Most local landfills or waste management programs have a hazardous waste drop-off for batteries,motor oil, hazardous chemicals and other stuff that you wouldn't want in the regular trash. Can't see why they wouldn't take lead.
.22 trap. Anyone? Not that kind of trap
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Most local landfills or waste management programs have a hazardous waste drop-off for batteries,motor oil, hazardous chemicals and other stuff that you wouldn't want in the regular trash. Can't see why they wouldn't take lead.
Melt them into ingots? I have yet to empty mine. That's what I plan to do.
Yeah, I only use that plywood backstop inside the house with my pellet rifle. The wife would probably crap down my neck if she smelled gunpowder inside.
Rightly so, as virtually all priming compounds are lead base. No one should want lead dust covering everything in their house.
It was just my attempt at a joke.
I realized that, but some folks might not know.
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Maybe I can dump it into a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and then take it to the hazardous waste area at the dump when it gets full? Or to heavy to move.
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I shot 10 rounds at it. Including some CCI quiet rounds. You can definitely hear a difference in the regular stuff over the quiet stuff. It's to bad the quiet stuff won't cycle properly because I'd rather shoot that.
I put a piece of cardboard up as a target. I noticed a little shrapnel rattling around in the cardboard. The trap did it's job though!
I put a piece of cardboard up as a target. I noticed a little shrapnel rattling around in the cardboard. The trap did it's job though!
Nice looking Trap . I build one out of a 1960's commercial electrical box. I framed it with one by 4's filled it with some Fort Worth phone books and it worked great!
In the past you were looking into reloading. Maybe this will be your motivation to start bullet casting?
A 5 gallon bucket of lead is going to be mighty hefty. You probably wouldn't want to landfill the lead. That being said there is probably some provision for household hazardous waste such as batteries. You might even be able to find a scrap metal dealer that will buy the stuff from you.
Look for a Re-loader in your area they would love to have it.
