Lead shot for ballast bars

[Mike Corbett]

Hey I am trying to make some new ballast bars and cannot find any lead shot to fill them around here. Does anybody know where to get some? If anybody has any and are going to the National Open in Pierre, SD next week I would purchase it from them. Maybe there is omething better out there. Any ideas? Thanks!

[FED 387]

shooter supply or plumbing supply places

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by FED 387

shooter supply or plumbing supply places

And it ain't cheap anymore.

[art leong]

I don't think it will help you for next week. But you can get lead ingots on Ebay for about $1 per pound. They usually are in 50 pound lots. Shipping is usualy about $13 priority mail flat rate.
I bought some this way.

[BlueOval Ralph]

Wait till the EPA starts on NHRA. Let's see Lead Fuel and Lead Shot?? There was a article I seen last week, kinda think it was USA Today about the EPA wanting to Band leadsinkers for fishing and so many fisher men lossing them in the water. O' well what is next? No more Lead for bullets too many people dying from lead in the gut?

Originally Posted by art leong

I don't think it will help you for next week. But you can get lead ingots on Ebay for about $1 per pound. They usually are in 50 pound lots. Shipping is usualy about $13 priority mail flat rate.
I bought some this way.

[Jeff Lee]

I found out about lead fishing weights last year at Pinewood derby time. So now they sell Titanium weights for fishing because some lakes don't allow lead lures!Obviously they aqre more money and they don't catch fish any better. It might be cheaper to by Ti lures and melt them down for my new valves...

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

Wait till the EPA starts on NHRA. Let's see Lead Fuel and Lead Shot?? There was a article I seen last week, kinda think it was USA Today about the EPA wanting to Band leadsinkers for fishing and so many fisher men lossing them in the water. O' well what is next? No more Lead for bullets too many people dying from lead in the gut?

The NRA is fighting that fight already.Most shotgun shot is lead being replaced by bismuth
and other metals.Maybe the gun phobes will be satisfied with sponge bullets.

[Bill Harris]

I bought shot from these guys. I couldn't believe that shipping was free, but when it came I understood.

http://www.rotometals.com/product-p/...eclaim_bag.htm

It was shipped by regular post office in their fixed rate priority boxes where it didn't make any difference how much it weighed, as long as it fit in the box. My mailman wasn't too happy about it, but it was a great deal and perfect for ballast bars!!! BTW, it only took two days from my order, all the way across the country.....

[Bob Don]

Like Mark said, I went to my friendly local tire store and they gave me a bucket of discarded wheel weights (about 80 lbs.). They were happy to get rid of them.

[Philip Saran]

If the tire shops does not pan out, try your local scrap metal yard or a
battery manufacture.