Good morning, 45 here at the moment with a high later in the mid 50's and full sun.
Well, I made the short trek NW about 36 miles to meet the gentleman about the lead.
Very nice guy and recently widowed, we ended up talking for over an hour about casting, guns, and family.
He showed me his casting and reloading area, he has a nice setup.
While showing me around, he was talking about his smelting pot which was made from a large piece of pipe that a friend had fixed up for him.
When he uncovered it there were 5 ingots sitting in it, he picked them up and said heck just add these to your box.
Cool thanks I said, so an extra 5+ lbs for the same money.
He said he has quite a bit more to process, so I'll likely be paying him another visit or two in the future.
He's 81 and trying to get rid of it so his sons don't have to fool with it. Enjoyed the time immensely.
Then we went and saw the great-grandson, was funny my daughter had made a small chocolate cake for him to smash.
He played with it for a short min., once he tasted. Ooh, what a face, he didn't care for that at all.
Pretty darn good Fri. here I'll say. Not sure what's on the agenda for the day, haven't heard whether or not the grandson is coming over yet today.
If not heck I might pull out the ole casting pot and try making a boolit or two. I do need to cast up some of those 320+ gr for the 444's.
RP