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Cast my first batch of pellets for my air rifle. Primers and powder are sold out everywhere and overpriced where it isn't. Lead is still pretty easy to find.

@Diptchip I can see bullets, they cost a lot of money, but arnt air pellets cheap as hell?

@freemo
The last pellets I got just about doubled in price. For the same price in lead, I'm pretty much set for life.

@Diptchip yea but even at x2 the price of lead we are still talking pretty cheap no? how much does a pack run you?

@freemo
Was about $40 for 150 of the good stuff. Will probably still get it on occasion. But now I don't have to rely on Amazon. All I need now, is electricity. I'm not much of a prepper, but I like the idea of being self reliant.

@Diptchip 40$ for only 150 pellets actually is way more pricey than I figured it would be... I'm guess lead is more expensive a metal than I thought too.

@freemo
Really depends on where you get it and how much you get. I don't think walmart carries ingots and shipping aint cheap. I got 20 pounds for $20, from a friend. Got another 10 pounds or so for free, from another friend. Can make over 200 pellets per pound. So I should have enough lead for over 6,000 pellets.

@Diptchip @freemo Try checking scrap metal recycling yards. They tend to have plenty of lead for cheap ~.90 cents per pound

@Diptchip @freemo If you can still find them wheel weights make for decent plinking lead.
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