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disposing used pellets ?

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:38 pm
by toddinjax
Hi all,

What do you do with your used pellets? Do I need to take them to my local hazardous waste drop off or can they just go out in the trash in a plastic grocery bag?

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:00 pm
by Rover
Interesting little discussion about the subject here:

http://www.targettalk.org/viewtopic.php?t=30934

I just throw them away myself, but sometimes give them to a friend who sells the lead.

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:15 pm
by sbrmike
We have adults sweep them up and then collect them in containers and give them to adult members who cast bullets or fishing sinkers.

The less the kids are exposed to the lead the better. And all who touch the lead in any form should keep their hands away from their face and wash their hands after handling.

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:35 am
by David M
You melt the down to make Blackpowder balls and then go shooting !!!!!

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:37 am
by fast shooter
Scrap them! The scrap/recycling center that I use pays approximately .50 cents per pound. Helps buy more pellets.

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:01 pm
by redial
They get stirred into the pot and become 45 wadcutters at my house!

Re: disposing used pellets ?

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:56 am
by TonyT
toddinjax wrote:Hi all,

What do you do with your used pellets? Do I need to take them to my local hazardous waste drop off or can they just go out in the trash in a plastic grocery bag?
I take all my scrap lead and brass to a scrap metal dealer.

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:17 pm
by T191032
Any of the suggestions above are good ones.

Being on good relations with a reloader who makes their own bullets is good [ especially if you can shoot his/her guns/ammo ].

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:11 am
by Guest
I especially like, "Just throw them away."

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:58 am
by bandur
Our 4H airgun program is tight with the 4H muzzleloader group...

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:55 pm
by Sc0
VogelUSA has a lead "exchange" program...