Melting lead today to make ingots

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Maybe you need to come by CHenry and make some. maybe make some bullets to take home with you to poke holes into things with. That is the fun part.
 

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45 data: 7000gr in a Lb, I shoot 200gr SWC so I get 35 bullets per 1.50 of lead or 4 cents each. H&G 68's run about 500 for $58.50 after shiping or 12 cents each. So you save 8 cents a bullet, if ya shoot bullseye 2 times a month that is a savings of $43.00 a month.

458 SOCOM data: 500gr bullet = 14 from a Lb of lead so .18 cents each. 500gr from Midway is $51.00 after shipping so $1.02 each. a savings of .84 a bullet for hog killing.

Hope that answers your questions @Pokinfun ...
 

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45 data: 7000gr in a Lb, I shoot 200gr SWC so I get 35 bullets per 1.50 of lead or 4 cents each. H&G 68's run about 500 for $58.50 after shiping or 12 cents each. So you save 8 cents a bullet, if ya shoot bullseye 2 times a month that is a savings of $43.00 a month.

458 SOCOM data: 500gr bullet = 14 from a Lb of lead so .18 cents each. 500gr from Midway is $51.00 after shipping so $1.02 each. a savings of .84 a bullet for hog killing.

Hope that answers your questions @Pokinfun ...
saving 8 cents a bullet is pretty good.
 

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45 data: 7000gr in a Lb, I shoot 200gr SWC so I get 35 bullets per 1.50 of lead or 4 cents each. H&G 68's run about 500 for $58.50 after shiping or 12 cents each. So you save 8 cents a bullet, if ya shoot bullseye 2 times a month that is a savings of $43.00 a month.

458 SOCOM data: 500gr bullet = 14 from a Lb of lead so .18 cents each. 500gr from Midway is $51.00 after shipping so $1.02 each. a savings of .84 a bullet for hog killing.

Hope that answers your questions @Pokinfun ...

Here you can get 100ct 500gr coated lead for $36. So only $.18 per bullet savings.
 

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Just for some information, smelting lead without proper ventilation can shorten your life exponentially.
Don't jump into it with both feet. Do some research and proceed.
 

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FWIW, there is a fair amount of difference between the melting point of lead and its vaporization temperature (something like 300-400 degrees F).

Otherwise, folks that solder would have died out long ago. ;)
 

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