Harry - Every few months I'd drive my 'cruiser' up to the back of the BC Tel building work sheds in Surrey. 2 employees would help me fill the trunk with brand new cable sheathings until the trunk was way down and the front end was pointing really high. I figured about 400 pounds, maybe more each trip. I'd then take them home and within a few months, I'd need more. In those days, I worked, cast, sized shot and slept very little. Bit hard on the system, but I became a descent shot. Weekends I'd drive to Squamish and shoot with Taylor, the rest of the time, at the Barnet and Coast Mountian clubs. Shooting was an every day affair. I loved worked graveyards, mean I could cast, load and shoot for 9 or 10 hours before grabbing a couple hours sleep to do it all over again. Ahh- the life of a young single man in good shape.
I'd cut the soldered ends off (important) to mix with WW's for modern pistol and rifle bullets and the 'centre's were used for my muzzleloaders. I also added block tin or 50/50 solder to the modern stuff. This was until I discovered hardening and tempering WW's, courtesy or Verl Smith.
