View Full Version : Current Lead price for a truck load... just for your reading pleasure.
WBR10654
03-21-2020, 02:10 AM
Just "because" I checked the World Price for Lead (London Metal Exchange) to see how this "crap" is effecting it's price.
Current price is about 84.6 Cents a pound or about $36,224 for a truck load of 44,000 pounds of PURE LEAD.
That would be 22 bundles of about a ton a piece.
My guess after shipping and the profit for Smelter adds,,, it would be around 95 to a buck a pound.
Not that we would get much chance to shoot it up this year.
Stay healthy,
DPBaldwin
MR. GADGET
03-21-2020, 09:30 AM
I agree with not much time to shoot it but....
It is a great time to get out and cast bullets. One could stock up on lead, cast a bunch of bullets, prep what they will need for the next 5 to 10 years. Maybe even start a casting business. Labor is free for some being sent home out of work but still getting some type of pay, benefits or retirement check.
I was casting 2 oz to 10 oz weights all last weekend getting ready for the fishing season.
Plan to start casting bullets this week.
Kurt Lacko 7862
03-21-2020, 10:04 AM
http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/lead_historical_large.html
Yesterdays trade price was $.74 a pound. I'll bet it goes below $.40 in a few more weeks! Unfortunately we will still pay $1.50 a pound give or take a quarter.
Kurt
mike davenport
03-21-2020, 02:09 PM
David
you should do another deal like years ago
mike
Just "because" I checked the World Price for Lead (London Metal Exchange) to see how this "crap" is effecting it's price.
Current price is about 84.6 Cents a pound or about $36,224 for a truck load of 44,000 pounds of PURE LEAD.
That would be 22 bundles of about a ton a piece.
My guess after shipping and the profit for Smelter adds,,, it would be around 95 to a buck a pound.
Not that we would get much chance to shoot it up this year.
Stay healthy,
DPBaldwin
IF China is telling the truth it is almost over there. If that is any indication this may all literally be yesterday's news by the time nationals rolls around. I prefer to plan for a normal season which includes buying lead. And if it is a curtailed season, an outdoor shooting range is the perfect place to be with everything shut down, and you can always practice alone.
WBR10654
03-27-2020, 01:19 PM
today it is about 80 cents... but you still need to add their up-charge and shipping.
SO, maybe the take home price would be about 90 cent a pound...
Last time I bout it was about 54 cents and after other charges about 63 cents a pound.
I collected about 28,800 bucks from Skirmishers and made the purchase. So we had up-charges in the 4000 dollar range.
I am doing it from memory and that is why I am not giving you exact numbers.
BUT::: I guess it would be about 35 Grand for 44,000 pounds delivered.
DPB
http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/lead_historical_large.html
Yesterdays trade price was $.74 a pound. I'll bet it goes below $.40 in a few more weeks! Unfortunately we will still pay $1.50 a pound give or take a quarter.
Kurt
jswift
03-27-2020, 07:44 PM
I live in lower Alabama and I buy mine and team members lead from Sanders lead company for those interested, the contact info is: Mikie Floyd, 334-566-1563, ex. 318. They also have the largest trucking business in this area.
Maillemaker
03-28-2020, 12:05 AM
Jswift do you shoot with us in the Deep South Region?
I go down to Sanders about once a year and pick up pigs for folks.
I was planning on going down in April but now our shoot is postponed until June.
I may take a day off and make a run down there anyway.
Steve
jswift
03-28-2020, 07:24 PM
Hi Steve, Yes I have shot at the Brierfield Deep South skirmish from time to time, there are three of us that are members of N-SSA and live in this area and we are members of the Wythe Rifles TW19. I have been shooting with my team for close 60 yrs. I have always enjoyed the Brierfield shoots, when I could make them. If your in the area on a lead buying trip(I live about 25 miles south from Sanders] and would like to shoot at my gun club please don't hesitate to call, my contact info: Jim Swift, 210 Cherry Hill Rd. Enterprise, Al. 334-347-8125, email:swift5005@rroadrunner.com.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.