Crackhead at the Range
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kmw1954
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Two years ago when I first started loading I once paid 3 cents a pc. for 9mm but at that time I also didn't have any brass to begin with. Also recently I started loading 380 and as it is less popular I did pay 5 cents a pc. for that. At 10 cents I would do w/o!
Paying scrap price and then turning around and selling it for the same scrap price wouldn't make any sense.
Of course, if you are 'picking brass for free', you can either reload it or sell it for scrap price to be re-processed / reused, similar to aluminum/iron/copper, etc..
Must be some really special brass!
Too special for any of my 9's!!!!
rfwobbly
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There's a new web site just for selling/buying brass. That's all it's for. It's very well designed.
It's not even fully operational, but you might want to bookmark it for later... http://brassbucket.net
It's not even fully operational, but you might want to bookmark it for later... http://brassbucket.net
Legionnaire
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That made me laugh! It does puzzle me, but I'm amazed at how many .357 or .38 spl cases I find; .44 mag not so much. .44 Spl and .45 Colt are rare, but not unheard of. There do seem to be a lot of revolver shooters who don't reload.
Toprudder
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The real problem is that since they don't have to pick up their brass, they just dump it straight into the brass bucket (off limits at both ranges I belong to).
I was really proud of my wife. We were at the indoor range and a mother and daughter were shooting in the lane next to us. While I was taking my turn shooting, my wife noticed they were shooting 38spl, had just scooped up a bunch of their brass from the bench and were about to dump it in the bin. My wife told them I reloaded and could use the brass. They were more than happy to dump it into my range bag.
Zaydok Allen
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I was out shooting in my local National Forest like three weeks ago. I found a bunch of 357 mag brass on the ground. I happily picked it up, but boy did it make me mad.
There is no excuse for making a mess with revolver cartridges fired from a revolver in short grass. For a second I thought maybe they were shooting a lever action and couldn't find the brass. No, it was easy to see and in too small of a spot for that to be the case. Then I thought, maybe they were practicing fast shooting and using a speed loader. Still not ok. Bend over and pick it up, and don't leave a mess on public property.
There is no excuse for making a mess with revolver cartridges fired from a revolver in short grass. For a second I thought maybe they were shooting a lever action and couldn't find the brass. No, it was easy to see and in too small of a spot for that to be the case. Then I thought, maybe they were practicing fast shooting and using a speed loader. Still not ok. Bend over and pick it up, and don't leave a mess on public property.
You're right. I think folks get their first revolvers in 38 and 357 because they are cheaper to shoot and still effective, but never expect to get into reloading, or just don't shoot enough to ever care. Even before I started loading I ejected all of my 38, 357, 45 Colt, 454 Casul, and 460 mag brass into a receptacle, and saved it. The nice part is I have many thousands of 38 and 357 cases, and several hundred 45 cal cases. Big bore shooters on a budget seem to understand they are throwing away money if they don't load. Not to mention accuracy...........
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I guess I should clarify, when I said I grab it all, I meant what I find on the ground at the range, crushed, or once fired. I didn't mean that I buy damaged brass from the recycler. I gather almost two five gallon buckets of brass each weekend. I have all the brass I'll ever use, I offer brass to other shooters and recycle the rest. Not uncommon to find 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 45 Colt and even 45-70 Govt at the range I shoot at. I'm considering getting a 45 Colt revolver just because I have a fairly steady supply of 45 Colt brass coming in.
Dudedog
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Buying a firearm to use scrounged brass is a known symptom of the brass hoarding disease
Once the disease progresses to this point it is usually to late to be cured.
FROGO207
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I stopped at a pit that I had not stopped at for a few months the other day. Boy was I happy I did. I found 124 .410 High brass WIN AAhulls and 29 LBS of assorted brass. 95% of it is reloadable so a pretty good score for me. Over 100 .22 TCM brass in there so there just might be a new pistol in my future as well if the brass continues to mount up.
It's how I ended up with my first .44 Spl, which is a disease all by its self.Buying a firearm to use scrounged brass is a known symptom of the brass hoarding disease
Once the disease progresses to this point it is usually to late to be cured.
Dudedog
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29lbs Major score!
That should hold the disease in check for a day or two
That should hold the disease in check for a day or two
FROGO207
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I just got around to sorting the range brass I found and it breaks down thusly. 223 rem two quart freezer bags mostly NATO, 3006 129 mix of commercial and LC 57-60-65, 45 ACP LPP one quart freezer bag, 9MM two and a half quart freezer bags, 275 308 REM mixed brass, the .22 TCM, the .410 hulls, 40 S&W two quart freezer bags, a hand full of misc brass and half a bag of .22 rimfire and scrap brass. It was well worth my time.
Dudedog
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Scrounging it is one thing, counting it definitely shows you need to seek professional help right away
FROGO207
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Problem? Not me. No way! It must be those of you that did not get there before I did that have a problem.
You have to be faster than me if you want to brag. My therapist told me not to worry about things like this.
It must be those of you that did not get there before I did that have a problem. You have to be faster than me if you want to brag. My therapist told me not to worry about things like this. 
Bandit67
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If I go to the range and don't come home with more brass than I went with I get very depressed.
Last week I helped my friend with some work at his property and we shot our pistols. I only recovered 98 of the 100 rounds I shot and I was bummed out for the rest of the day.
Is this a sign of addiction?
Last week I helped my friend with some work at his property and we shot our pistols. I only recovered 98 of the 100 rounds I shot and I was bummed out for the rest of the day.
Is this a sign of addiction?
Toprudder
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No, you just need to work on a better brass catcher.
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