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Lead shot for ballast bars
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!
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09-18-2010, 07:21 PM
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
shooter supply or plumbing supply places
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09-18-2010, 07:26 PM
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09-18-2010, 07:34 PM
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
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.
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
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?
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09-18-2010, 08:17 PM
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
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...
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09-18-2010, 08:38 PM
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
Like said earlier. Shooting/Gun shop. And it is not cheap. I paid $50 a for 25lb bags, 4 years ago.
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09-18-2010, 09:10 PM
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
try this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lead-Ingots-47-l...item3a5ebe0b56 Or this http://cgi.ebay.com/25-lbs-Lead-Smal...item19bedbbb33
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and other metals.Maybe the gun phobes will be satisfied with sponge bullets.
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09-18-2010, 09:57 PM
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Re: Lead shot for ballast bars
Have you tried the local tire store for wheel weights?
Seems to me , you could chop them up with large bolt cutters.
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