Reach out to Terry “Leadminer” on this site and see if he has an inventory….. unless that’s who you say is no longer in business (hope not). If that’s the case, all of our options are limited now.

 

He’s retired now

 

Terry vonSeggern
Green Excavating & Mining Solutions
402-720-6347

Pretty sure he retired

 

Just a note, Terry's reclaimed shot is the best!

 

Terry is the one that stated he was retiring last year, posting here.

Terry had an ad in the For Sale also here with several equipment items related to shot recovery.

 

I believe we may have got the last barrel from Terry several weeks ago. He said he is trying to sell the business after dealing with health issues.

 

Hot Shot in Salt Lake City is still in business, as far as I know his shot is re-dropped available at Tucson Trap Club
they have reclaimed for 36.00 a bag
hot shot is sold by Mcknight Gunsmithing

 

Can you order it from them?

 

Leadminer is retiring, he told our club when he delivered a barrel Summer 2023.

 

Is anyone stepping into his shoes?

 

I am no longer polishing reclaimed shot but I do have all my equipment. If someone is interested in buying it and providing the service I will do so and teach you exactly how to do it. It is a exact science to get the turnout that I get. I also have a client list that will buy all you can polish. Terry

 

How are you doing health wise. You have been missed.
Steve

 

There are 2 types of shot other than new. Most common is reclaimed, this is shot that has been fired, resurrected from the dirt, washed, usually re-graphited. It tends to have quite a few flat pellets.
The other kind is known as re-purposed. This is shot from a batch that didn't pass inspection at the factory. If the shot is removed with a centrifuge, it will have some flat shot, but less than reclamed.
If the shot is removed by cutting open the shell to extract the shot, it will be almost as good as new shot.
At my gunstore, I can by repurposed (when they have it) for $40 a bag.
I do not buy reclaimed, you never know how it was handled. Obviously not true for Leadminer, but then you have to know the source.

 

I have used hundreds of pounds of reclaimed lead. Very cheap, but it doesn't all look the same. The stuff I was buying from my local gun club was considerably better shape than the photo above. You should obviously pattern it before you buy lots of it. My experience has been lots of flyers and really lack of a dense core on the patterning board. Makes sense based on the shapes, right? Might still be a great idea for short yardage shooting.

 

I've had good luck with reclaimed. I like shooting it for the price. Last 5 bags I bought from a club had a lot of gravel in it. I'm afraid to use it, and won't re sell it in good conscience.

 

I've had good luck with reclaimed. I like shooting at for the price. Last 5 bags I bought from a club had a lot of gravel in it. I'm afraid to use it, and won't re sell it in good conscience.

That's terrible they shouldn't be selling it that way I guess you can put it on a big cookie sheet and pick out all the gravel that's what I would do if I was stuck with it. If you decide to give it away I get out to Washington once in a while and would be happy to take it off your hands.

 

I’ll buy new shot, the hardest I can find. I’ll find other ways to save money than shooting crap, sand and rocks down the tube of any shotgun. For those that don’t mind shooting all sizes of shot and hardness along with rocks and sand have at it. I’m not one of them guys.

 

Obviously there are some people here that have never used my polished reclaimed lead shot. Sorry for your bad experience with others.

 

Your stuff looks like new I don't think anyone would argue that fact.

 

I've been reloading for couple years and I still haven't used reclaimed lead. A friend said it should be tumbled with graphite, but I don't know if that's necessary. Do you see any difference in performance?What's your thoughts? Thanks

 

I've loaded lead from Leadminer, it was graphited better then Lawrence typically is

 

Lead Miners was the best. I wish him a pleasant retirement.

 

love your stuff, @Lead Miner. Hopefully someone steps up and buys the business.

 

We have bought 4 barrels from Terry and not one complaint on any of it. I've used it for singles, doubles and short yargage hdcp with no issues and good breaks as long as I do my part. Good luck in your retirement Leadminer!

 

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Since Lead Miner is out of the game it doesn't look promising, especially in the mid west. Hopefully someone will buy the equipment and restart the business.

 

I use lead from Montie, The Lead Guys, LLC. First met up with him in Arizona when he was mining at Ben Avery. Pleased with what I purchased. A few years later after moving Texas, I discovered that his people were mining at Defender Outdoor Clay Sports Ranch, just down the road from my club. Bought a couple hundred pounds that I was happy with. Skip forward two more years, and he’s mining at Defender again. Defender throws over 5 million targets a year, so the lead builds up quickly, and they can be mined more frequently than most clubs. If you’re in the Fort Worth area, Defender has 25 pound bags of reclaimed lead that Montie mined at Tucson Trap and Skeet late last year. 25 pound bags are going for $34. Call Defender at 817-935-8378 and ask for Ed or Gary.

 

Leadminer was fantastic almost as good as new sad day for shotgun shooters when getting retired

 

Hopefully he has a great retirement. He and his wife are good people. Her silicone "ear gems" are the best!

 

Yep, no luck finding any in the Midwest ( Missouri) for me at a good price

 

Any reliable high quality reclaimed sources in the midwest now that LeadMiner is retired? If not, who do people recommend for new lead?

 

Get together with a couple others and order a pallet from CAC. Last Thanksgiving it was just under $50/bag to our club outside of Chicago.