Hit the Jackpot today.

USSR · March 19, 2020, 06:11 PM

Every few weeks I stop by the scrap yard to see what they have in the lead bin. I cast a lot of hollowpoints, so my alloy is fairly soft which means I use a lot of pure lead. Today, the lead bin had a whole lot of good looking lead sheathing. This, and lead pipe is my favorite source of pure lead, so I jumped on it. 137 lbs went home with me. Very, very happy.

Don

Mike / Tx · March 20, 2020, 04:02 AM

Good score,

Grey_Lion · March 23, 2020, 09:57 AM

good grief USSR - 137 LBs?!? Perhaps you should invest in a good bullet trap - like tilted steel inside a tractor tire or something..... I don't think I've gone thru that much lead in all my years....

USSR · March 23, 2020, 12:51 PM

Grey_Lion,

I have a good bullet trap; 1/2" steel plate at about a 45 degree angle with a sand pit under it. It's a question of getting it while you can. I have talked to many reloaders in nearby cities who tell me that their local scrap yards won't sell them lead. And, hey, it don't go bad.

Don

**Unclenick** · March 24, 2020, 04:48 PM

But, at 200 grains that's less than 5,000 bullets. I've shot that many in two weeks at times. The recovery trap is sounding like a must.

When Ron Coburn still had Savage, he told me the trick to his snail-type bullet traps was never letting the bullet strike at an angle greater than 12°. As long as you did that, you got bullet deflection, even with sheet metal of relatively modest thickness and even firing jacketed rounds. In this way you could recover everything.

USSR · March 24, 2020, 07:02 PM

Thanks for the math, Nick. Now I don't sound like so much of a nut job.

Don

Grey_Lion · March 25, 2020, 02:50 PM

I suppose whether or not the lead walks off is a matter of aim & gun control :-)

Mike / Tx · March 26, 2020, 06:10 AM

Quote:

When Ron Coburn still had Savage, he told me the trick to his snail-type bullet traps was never letting the bullet strike at an angle greater than 12°.

I managed to get a 12" long radius 90 outta the scrap bin thinking it would be perfect. Well it does at least stop everything, but all's that is left is powder.

Then I took a 6gal bucket filled with the sandy loam we have at the farm, laid it on its side with the lid screwed on and viola stops everything I have, long as the range isn't too close. I have had solids from my revolvers go right on thru at 50 & 75yds.

March 19, 2020, 06:11 PM	#1
USSR Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2017 Location: Finger Lakes Region of NY Posts: 1,442	Hit the Jackpot today. Every few weeks I stop by the scrap yard to see what they have in the lead bin. I cast a lot of hollowpoints, so my alloy is fairly soft which means I use a lot of pure lead. Today, the lead bin had a whole lot of good looking lead sheathing. This, and lead pipe is my favorite source of pure lead, so I jumped on it. 137 lbs went home with me. Very, very happy. Don __________________ NRA Life Member NRA Certified Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor

March 20, 2020, 04:02 AM	#2
Mike / Tx Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Posts: 2,101	Good score, __________________ LAter, Mike / TX

March 23, 2020, 12:51 PM	#4
USSR Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2017 Location: Finger Lakes Region of NY Posts: 1,442	Grey_Lion, I have a good bullet trap; 1/2" steel plate at about a 45 degree angle with a sand pit under it. It's a question of getting it while you can. I have talked to many reloaders in nearby cities who tell me that their local scrap yards won't sell them lead. And, hey, it don't go bad. Don __________________ NRA Life Member NRA Certified Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor

March 24, 2020, 04:48 PM	#5
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,060	But, at 200 grains that's less than 5,000 bullets. I've shot that many in two weeks at times. The recovery trap is sounding like a must. When Ron Coburn still had Savage, he told me the trick to his snail-type bullet traps was never letting the bullet strike at an angle greater than 12°. As long as you did that, you got bullet deflection, even with sheet metal of relatively modest thickness and even firing jacketed rounds. In this way you could recover everything. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

March 24, 2020, 07:02 PM	#6
USSR Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2017 Location: Finger Lakes Region of NY Posts: 1,442	Thanks for the math, Nick. Now I don't sound like so much of a nut job. Don __________________ NRA Life Member NRA Certified Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor

March 23, 2020, 09:57 AM	#3
Grey_Lion Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2018 Location: Baton Rouge - Louisiana Posts: 406	good grief USSR - 137 LBs?!? Perhaps you should invest in a good bullet trap - like tilted steel inside a tractor tire or something..... I don't think I've gone thru that much lead in all my years....

March 25, 2020, 02:50 PM	#7
Grey_Lion Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2018 Location: Baton Rouge - Louisiana Posts: 406	I suppose whether or not the lead walks off is a matter of aim & gun control :-)