Just getting ready to start casting my own boolits.Friday I was given a bucket full of wheel weights.When looking through and sorting I was finding weights that appeared to be painted gray.The shape was somewhat different that normal wheel weights.After reading some of your guys threads I thought these may not be lead.I tried to melt some with a propane torch and these weights just turned to a powdery material.I pitched these as I did not want to start off on the wrong foot.A friend on mine said this material was pewter but I do not think so.Anyone with an idea as to what this metel is.Its a good thing i had been reading the threads on this forum or otherwise I probably have goofed up on my first attempt to cast.

Not sure what some of the new ones are...zinc or a zinc based alloy?

Can do a net-search and find out...are locations where they are out lawing lead wheel weights and using non-toxic metals, sounds like you found some of those.

I throw all mine in a melting pot and usually you can pick out the ones that arent lead pretty quickly cuz they dont melt at the same temp...a little bit of zinc wont destroy your bullets, alot can. Ive accidentally melted a handful of zinc wheelweights into a batch of about 50 pounds of good wheelweights...they didnt shoot any differently, didnt lead at all, and still registered as the same hardness.

Ribbon I didn,t think I would find any wheel weights that were not lead here in SE ky but I was wrong.These came from our local western auto store In whitesburg.

Ribbon I didn,t think I would find any wheel weights that were not lead here in SE ky but I was wrong.These came from our local western auto store In whitesburg.

Nearly everyone get tourist...and is seems while on vaction, having a flat or ruining a tire and having to have it repaired or replaced (usually be some big bairy guy in overalls with the name "Festus" of "Clem" sewn on the greasy pocket) is a national tradtion.

Last time I was up your way, going to a little town called "SECO"...for South East Coal Company...little place with a great bead and breakfast and winery....ruined a tire and met "Clem".

Tend to picth my wheel weights into three piles while sorting...the "regualr" ones, the flat ones with a rubber backer sheet, and the "what the devil is this" ones. Haven't gotten enough of the "what the devil is this" ones to make it worth experimenting with them.

Ribbonstone, the Highland bed and winery is a nice place.been intending to go by and see the wine making process and thier vineyard.This is in an old time town that was once a booming coal camp as we call them around here.Thanks for the info. Jim

Step father just passed away up there (Pound, VA)...his father worked the Seco mines and he lived in one of the still standing company houses.

They did a good job with the place...so good a job I wonder if they'll even see a profit....is the old company store, but made over into some very nice rooms..they'll give you a tour. Each time I vist, they've bought up more of the surrounding buildings and are making them over...its woth the vist.