If they can't take our firearms, they will take our lead...

[Orlando]

Good car batterys are over $100.00, The kind that last 5 years or more..I'm going to cross that bridge this winter....Do you know if Battery lead can be reclaimed by the individual, for the processing of bullets..I mean with a hot stove fire out-side, does the lead clean it self of acid and residue...I have only made lead bullets for my Muzzel loader from lead pipe???OG.

Why mess with car batteries? Go to local recyling center and buy scrap lead

[ttwn0324]

Why mess with car batteries? Go to local recyling center and buy scrap lead

Yep, or go to any shop that balances tires and ask for about their used wheel weights. A lot of times they'll just give them to you. The scrap guys have the good stuff "type metal" printers lead.

But, yeah battery lead could be reclaimed by poor mans smelter, very toxic to do. Plus, you'd still need to add tin & antimony. Better off taking the battery to the scrap yard and take trade for printers lead. But, beware that when you buy a new battery there is a used battery core charge if you don't exchange.

[timshufflin]

toxic lead? Uhm, okay

[seaninmich]

almost 300 people are losing their jobs for nothing.

Um, I believe they are unionized, Tim

[timshufflin]

Um, I believe they are unionized, Tim

Yah, I would rather have their union butt's working then paying them federal unemployment and new job training.

[Old Guard]

Yep, or go to any shop that balances tires and ask for about their used wheel weights. A lot of times they'll just give them to you. The scrap guys have the good stuff "type metal" printers lead.

But, yeah battery lead could be reclaimed by poor mans smelter, very toxic to do. Plus, you'd still need to add tin & antimony. Better off taking the battery to the scrap yard and take trade for printers lead. But, beware that when you buy a new battery there is a used battery core charge if you don't exchange.

Toxic, yes, reclaim outside..yeap been the wheel weight route, It already has tin, But they do NOT give the wheel weights away any more..I have some old tractor batterys, is the reason for the questions..Also some lead splicers-pipe...for high voltage buss heads..I have never Bought anything from the Scrapyard, only sold alum cans for the Boyscouts, when I was involved with them..I believe the Core Charge for a Auto battery is now$7.50 here??I keep a spare' bad battery"..

[jbkf1003]

I argue that the sky is falling. I could care less about the lead for bullets, almost 300 people are losing their jobs for nothing.

Silly Tim, Not for nothing, it's so we can IMPORT yet another raw material from CHINA. So now if we ever have to goto war with China, they can literally refuse to sell us the bullets we need for it. It's part of our Foreign Policy.

[Old Guard]

Silly Tim, Not for nothing, it's so we can IMPORT yet another raw material from CHINA. So now if we ever have to goto war with China, they can literally refuse to sell us the bullets we need for it. It's part of our Foreign Policy.

Okay, Our newest Gel-cell batterys for ups units and fire-alarm stand-by have been from China for about 4 years..US production petered out about 10 years ago...Tiawan picked it up with Korea, then China busted them...The price went up twice that I know of, from $9.95 a battery to $39.00 for flame resistant types, in the course of ten years..Cheaper from China---NAAAHHH...But Yeahh we will be importing lead products IF we CANNOT smelt them here any more..