SOLD Lead, you say?

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A friend of mine, a local gunsmith, passed away several weeks ago. Family & friends have been steadily working their way through the mountains (no joke!) of "stuff" he had amassed over the past 60 years. This was his lead stash. His wife was going to sell it to the scrapyard, thankfully I was able to intervene. I would like to sell as much of this as possible face to face, local pick up, in Jamestown, NY, about 60 miles south of Buffalo. The lead pipe totals about 480 lbs. I haven't weighed the clip-on wheel weight ingots yet but I'm guessing 300 lbs. I'll weigh them up as soon as my back will allow it. There are two buckets of grinding wheel centers, such as the one in the foreground lying on it's side.

I'm asking $1/ pound for the lead, PM me if you are interested in some or all of it. Remember, it's local pick up only.

 

[Dude]

I'd like to get some lead pipe from you. I know you want only face to face, but putting it in a USPS Flat Rate box should be quick and easy. If you decide to ship, please get back to me.

 

[Jr45]

Same here, if you decide to shop let me know.

 

[nit wit]

Read the classified guidelines and please conform or your ad will be deleted.
Nit Wit

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Cast it into ingots and stuffem in a flat rate box, Id go for one or more.

 

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Read the classified guidelines and please conform or your ad will be deleted.
Nit Wit

Sorry 'bout that Nit Wit, I knew it was supposed to be there, it just slipped my mind at the time

 

[azmntman]

I too will buy some pipe if you'll ship. PM us if you dont move locally

 

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Now, I'm not against shipping, I've shipped my share of lead lead in my lifetime. The thing is, the guys on the Cast Boolits site told me that they'd prefer to have the metal in it's original condition, not melted into ingots. I haven't listed this metal for sale over there because I wanted to offer it to the ML community first, in consideration of the large amount of pure lead involved. If you fellows don't want the clip-on wheel weights I'll sell those over there. It took me 2 hours yesterday to hammer50 lbs. of pipe flat enough to get it into a MFRB. I also had to pack and unpack it twice in order to make it fit. There's still a LOT of lead waiting in the wings. Considering that, casting into ingots isn't exactly an attractive thought either. Would you guys be OK with leaving the pipe as-is and just cutting it to fit a flat rate box? I can get 38-40 lbs. into a MFRB, 50-60 into a LFRB. I would need $1.10/lb. plus shipping if I'm shipping it. I welcome your input.

 

[springfield art]

A friend of mine, a local gunsmith, passed away several weeks ago. Family & friends have been steadily working their way through the mountains (no joke!) of "stuff" he had amassed over the past 60 years. This was his lead stash. His wife was going to sell it to the scrapyard, thankfully I was able to intervene. I would like to sell as much of this as possible face to face, local pick up, in Jamestown, NY, about 60 miles south of Buffalo. The lead pipe totals about 480 lbs. I haven't weighed the clip-on wheel weight ingots yet but I'm guessing 300 lbs. I'll weigh them up as soon as my back will allow it. There are two buckets of grinding wheel centers, such as the one in the foreground lying on it's side.

I'm asking $1/ pound for the lead, PM me if you are interested in some or all of it. Remember, it's local pick up only.

Wow! also, I bet there's some real neat stuff in that 60 year accumulation!

 

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Wow! also, I bet there's some real neat stuff in that 60 year accumulation!

OH Boy! You ain't kiddin'! Six vises, besides the two bolted to the benches, A 6 x 1.75 liter liquor box FULL to the top of handloaded ammo with no labels, 4 B&M powder measures in boxes, approximately 200 bullet moulds of all makes and sizes, 1 lb. and 4 lb. cans of gunpowder of all types, half full. He was a true hoarder, didn't matter how many he had, he wanted more of whatever it was, and he could afford to buy it! Mind-boggling!

 

[azmntman]

That sounds good!

 

[Bad Karma]

Well first of all, I’m sorry for your loss. He sounds like a good friend and an interesting guy.

 

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Well first of all, I’m sorry for your loss. He sounds like a good friend and an interesting guy.

He was a very good friend, and OH, the stories he could tell! He was a unique man and a very skilled machinist and gunsmith, he will be missed!

 

[Bad Karma]

He was a very good friend, and OH, the stories he could tell! He was a unique man and a very skilled machinist and gunsmith, he will be missed!

di he ever post here?

just a thought but his family might do well listing some of his stuff here and on castboolits… I have provided my kids with these links so when I jump off this mortal coil they can sell whatever they don’t need or want..

 

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di he ever post here?

just a thought but his family might do well listing some of his stuff here and on castboolits… I have provided my kids with these links so when I jump off this mortal coil they can sell whatever they don’t need or want..

No, he wasn't a member here, or at Cast Boolits. His wife wasn't sure what to do with all that "stuff". A lot of it will be sold off on this site and CB. I'm going to start packing this lead pipe into MFRB's, about 38-40 lbs. each. I'll post them up as soon as I can. The offer for local pick up is still open if you want to avoid shipping costs.

 

[azmntman]

I'll Take 1 or 2 bixes after those in front of me

 

[nit wit]

Sorry 'bout that Nit Wit, I knew it was supposed to be there, it just slipped my mind at the time

I know all about it!
NW

 

[Dude]

Just so you guys don't fall asleep over the acronym - MFRB = USPS Medium Flat Rate Box.

 

[Reds]

I also would like 1 of the mfrb’s once you are ready to ship! Thanks Reds

 

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OK, all of you who have requested lead have been PM'd and your packages are ready and reserved for you. Last night I received a PM from a member who lives close by and is interested in at least 200 lbs. or more, to be picked up at my home. I will not accept any more requests for lead until this gentleman has purchased what he wants. I will post a message here as soon as I know what I have available. My thanks to all of you for your patronage, stay tuned, I'll be back to you!