So which of you guys are finding the pewter?

[GymB]

In the past couple weeks I’ve been to most of the Goodwill stores in Charlotte and only found a single pewter item, a mug commemorating the 25th anniversary of Bush Gardens. A couple years ago I’d find some in about half the stores. Someone else finding it?

 

[Grits]

Not me but I do have a stash I picked up a decade ago. I use it to sweeten some lead every now and then.

 

[MCQUADE]

I’ve picked some up at yardsales this summer if I can get it for $1 /lb or less. I’m probably sitting on close to 100 lbs now.

 

[Namerifrats]

I've aquired a couple hundred lbs over the past 3 years. I no longer search for it, but if I happen to see some cheap I get it. A little bit goes a long way. Just a few oz needed in a 20lb pot. Some people use pewter/tin as a hardener. That's a waste of pewter honestly. Antimony is much better for that. Tin is best used in small amounts to improve flow and maluability for something like cast hollowpoints. I never put more than 2-3% tin in my normal casting alloy. So don't worry if you don't find much. A few peices will last you through several pots of lead.