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Offline kvom

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Lead shot
« on: February 05, 2018, 08:43:10 PM »
Anyone here reload shotgun shells?  I am in need of ~6 pounds of lead shot for a shop project.  If anyone has some extra to sell please post up.
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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2018, 09:01:58 PM »
You can buy whatever size lead or steel shot at bass pro. May be some gun shops.

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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2018, 09:35:45 PM »
25 pound bags at bass pro = I don't need that much
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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2018, 08:47:18 AM »
old wheel weights from a tire shop maybe?
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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2018, 09:26:07 AM »
Bass pro sells smaller quantities....look in the fishin' department.
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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2018, 01:34:43 PM »
I got several bags of shot at a local scuba shop where they are used for sink weights.  I need to make a fairly accurate counterweight, so having small diameter shot makes for better precision, as opposed to sinkers and the like.
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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2018, 02:06:54 PM »
https://www.mcmaster.com/#9030k24/=1bgwkjw 5 pounders but probably more expensive than a 25 pound bag at bass pro.

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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2018, 02:07:10 PM »
Tire shop lead weight take off's

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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2018, 05:27:04 PM »
You could walk thru a Wal mart parking lot & get plenty of lead.   //LMAO//
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Re: Lead shot
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2018, 07:08:50 PM »
The eventual counterweight, assuming lead, would be a cylinder 2.5" in diameter and ~3" long.  If I can't find a source for such a weight, then I'll machine a container from aluminum and fill it with the shot.  As such, the smaller the shot the better to pack in the space.  I might try crushing it together with my press.  I don't anticipate trying to melt and cast it.

I did find a lead manufacturer that makes sash weights and who might have what I need.  But until I know the exact weight I can't source anything.
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