scattergunner 12 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 is there any reason why i cant target shoot at my firewood pile and then gather all the lead out of the ashes in the wood stove to remelt and use in a slug mold? sounds like a great way to recycle lead, make kindling and get my ya ya's out all at the same time any thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I wouldnt see why not. Im not a reloader myself(yet) but my brother collects old baterry terminal connectors and melts em down. Long as you clean it up. Ive watched him do it and shot the loads they seem to work fine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IndyArms 10,186 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 you put that in the wood stove, you are going to have a LEAD MESS in the bottom of the stove!!!! Your stove will get hotter than the melting point of lead, and its all going to melt and run into the firebrick, and nooks and crannies of the stove itself... you DONT want it to do that... it will be a DIRTY WHORE to get it all out!!! unless you have some sort of catch pan under the wood that will contain the lead... plus the lead will have so much slag in it... you would be better off shooting something else to reclaim the lead... Seriously... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobRez 1,895 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I have shot at the flat end of firewood rounds before I split them. I just use them until my shooting starts to split the wood, then I bust it up with a hatchet (pretty easy at that point) and pull out the lead. most of it is retrievable that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3ac6ucb 24 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Mined lead from the gun range backstop = good to go. Wheel weights = good to go. Battery lead = DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON Maintenance free/low maintenance batteries use calcium metal-doped lead to catalyze the hydrogen gas. The lead alloy used in batteries also contains a bit of antimony and arsenic to help harden and strengthen the lead. When hydrogen comes in contact with arsenic and antimony, the hydrogen reacts to form ammonia analogues called arsine and stibine, AsH3 and SbH3. In World War One the Germans experimented with these as war gases. As such they were highly effective since they are deadly in amounts too small to easily detect. Source: castboolits.gunloads.com 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Battery lead= DANGEROUS. Cadmium, high arsenic, and other compounds that outgas toxic fumes when melting. Also, intragranualr corrosion from these metals being resmelted can cause catastrophic failure of the bullet upon firing. Another issue is corrosoin of your brass and the gun they are fired in. Don't be cheap. Use real lead. You're saving pennies at a risk of $$$$ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Im not talking about battery lead guys, the connectors/terminals for the top of batteries. They are just lead, and trust me lol he doenst do this in a small closet with no windows. Same lead as any other lead. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Same thing. Still the same alloy. Contaminated. Unfit for use as bullets. Ask Lee, Lyman or RCBS tech lines. They'll tell you the same thing BTDT. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I guess its all how you look at it. I wouldnt totally believe a car salesman either if he told me the other guys car wasnt fit to drive. Of course I prolly wouldnt go about shooting the high powered rifle/hunting loads with cheap lead, but w/e. Any lead is contaminated and I wouldnt suggest breathing the fumes as you melt it down. You should allways have plenty of ventilation while melting anything toxic. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JK-47 33 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 build a bullet trap, that way you don't ruin your woodpile, your stove or your cast bullet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sputnik360 2 Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 I know this is old, but felt like bumping it up do to a safety concern. Lead is hazardous, and I'm assuming your wood stove is in your house like mine.. So you are melting hazardous material in the place you sleep. Do it outside if you are going to do that.. Just my .02 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Actually lead in a fire is worse then just melting lead. Because your actually causing it to oxidize, so it becomes the more toxic. So yeah don't do that. Also never let a lead melting pot go back into general circulation. Cut "lead" into the side of any cast iron you use for lead melting. And spending the $40 on an electric melt pot is totally worth it, much safer then having molten metal and fire in the same area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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