacketed bullets. Swaging bullets usually use lead wire for making cores. But a cheaper way is to cast those cores using pure lead.

Well, that's mu guess!

F. Guffey · May 7, 2009, 12:24 PM

I see the bottom of a 'sad' iron (handle missing), a wing nut, molds with handle, coffee cups, one with lead weights, the struggle is the ingots in the container, I can not tell if that is lead or bottles of mercury, as indicated the other picture looks like bullet sizer/swaging equipment, if paired and split the pieces could be used to swage lead or for casting, I see what looks like concave/convex alignment arrangements.

F. Guffey

Tophe · May 7, 2009, 05:08 PM

let me see if i can blow the pics up....

It is all lead in the coffee cup, wheel weights to be exact, and a few nice hunks of lead. The other pieces are for molding bullets it looks like...

May 6, 2009, 04:00 PM	#1
Tophe Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo MI Posts: 177	Some old stuff, what do I have and what is its value? I found some more stuff in the garage that my dad used to use for reloading. Seems like a descent amount of lead, some molds....looks like one is for diff bullets, not sure what the other one is for. Then the plier things look like theyre for making round balls, not sure what caliber. I was wondering if this stuff is worth much...What is lead going for? I think I could get rid of it locally pretty easily. Hope these pics arent tiny... Last edited by Tophe; May 6, 2009 at 07:36 PM. Reason: picture problems

May 6, 2009, 04:32 PM	#2
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May 7, 2009, 11:33 AM	#7
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	Tophe, those pics are so small, it's hard to tell. But what I think I'm seeing is lead molds for making cores for swaging jacketed bullets. Swaging bullets usually use lead wire for making cores. But a cheaper way is to cast those cores using pure lead. Well, that's mu guess! __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

May 6, 2009, 04:53 PM	#3
okiefarmer Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 381	What you have is worth zip (red "x's") Please send it to me and I will dispose of it properly.

May 6, 2009, 07:13 PM	#4
Tophe Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo MI Posts: 177	hmm, I can see em. Must be cause their linked to my sprint pictures. I need to host em somewhere else..

May 6, 2009, 07:37 PM	#5
Tophe Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo MI Posts: 177	alright, they should be there, but now theyre tiny....I need to get my camera fixed so I dont have to use my phone

May 7, 2009, 10:47 AM	#6
Tophe Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo MI Posts: 177	anybody?

May 7, 2009, 12:24 PM	#8
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	I see the bottom of a 'sad' iron (handle missing), a wing nut, molds with handle, coffee cups, one with lead weights, the struggle is the ingots in the container, I can not tell if that is lead or bottles of mercury, as indicated the other picture looks like bullet sizer/swaging equipment, if paired and split the pieces could be used to swage lead or for casting, I see what looks like concave/convex alignment arrangements. F. Guffey

May 7, 2009, 05:08 PM	#9
Tophe Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo MI Posts: 177	let me see if i can blow the pics up.... It is all lead in the coffee cup, wheel weights to be exact, and a few nice hunks of lead. The other pieces are for molding bullets it looks like...