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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7601 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Roto Metals response to bad alloy..... Reply #15 - Sep 17^th, 2014 at 3:11pm	Print Post
	Bob, That's very good info. I had the same thing happen to me back in the early 90's but, I was using tin to harden the WW. I just couldn't get a bullet to cast that had any kind of a band on it. I had no way of testing for it but, my 20/1 bullets cast fine. From what I had read, zink was the only thing it could have been. I can't remember how many pounds I had to throw away but, I never bought any WW after that. Frank

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Roto Metals response to bad alloy..... Reply #16 - Sep 17^th, 2014 at 10:58pm	Print Post
	Hi Frank, Get ready, Lonnie will be gunning for you guys this Saturday coming off that good group last month plus getting a medal at Tacoma I do not remember how I figured it out. It was long ago, but as I recall that stuff contaminated my pot and mold. It took a while to get good bullets after I got good metal. I was using a 10# cast iron Lyman pot back then. I don't know how much lead I pitched out, but all of that stuff. I still used wheel weights, but only the ones with a metal clip back then. Not sure what the criteria for sorting is now, I haven't used them for at least 15 years. I have been told most WW have zinc now as lead is banned, but I do not know that for sure. I do know you have to have a smelters license to by scrap lead in WA state now Regards, Bob

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7601 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Roto Metals response to bad alloy..... Reply #17 - Sep 18^th, 2014 at 12:11pm	Print Post
	Quote: I do know you have to have a smelters license to by scrap lead in WA state now Bob, that's just crazy. Can you by it mail order still, like from Roto? Frank

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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Roto Metals response to bad alloy..... Reply #18 - Sep 18^th, 2014 at 10:06pm	Print Post
	I'm sure you can. But if you go to a scrap yard or a tire store, it is illegal for them to sell the scrap to individuals. A friend of mine told me this last march. He casts a lot of RB for muzzle loaders.

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