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Weight Bags

Postby cwink » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:30 pm

Where can I get some weight bags for my Lead Sled. I was going to get some bags of Lead Shot (I have 1 already) But good gosh they are like 40.00 a bag.. :? That is half the cost of the shooting rest..
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby LawDawg » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:39 pm

sand bags man. i think caldwell makes a bag to put sand in for about $5.
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby Maximum Load » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:14 pm

You can get lead weight bags at Deep South Scuba. Not sure how much they are but they are sold by the pound and I think you can get a 5lb bag. or as many as you want. 601-957-3483
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby Deltaquack » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:15 pm

I saw them at Sportsman's Warehouse in Southaven and went back to buy some myself and saw they were gone. Where are you located? I got a few from Cives Steel at the port in Rosedale and have a relative that works there that can get me some if you need them.....I think they use them for sandblasting I Beams or it's scrap from their shop or something.
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby Jeff » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:15 pm

I just use old jeans and cut the legs off, sew the bottom up, fill with sand sew the top up and viola you have weight bags for the lead sled.
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby Bonehead » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:58 pm

cwinkler wrote:Where can I get some weight bags for my Lead Sled. I was going to get some bags of Lead Shot (I have 1 already) But good gosh they are like 40.00 a bag.. :? That is half the cost of the shooting rest..



I ran into the same thing Chad when I bought my lead sled. Let me know what you decide to do and how well it works.
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby 3spop » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:10 pm

Go to your local brake shop and ask if you can have the metal shavings cut by the brake lathe. They'll probably be glad to let you get it. It works well and a smaller amount is heavier than a larger amount of sand. We use it. 8)
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby Jeff » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:07 pm

I have a lead sled, and I am telling you, jeans filled with sand works great.

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cwinkler wrote:Where can I get some weight bags for my Lead Sled. I was going to get some bags of Lead Shot (I have 1 already) But good gosh they are like 40.00 a bag.. :? That is half the cost of the shooting rest..



I ran into the same thing Chad when I bought my lead sled. Let me know what you decide to do and how well it works.
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby GLH » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:10 pm

I use old boot socks filled w/ old tire weights. I found the socks in the dryer at camp and I got the old weights at a local tire store.
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Re: Weight Bags

Postby Deltaquack » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:59 pm

3spop wrote:Go to your local brake shop and ask if you can have the metal shavings cut by the brake lathe. They'll probably be glad to let you get it. It works well and a smaller amount is heavier than a larger amount of sand. We use it. 8)


That's basically what I was talking about........two bags full of small lead scrap pellets. They are much heavier than sand and in smaller quantity will fit in the lead slead and it won't move a bit. I just hate the edges cutting my bags so I want a thicker bag so I don't get the lead pellets everywhere when I take it in my truck.

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