Pure lead for cap and ball and wheel weight alloy for higher velocity pistol and rifle bullets.

Aldi this week has a Ladle and and Spider Skimmer, $3.99 each, stainless steel with bambo handles. I bought one of each because when you see something at Aldi that interests you you better buy it, it won't be there next week. I never have scored enough WW's to set up for a big pot so far but maybe in the future!

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Gary Blakely ...thanks for the info.. funny thing is. . One of our viewers found a heavy duty old ladle at the flea market and sent it to me! ; )

Elvis; you're a good dude man. Thanks for the honest practical advice. God bless you and your family, brother.

You really need to get that rooster a watch! Never hurts to go back over the basics and safety measures. Easy to get complacent without being reminded once in a while

Glad to see you’re producing more content lately. Love your videos.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brother! Im on a roll.. Got lots of content I wanna cover.. Happy to have some time to catch up!

Need to mention a high volume propane regulator BBQ grill regulators dont supply enough volume of fuel for a hot source of heat

Very cool. I'll be doing my first wheel weights next week. This shall be my Atlas. Thanks

Just now getting set up for lead casting. Got the same pot and will be using a turkey fryer that I made myself using a large water heater burner. Thanks for all the information. I really like the way you keep it real and simple. Look forward to watching more of your videos.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Benny Bagwell....Let me know your progress! : )

@bpbagwell

6 жыл бұрын

Did my first batch today. All went well except the ingots stuck in one of my muffin pans. Any advice on making them not stick?

@artgerst1817

6 жыл бұрын

Sprinkle some baby powder in your molds. It doesn't take much.

hey Elvis! you’re the best thing on KZread or TV tonight. I can’t believe that pot made almost 50 pounds of lead! Thanks for the great video!

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Yep 50 quick pounds Kaye.... I'm loving it.Thanks for tuning in to the elvis ammo show! : )

OK, I subbed, been enjoying your educational videos. Real practical and to the point. I like that.

I find the easiest way to ID the material of your WW is to look at how the clip is connected to the material. Lead WW will be molded around the clip. Zinc and steel is generally riveted or has some other connecting mechanism. As Elvis said steel can be welded. Clip connection makes identification really fast and for ones you are uncertain of, just use the other methods like tapping for sound or scouring with shears that Elvis mentions.

Hey Elvis! You're not kidding. It's a great addiction to have! Very therapeutic. Lol. I get mine from a local scrap yard and get tin and antimony from roto metals. Keepm coming my friend.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Yep Thats how ya do it... get what ya can locally, then order any additives from rotometals! Keep punishing the steel! : )

You are the authority on lead smelting my man,thank's for the info and great tip's Elvis ammo!!!...

@ericlaird7508

6 жыл бұрын

Going to keep watching your video's on reloading and powder coating and why it is done,Yes I'm a newbie at this!!!...

Use a magnet to quickly remove iron weights then sort through the zinc ans lead. Save a little time

man the ol' intro is back! if I ever figure out how to get scrap lead here in Salt Lake I might get me a dutch oven like that.

I have learned a lot from watching your videos. Keep them coming

Good video Mr Ammo say hello to Elvis for me. Now you got the brand new pot all dirty, good I'm glad you did lol. Stay safe and stay well Sir 👍2/27/2024 I was here. I like the old videos too.

I'm learning a lot thank you grate pot for the money at Walmart👍👍👍

Very informative, Only thing I would really do different is build a 12 in high platform for the burner. Something very stable with a ledge so the pot would not flip over. Then put the molds on a table...just too much bending over for my old @$$. Also would look for a better scoop, that one is going to have the paint on the bowl burn off and I do not trust that ruler handle. Also needs a wooden handle so it does not heat up. As for the molds, put them on a 12 x 12 paving stone you get for yards. The stone will disperse the heat better and not burn like the wood was. (on top of saving your table top..so don't use a plastic one). But other then my nit picking on non important stuff very well done.

Saw the earlier video little while ago. Thanks for the update.

When I hear you and fortunecookie45LC say rain scrap, im like what the hell are they talking about. Until it was later spoken again as range scrap, then I understood what it was 🤣🤣🤣

You are correct about the addicting part!

@user-ud2pl3vk3z

5 жыл бұрын

Harrison F please What is the name of powder in mint 21:00

Hey Elvis great vid. I'm working with a colman stove and a small pot. Done almost a thousand pounds that way. After seeing your setup I think it's time for a trip to walmart. Keep em coming man

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching allthings bullets85.. 17 or 18 bucks.. More than 50 pounds a pot! Like it!

Hey Elvis , Glad I found your channel . I'm just getting started in casting and just finished melting down a batch of lead roof boots . I know what ya mean about cheap muffin tins . I trashed one right off the bat and my wife wants to kick my a$$ when she figured out I used her dutch oven for melting lead . Oh well I had a blast . Love your video's their a big help . Thanks .

Hey Elvis, you might check around at some old junk stores "antique" stores for a Plumbers Ladle used in the Old days when they used Oakum and lead to seal cast iron pipe. I have one from my father's tools. Plumbers still used lead and Oakum in the late 60's.

@archersfriend

6 жыл бұрын

I just emailed you a couple pictures.

I noticed you put the zinc stick on in the soft lead,muscle memory mistake,I love your video's Elvis..Keep on ROCKIN!!!...

Good one Elvis, your videos are very informative and add some insight in the how to do it department. As far as zinc weights are concerned they are a curse, even range scrap has zinc bullets "frangible ammo" lead free, mostly on police ranges. keep up the good work and concentrate on the cowboy shooters, leading and powder coating would be their savior.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks WRXS Ok been wanting to do more with the cowboy action rounds... look forward to it....: )

Cool thanks! Very informative and thanks for the links! I hope you took that non lead piece out of the soft lead

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

hagenoft ...yep I did ... thanks for noticing. ...; ) thanks for watching

That pot is awesome, i need to get one so i can melt some scrap lead i have in my backyard

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Yep,,, after using that thing I loved it. Holds heat well and has a large surface area... 17 bucks and some change! Ve

Great video to help out the beginner caster great video Elvis ammo

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Willie Bulletman! Thanks for stopping by!

I'm liking those ingot pans.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

yep Bacon.. You'll like it even better if ya had one.. And some mesh : )

Walmart has a great heavy-duty stainless Steel ladle for 6 or 7 dollars or at least they did 6 months ago. I used one as a bottom pour ladle by drilling a small hole in it like I saw fc45lc do and it works great.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

hey Patrick M .. Thats a cool idea for a bottom pour ladle!

Elvis, I have one of those ingot pans, it is a real time saver when making ingots for the casting furnace. Btw, Great Safety Caution about removing the bail handle from the Dutch Oven. Dave.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Thoraxe 777... yep can't emphasize enough about the handle... those things will get ya in some fast trouble for this sorta thing! Love the ingot pan! : )

Looking good!

Great video Elvis .. Yes smoking lead is addictive.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Good one John McMunn! : )

hey elvis ,i would suggest to take some precautions .the pot can fall on your feet ,and the spoon to fill the ingots will not hold, better a stainless greasy spoon and weld a steel bar 10 mm thick to it and on the end a wood grip.

I'd have bet money that ladle would have fallen apart. Thanks for the video.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching GunRagDave....One of theses days I will get me a RCBS stainless steel pot and do a lot more with zinc,,,,

Hay. My long lost brother , my wife just had a heart attack when she see all the kitchen ware you just ruined . Can't talk I have to dial 411 for the first aide squad. Good video . Thanks

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Nick L that's one example of what we see when going through the kitchen stuff isle. ...she sees a kitchen utensils. . we see tools! ; ) don't let her in your shop brother! ; )

I find welding addictive. But I do also love to melt and mold lead.

@mauriceapollo8688

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster...

You dropped the stick-on zinc in the bucket with the stick-on lead. You caught the second one, but not the first one. You will want to sort through a second time.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

hey kirk Boswell... I can't believe how many people caught that! : ) Wow you folks actually pay attention..... i did catch that on the playback and was able to go right to it...: ) Thanks for the heads up brother

@TheYjmfan

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I saw that as well

Sometimes people are stupid. I've never agreed more sir.🤣🇺🇸

The satisfying part you are talking about is from turning scrap and junk into something very useful. It is also we save our empty brass cases and reload in the first place. It amazes me all these so called "tactical" dudes that blast and blast speaking like they are the authority on the subject and shooting. They never reload and always buy and use factory ammo. That's when I stop listening to them, I don't know about you guys. You can hardily be considered a expert otherwise.

Great video I generally take a box of donuts to the local tire shop for about 10 gallon at a time more than you can pack LOL

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

thats awesome Walker Outdoors... I bet it works like a charm.. : )

@WalkerOutdoors

6 жыл бұрын

elvis ammo every time: )

@joemoment-o1275

5 жыл бұрын

@@WalkerOutdoors they said it's $25 a barrel. But there's no reason not to offer some gratuity.

Since zinc and iron melt at a different (higher) temperature why not just dump it all in the pot and let the lead melt. The zinc and iron will not melt and will "float" . Then you can just scoop them out. Or is there something I'm missing...? Also, those are all metals...lead, zinc and iron. Metal is a large category of elements. You're using the term metal like it refers to ferrous metal (iron) only...js

I haven't started casting yet, most of the weights I take off at the garage I work at are zinc including the tape weights. We reuse what we take off except the cut weights which are fair game for scavenging. I've been collecting some lead tape weights. Have you done any zinc pistol boolits yet?

Hey Elvis, saw this video once before when you posted it. Do you get gold color on top of your lead when you melt ? I seem to need to turn down my heat as the pot gets empty to prevent it from getting to hot ! Have those same molds and there great. However, they do take a while to coll down :-)

Hey Elvis, do you grease or put anything in the molds before pouring the lead??? My ingots come out with little inward dimples on the bottom and sides

Good stuff. Thanks Saludos

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Saludos to to Janito!

I have a cast iron smelting ladle it’s old but you can have it.

Hey Elvis, it's gonna take you some time to get through those 55 gal drums of WW, better get to smelting brotha. I've got about 1k lbs of Pb and hope to get at least 3k, then I'll start casting.

I got the same one recently for about $18

ive found theres no need to separate them. As long as you keep the heat no higher than the melting point of lead the others will just float to the top. Big old waste of time and exposer to lead tbh...

I use a muffin tray , fits the small pot on remelt

The design intention with the legs is it is intended to be placed on a bed of coals from an outdoor wood fire to allow it to dig into the coals. The 'flat' bottom dutch oven with no legs is for a stove top, turkey fryer ect. I have both because I didnt know and bought one with the legs first lol

@elvisammo

2 жыл бұрын

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The Dutch ovens that have the tabs cast in for attaching the handles give you another flexibility. You can run a piece of bar stock across them. Tap, thread and attach to the tabs. Weld a bolt to it and then run a threaded rod through that bolt and you can make a bottom pour pot. Grind a point - like sharpening a pencil, on the threaded rod and then drill a hole in the bottom of the Dutch oven where the rod can be threaded down into it to plug the drilled hole. You'll need some way to turn the threaded rod. You probably could use a double nut bound up against another one and crank it with a wrench or you might find a handle that matches the threads. Then when you heat up the pot have it set up on something that allows you to feed the ingot pans under that part of the pot where your threaded rod is plugging the hole. Un 'bolt' the threaded rod and you have the benefit of nice clean melt pour off the bottom. Fast too.

More!

Why not just get a real kitchen ladle from thrift store for couple bucks?? I picked up a couple made from one piece of steel, works great! Like the square ingots! I myself found these 4 in a row small banana bread molds and they are awesome.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Dima Prok... yep a store bought one would be awesome.. I just didn't have the size I wanted and wanted it right a way. So I made that thing! And yes Love the mini loaf ingots!

Nice....

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leandro!

Can you flux with borax?

Elvis, I just bought all the stuff I need to start casting bullets. I went yesterday and got some wheel weights from a tire shop, and was going through them and separating them like you’re doing in this video. I notice all the weights with MC turned out to be lead and the KN was zinc, and the FE was steel or iron. The question I have for you is I found a few the had MC/KN stamped in them. I know the probably lead mixed with zinc, but if you throw that in a pot of lead will the zinc rise to the top so you can get it out, or does it mix with the lead?

@doneown503

Жыл бұрын

Any answer , as to date??

@jeffschaefer7223

Жыл бұрын

I throw those out because my understanding is that you cannot separate the zinc from the lead once they are an alloy together. As a general rule of you can cut into it with metal cutters without going to extreme effort then it is lead and will work for casting.

Hey elvis, how would you chose a pot? Expect it being wide. How about the thickness? Thanks, I enjoy your content.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Hey There Blue Phoenix. A wide surface area is great to collect the heat thats for sure. The thickness of the pot does play a roll. The thicker the material the more heat it will retain. However their is a cost to weigh! this pot for me passes all of my criteria. width, perfect. Height perfect, Thickness not perfect but gets a full passing grade! : ) Good to hear from ya Blue Phoenix!

@anonfilly7335

6 жыл бұрын

elvis ammo Cool! Thanks for the fast reply.

So, @ 8:12, the Zinc stick on weights are melted with the other stick on lead weights? He tossed it into the soft lead bucket.

@ramrod175

Жыл бұрын

they will float to the top of the melt. the lead will melt first.

I hear alot of roosters and chickens in the back ground . It's dinner time !!!

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

They know it's time for dinner when I get the pot heated up! : )

Aren't you supposed to stir in the flux?

What does everyone do with the copper jackets from the range lead? I am thinking of getting into the range lead recovering and i actually have a small forge that can melt copper i mean wouldnt this be a good way to recycle the jackets? an for those that dont have this means can you still take them to a recycling plant?

@supermoon1430

5 жыл бұрын

Country living yes they ca be sold run a magnet over to before selling because some a copper coted steel jackets

@billietyree6139

5 жыл бұрын

Throw them in the pot, the copper and steel will float after the lead melts out of them.

Loved the video Elvis. I was going to buy me 8 ingot molds from Lee, but they were only 1 pound and a half pound ones. You saved me alot of money with the trays you recommended. Thank you so much. I have a question. I have a gentleman who wants to give me about 500 pounds of soft stick on wheel weights, but they have that tape on the backing of them. Do i have to remove the tape or glue or can I just melt it and then skim it like you did with the lead. Also, with this soft lead can I make fishing weights, this is why I wanted to make the ingots to put in a home made smelter. Any help from you are anyone would be grateful and appreciated. Thank you sir.

@elvisammo

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 you can fill them with as much as you want. Any size you want!

@demetriustrahan

2 жыл бұрын

Good mrng Elvis. Can you read my comment again. Its about the weights with glue on them or tape. Thank you

@ramrod175

Жыл бұрын

You can throw them in the pot also, the dirt and tape will float to the top.. also instead of saw dust you can also use wax (candle,bees, crayons etc) any kind of wax will work to flux the lead, it will separate the debris from the lead. just mix it in and it will clean the lead up prettey good. and yes you can use wheel weights or reg lead for fishing weights.

How do you get rid of the backing on the soft wheel weights?

@ramrod175

Жыл бұрын

throw them in the pot . it will burn and float to the top.

The plastic ones actually are steel with a plastic cover

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jason Stanley... I didn't even know that! Gonna have to cut into one.. : )

@2011hemiram

6 жыл бұрын

elvis ammo yep I did that and found out they are magnetic which means steel

You put zinc in your lead stick on weights

I used to score WW all the time from local tire shops and car dealerships. But lately every place wants something in return aka money or trade or what not. Really pisses me off. Theres no freakin shortage i live in Phoenix. Theres over 5 million cars on the road here. Any suggestions? How do you score all yours?

@ejbalmes7140

6 жыл бұрын

scott rosenthal I do WW on the halves or thirds. I cast them into fishing weights and trade them for 2 or 3 times their weight in WW to tire shops or scrap yards.

@ZERO_42069

6 жыл бұрын

What part of Phoenix do you live in? Im looking for a new lead source, i dont mind paying for lead as long as they dont try to rip me off considering i still have to process it before i can even cast with it

@scottrosenthal1124

6 жыл бұрын

Josue Guzman i live in glendale near arrowhead mall.

@ZERO_42069

6 жыл бұрын

scott rosenthal nice, my buddy lives near there hes on 99th and Olive, he knows a spot near there that sells lead but i cant remember the name, i got like 60lbs of lead pipe and they worked great for my bullets, most tire shops i go to the workers are pricks

@scottrosenthal1124

6 жыл бұрын

Josue Guzman yeah i know of a few scrapyards that will sell lead. I was talking about free lead. I used to score from a local tire shop in chandler but then one day the owner got greedy and wanted 20 bux a bucket. I told him i will pay 20 if there is no zinc or steel in there or no trash razor blades or old valve stems. Long story short I never went back there.

if Zinc is heavy could i make sinkers with it?

@axlschweiz1576

4 жыл бұрын

lol, make a educated guess, why Zink is named Sink ?!

? I got wilton 8 cavity pan and a new 5qt cast iron pot , melted wheel weights , fluxed with saw dust and pored in pan , ingots came out with little craters on the bottom , what did I do wrong ?

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

all is good no problem...... the chemical on the pan did it... it will only happen a time or two! No worries... sorry bout cratering your perty ingots! : )

@cyocaller

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks , I was hoping that was the case . New to casting , not reloading , in a learning curve . God bless ya

Elvis, do you know anything about purifying zinc contaminated lead with sulfur

@drseeger1

6 жыл бұрын

Depending on the amount of zinc ... you can add copper sulfate. Nice hard bullets and zinc is actually useful in getting it to dissolve.

@ramrod175

Жыл бұрын

try fluxing it with wax.

Melting turds, awesome!!

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Im melting turds Jaggg 1 ... : ) get em while their hot

What is the substance poured in? What's the role? Thank!

@Goldenkryptonite999

3 жыл бұрын

The substance is lead for making bullets for guns.

@ramrod175

Жыл бұрын

i think you are talking about the saw dust, it helps to clean the lead, It separates the lead from the dirt or debris. you can also use pieces of wax instead of the saw dust,

What is the name of powder in mint 21:3

@ramrod175

Жыл бұрын

saw dust but you can use wax

@8:13 you put the sink in with the stick on lead. FYI

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if anyone would catch that... I said naaah .. I'll be dang. I saw it on the playback! : ) Thanks for the heads up!

@TheReloaderDude

6 жыл бұрын

elvis ammo i caught it also but your a professional and dang sure dont need my help. 😁

@2aaa809

6 жыл бұрын

I saw that and thought I would check the comments. It's just like reloading you make mistakes when you start multitasking like talking to someone or making a video:) good thing you watched the video.

@DimaProk

6 жыл бұрын

Took me some time to figure out what the heck is "sink", what is he talking about :)))

@truebornsonofliberty554

6 жыл бұрын

Dima Prok it’s that damn autocorrect. Has a mind of its own.

he dropped stick on zinc into lead stick on bucket.....hope he caught that

Paint them gold. LoL

I understand that your home made ladle was a trial run. What concerns me is that amount of lead the ended up coating it which you probably could be used for casting a bullet. Wouldn't a steel ladle be better to minimize lead waste? Could the blue coating of your test ladle in this video be the reason so much lead stuck to it? It appears to me that the blue portion of your ladle caused possible premature cooling of the lead or for some other reason lead was sticking to it. Unfortunately we don't have any sort of lead nonstick spray out there to my knowledge when dealing with molten medal. It would be nice if we did. Perhaps the blue portion of your ladle doesn't retain heat well. I'm just throwing this out there for your take on your home made ladle in comparison to steel or if you can find one, a cast iron ladle. And my commentary doesn't mean I didn't like your video. You go through the process on how to do it safely and what not to do which is greatly appreciated. I've been looking into getting into bullet and receiver casting for awhile now. Aluminum and lead are very easy metals to do home casting with. During these difficult times we may very well have to cast our own bullets and our own firearm parts. Stay safe, healthy and produce more content. It's greatly appreciated.

@doneown503

Жыл бұрын

The world is currently being MORE than patient , , , ,

I just want to thank you for not using American made cast iron! Or antique cast iron.

Breathing those fumes cannot be good for you.

@elvisammo

6 жыл бұрын

Hey deltaskyhawk.. I can assure ya i was protected fairly well.. Not something to be sniffing!

damn boomhauer there just dont shut up man tell ya what he keep yammer yammer yammer on on and on bout that there pan there man tell ya what just good god mang know what i mean.

You talk too much.

I watched a vid where he kept the lead below a certain temp. The reason is not to melt the zink. Zink will float on the lead and you can just scoop it out. Then bring the lead to pour temp.

Wire on a metal tag indicates that the pot is used for lead. For if someone got a hold of it and cooked with it. They would be getting lead poisoning.