After the first of the year I need to cast about 15,000 .45 bullets for next season's shooting. I did some calculation on the cost of the material and was astounded. In stock I have about 300 lbs of Lyman #2 which I use for all loads. I need close to 500 lbs of melt so I did some shopping around. I use WW mixed with linotype to bring it up to speed, can't do that anymore as WW are questionable. Tried to check into local indoor firing ranges, no dice as it was already presold. Talked to my police buddies about their range lead, no go as this is considered "Mining" and the environmental regs I can't meet.
Checking with the guys in Mexico, Missouri I can order bullets delivered as cheap as I can do it myself. I plan on doing this and then recovering the lead from my traps to recycle...times they are a changing!
Sam