Zekernst
H & H
Is anyone following the closing of the last primary (ore to finished product) lead smelter in the continental us closing? I just read the story today and it is kinda upsetting to say the least?
Welcome to Obama world.Zekernst said:so in the end, we will still have access to the lead for projectiles, we will just have to pay to have the ore shipped overseas, processed, then shipped back to make it into "safe" projectiles for us to use? That certainly makes economical sense!
Almost all, if not all, bullets are from recycled lead. I don't think this plant closing will have any effect on supply. I'm not 100% certain, but I don't think they even produced lead as refined product.Zekernst said:so in the end, we will still have access to the lead for projectiles, we will just have to pay to have the ore shipped overseas, processed, then shipped back to make it into "safe" projectiles for us to use? That certainly makes economical sense!
Yes, most are from recycled lead, but we must have a source to recycle from.BobS761 said:Almost all, if not all, bullets are from recycled lead. I don't think this plant closing will have any effect on supply. I'm not 100% certain, but I don't think they even produced lead as refined product.
But, on Dennis' note, we are all gonna get an ass bite on our electric bills. Obama even said he wanted to get rid of coal power. Plus low natural gas prices made a lot of gas fired plants spring up, and retired older coal plants that cost too much to compete. And today, I heard on the news that natural gas prices just jumped 30%. So they got us coming and going.