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Title: Need some lead shot....
Post by: bmwr75 on April 30, 2014, 05:39:37 PM: .....anybody got any they want to get rid of or know where an affordable place is to get some?

Need to fill some Gwiz speakers stands (made in Irwin). http://gwizpro.com/ (http://gwizpro.com/)
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: F1nut on April 30, 2014, 08:52:57 PM: I get mine here, http://www.precisionreloading.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=PRE&Category_Code=LEAD_SHOT_BB9 (http://www.precisionreloading.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=PRE&Category_Code=LEAD_SHOT_BB9)

Affordable is a thing of the past.......yeah, change you can believe in. ::)
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on April 30, 2014, 08:58:29 PM: At that price, I'd fill 'em with cement.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on April 30, 2014, 08:59:38 PM: Hey at those prices my Sanus stands are practically free!
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: schwarcw on April 30, 2014, 09:20:02 PM: Anti tank rounds are made from spent uranium. Typically around six times more dense than lead. They can blow through 6" of armor like it was butter. Not available for your speakers.

Actually Scott the lead substitutes are more expensive. Sand is messy, concrete will expand, the larger lead pellets get cheaper. Good luck!
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: OCCD on April 30, 2014, 11:13:48 PM: The green weenies strike again.

Here is a possible alternative. http://www.ebay.com/itm/40lbs-42lbs-Used-Lead-Wheel-Weights-melting-fishing-sinker-bullet-scrap-lead-/171311875912?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e2fbc748 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/40lbs-42lbs-Used-Lead-Wheel-Weights-melting-fishing-sinker-bullet-scrap-lead-/171311875912?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e2fbc748)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8UcrEpVX7Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8UcrEpVX7Y)
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: Dicky on April 30, 2014, 11:19:46 PM: I may be able to score you some old wheel weights, p.m if you want me to try. I would guess about a 5 gallon bucket full.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on May 01, 2014, 10:18:39 AM: I'm a green weenie.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: OCCD on May 01, 2014, 12:09:29 PM: Quote from: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on May 01, 2014, 10:18:39 AM
I'm a green weenie.

It's Thrifty's fault! >:D
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on May 01, 2014, 12:14:18 PM: Everything is.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: bmwr75 on May 01, 2014, 07:35:19 PM: @Dicky -- wheel eights sounds interesting. Where u located?
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: OCCD on May 02, 2014, 11:03:35 PM: Dickey, I could use some of those weights next time you come in to cast bullets. :(|)
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: Dicky on May 03, 2014, 09:18:30 AM: Sorry, I spoke too soon. The shops I deal with used to have buckets laying around, but now they sell them to Interstate Batteries. I'll keep an eye out as I deal with a bunch of shops, but the big tire companies can't part with them anymore.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: bmwr75 on May 03, 2014, 10:00:36 AM: Thanks for checking Dicky.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: bmwr75 on May 03, 2014, 02:49:25 PM: Hell, I'll just fill them with dry play sand like I did some others. Not as heavy as lead, but better than air.
Title: Re: Need some lead shot....
Post by: MacGeek on May 03, 2014, 06:27:06 PM: Pea sized gravel, or aquarium gravel might also work. Old, small screws, nuts and bolts weigh more than sand and sand can then be used a filler around the hardware. For me, straight sand is heavy enough and easy to use.