Every year, a weird thing happens on the outdoor pistol range at Shirley.
During the winter, the snow on the ground stops the pistol bullets. When the snow melts, the bullets end up just lying there on the ground.
I picked them up yesterday - about 70 pounds of them. They're a mix of hard cast and jacketed, along with a bunch of copper washed .22 LR bullets.
I intend to sort them prior to smelting, and I'm going to be making the following assumptions (correct me if I'm wrong):
Does that sound about right?
During the winter, the snow on the ground stops the pistol bullets. When the snow melts, the bullets end up just lying there on the ground.
I picked them up yesterday - about 70 pounds of them. They're a mix of hard cast and jacketed, along with a bunch of copper washed .22 LR bullets.
I intend to sort them prior to smelting, and I'm going to be making the following assumptions (correct me if I'm wrong):
- The hard cast can be smelted and recast as is.
- Whatever melts out of the jacketed bullets will be pure lead.
- The .22 LR are pure lead.
- The round balls from BP revolvers are pure lead.
Does that sound about right?