Some new lead -

[frontier gander]

Got this big chuck of pipe from a forum member of mine. It weighed 5lbs 10oz and is soft lead. I cut it up into strips the other day and today i finally heated up the stove and started casting. I got 200 .490 175gr round balls out of the entire 5lbs.

Does that sound right? i figured 5lbs would cast more than 200 balls

 

[cayuga]

that should be about right... 7000 grains in a pound = 40 ball per poound X 5 = 200 (does that sound right?)

 

[Semisane]

Well, a .490 lead ball weighs about 176 grains, and there are 7,000 grains in a pound.

So, 200 balls times 176 grains per ball gives you a total of 35,200 grains. Divide that by 7,000 and you get 5.029 lbs. Looks like it came out exactly right.

 

[frontier gander]

Works for me!

This really helped my lead supply. I'll be saving up all my lead and try to cut back on shooting. Its hurting my wallet right now.

 

[sabotloader]

FG

Dang! those look pretty and shiny... in the old days those would make for a good trade...

 

[frontier gander]

They did come out real shiny. My last batch i quenched in cold water and they took on a dull finish.

One other thing, I thought that gas fitting was brass. I looked in my pot after i drained it and it wasnt in there! Must have been lead as well.