Wheel weight lead is ok for patched ball because patch holds ball in barrel
not raw edge of ball. Old bullet lead is not always pure lead either. Must
use pure lead for unpatched projectiles though.
Keep Ur Powder DRY. Ron

>From: "Keith" <ravenfeeder_65336@...>
>Reply-To: Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com
>To: Muzzleloaders@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Muzzleloaders] Lead
>Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:24:47 -0000
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>I have heard that wheel weight lead is not a real great thing to use
>for balls, but this is uncomfirmed. When I need lead for either my
>Pennsylvania .50, my Brown Bess .75, or my 1841 Mississippi, I go to
>our local shooting range and dig it up. I wash it off,then let it dry
>(water and molten lead are a dangerous combination!), and then melt
>down the bullets in an old iron ladle. When rendered down, I can pour
>off the molten lead into homemade ingot molds, and save them for later
>casting. I usually trash the old copper jackets from the melted down
>bullets, as I can find no useage for them.
>It saves money, and just takes a little elbow grease to keep my
>flintlocks supplied with lead.
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>Hope this helps some,
>Keith
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