A few weeks ago I went to a tire shop that told me they would sell a 5 gallon bucket of wheel weights for $50, and I thought that was a fair deal, but when I got over there, I saw it was actually a 3 gallon bucket with a bunch of bolts, zinc, and cigarette butts. I declined that sale. I did go to a scrap yard and got a few pounds of wheel weights for free, but I was pulling them off tires with a screwdriver and it took about ab hour just to collect 2 lbs. So now I have a guy saying he will sell me a 5 gallon bucket with nothing but lead wheel weights in it for $75. I know this is more expensive than what a lot of people find lead for, but it is the best I have found around here. I am trying to figure out if I really need to get the wheel weights.
I have about 25-30 lbs worth of bullets that I've picked up "bermining" (I'm anxious to see how much lead will come out of that) and I know I need to mix the soft lead from that with wheel weights to harden it up, but what I do not know is what ratio of soft lead to wheel weights I need to use. I've got 2 lbs of wheel weights that I got from the scrap yard, 5 lbs that Nitesite gave to me, and 5 lbs of lead already in ingots. If all I need is a few pounds of wheel weights for the soft lead, than I will probably just go back to the scrap yard on a free day and pull however many pounds I need, but if I need a 50:50 mix, than I probably will just buy this bucket. If I do get the bucket, I may just save the soft lead for slugs and use the wheel weights for my handguns.
I have about 25-30 lbs worth of bullets that I've picked up "bermining" (I'm anxious to see how much lead will come out of that) and I know I need to mix the soft lead from that with wheel weights to harden it up, but what I do not know is what ratio of soft lead to wheel weights I need to use. I've got 2 lbs of wheel weights that I got from the scrap yard, 5 lbs that Nitesite gave to me, and 5 lbs of lead already in ingots. If all I need is a few pounds of wheel weights for the soft lead, than I will probably just go back to the scrap yard on a free day and pull however many pounds I need, but if I need a 50:50 mix, than I probably will just buy this bucket. If I do get the bucket, I may just save the soft lead for slugs and use the wheel weights for my handguns.