Anyone have experience buying lead? I just bought a jig mold pouring setup and now I need to find some good sources for buying lead. Just wondering if anyone has any tips where I can...

FS Digest

I just bought a jig mold pouring setup and now I need to find some good sources for buying lead. Just wondering if anyone has any tips where I can buy the purest lead for the least amount of money. I do understand I can melt sinkers and weights that I find or have already but for now I’m looking to start with quality pure lead. Thanks!

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by robok_w

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Robok_w: No, I have never bought any lead. I have always scavanged mine. You might be able to get some at a tire shop. They are always pullilng lead weights off of wheels and discarding it. I don't know what they do with those, perhaps they sell it. You might be able to cut a deal with a local tire shop.

When I was in the Air Force, I would go out to the rifle range and pick up bullets that had been fired from .45 pistols, They were brass jacketed, but had lead cores. Just Sayin....RJS

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

FS Digest wrote:

I just bought a jig mold pouring setup and now I need to find some good sources for buying lead. Just wondering if anyone has any tips where I can buy the purest lead for the least amount of money. I do understand I can melt sinkers and weights that I find or have already but for now I’m looking to start with quality pure lead. Thanks!

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by robok_w

I would investigate gun shops that sell reloading equipment. I think small diameter, maybe #6or #8 lead shot , in bulk, should be pretty cheap.

bucky buckner Loc: murrells inlet SC

Dive shop maybe, Diving belts

bucky buckner Loc: murrells inlet SC

FS Digest wrote:

I just bought a jig mold pouring setup and now I need to find some good sources for buying lead. Just wondering if anyone has any tips where I can buy the purest lead for the least amount of money. I do understand I can melt sinkers and weights that I find or have already but for now I’m looking to start with quality pure lead. Thanks!

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by robok_w

Dive shop maybe? Diving belt, sorry forgot to quote reply

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

You'll just have look around. Tire shops an other places like that has been mentioned an go from there. Good luck

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

FS Digest wrote:

I just bought a jig mold pouring setup and now I need to find some good sources for buying lead. Just wondering if anyone has any tips where I can buy the purest lead for the least amount of money. I do understand I can melt sinkers and weights that I find or have already but for now I’m looking to start with quality pure lead. Thanks!

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by robok_w

Call scrap metal places.

Lil Al Loc: Central Coast California

Did a demo on an X-ray room at Frenchs hospital last year here in San Luis Obispo County steel stud room with 8th inch lead sheeting behind the drywall saved quite a bit of the lead-in been making sinkers out of it since when I took the rest of it to the dump in my dump trailer it weighed two and a half tons

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

FS Digest wrote:

I just bought a jig mold pouring setup and now I need to find some good sources for buying lead. Just wondering if anyone has any tips where I can buy the purest lead for the least amount of money. I do understand I can melt sinkers and weights that I find or have already but for now I’m looking to start with quality pure lead. Thanks!

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by robok_w

Hi robok. I also pour my own. Forget tire weights they have alloy in them. Finding lead at gun shot a real challenge at this time. Scrap yard maybe. I go to the gun range n get mine. If the weight isn't 100% correct fish won't notice. I doubt if mass produced sinkers or jigs all weigh exact. You can buy lead strips at Do-it

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Lil Al wrote:

Did a demo on an X-ray room at Frenchs hospital last year here in San Luis Obispo County steel stud room with 8th inch lead sheeting behind the drywall saved quite a bit of the lead-in been making sinkers out of it since when I took the rest of it to the dump in my dump trailer it weighed two and a half tons

Man, how come you didn't sell it?

Lil Al Loc: Central Coast California

Lot of it had drywall glued to the front of it so the pain in the ass to get all the paper off the LED

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

gottcha

DoryMan Loc: Southern Maine

Lead flashing used in roofing could be a good source. Find it at building supply stores, maybe some hardware stores.

Lil Al Loc: Central Coast California

That being the other reason it was unsalable for recycling

GeorgeG Loc: Pensacola

Also check out old marinas and scrap yards.many old boats used lead in the keel for ballast.