lots of brass at shooting range

Nope. Sad thing is, I'm a member of a Gun Club. And a majority of the members are reloaders. Every so often, I'll come in behind someone that's not a reloader and rack up on brass but most the time no.

Similar to jwrowland's experience, at the small gun club I belong to seems everyone is a reloader or a friend of a reloader. No brass gets left behind.

Nobody reloads at the gun club I go to. Plenty of brass, gobs and gobs.

See, most the time I go, it's not, "Hey, whatcha shooting?", it's "Whatcha loading?" Then get off on a 10-15 minute conversation about this powder or that or this bullet or that. Lol

been finding a lot lately, a few years ago during the recession I never found any, anyone else see more at the range?

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I use it as an informal leading ammo availability economic indicator, little or no 9mm brass means people don't feel good about future supplies and are saving brass in case they need to start reloading. Lots of 9mm means they feel good about being able to buy what they need and stop thinking about maybe reloading.

Of course people thinking about reloading fail to realize that powder is still much scarcer than .22lr ammo.


For a long time since Sandy Hook I saw little 9mm brass left behind, but these last few weeks there has been lots of it on the ground.

Most other popular calibers, especially .45ACP, are always scarce because shooters of these tend to be reloaders already or are shooting little .380s where the ejection is so violent that its way off in the weeds.

Times are better. When we had the highest unemployment rate in decades people figured out that gun ranges meant scrap brass so they were on a rotation for folks who tried to earn a few bucks at the scrapyard. Times are better now, unemployment is down, money is not as tight, less people struggling and doing things like this to get by...more brass to be found.

No more or less.

I have seen much more on the ground, the other day I brought home 500+9mm, 200 40sw and 150 45acp just from sweeping. Last summer in was a challenge finding all of my own brass. It is an outdoor range though and I went in the afternoon on a nice day

Surprisingly, our range is usually knee deep in brass, I grab all I can during each session. Of course I always make sure I'm not taking someone else's, I always ask first.

GS

I never really noticed a "shortage" of brass at the ol public range. 45 and 38 get picked up often, but a normal day at the range is to come back with an extra hundred of each. I for the most part have stopped myself from picking up 45 and 38 at the 5k mark. 9mm, 40, 223? eat your heart out, its an all you can eat buffet. picked up 600 pieces of 223 brass the other day in about 15 minutes. plenty more out there for the pickin

generally a lot more 9, 40, 380, and 223 than last year. Plus, we are in a warm snap the past few weeks and the snow is melting. It's like finding mammoth bones under a receding glacier Ok... maybe not that exciting, but I still get excited about finding brass.

The range I shoot at is run by the State on public game lands. I usually see some 9mm and 40 S&W but very little. It's been many years since I've seen a .38 Special case and even longer for a .357 Mag case. I can't remember the last time I brought any brass home in quantity but I'm happy for the OP.

This summer there was a lot more brass left at the range, mostly 9mm, 40 and 223. Calibers available and cheaper, relatively speaking. And yes, am once again picking it all up for the future shortages.

Revolver and 308 brass rarely get left behind, or perhaps rarely shot.

We belong to two Gun Clubs...on in Central NY, and the other in FL. The last time we were at the FL range this year, we brought home TWO full GI ammo cans full of .45 brass. The brass is so thick on the ground, you can almost use a shovel to pick it up...if it weren't all mixed calibers...

Also a member at a private club. When I do get to go out there, I always pick up all the brass I can find. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. Always worth the effort though. One time, someone was kind enough to leave 18 Garand enbloc clips for me to find!

I find a lot of 9mm some 38 Sp but never see 357 brass laying around. I just picked up a couple 100 extra 9mm last night at the range.

Wow, I'm jealous, The range I frequent we are not supposed to pick up brass except our own. They sell it to help support the junior shooters.
Great for the juniors...

The range I belong to, they have 5 gallon buckets for people to deposit their spent brass. Those buckets are off limits. We are free to pick up our own brass, and also brass left on the ground in the area we are shooting from. I left there one time with probably 5 lbs of brass, mostly 9mm, but also lots of 40, 45, and 380.

I like to take a 1/2 day off once in a while, leave work at lunch and go to the range. Weekdays are the best time to pick up brass. Brass forward of the firing line often is left behind if the range is busy. It is not as busy on the weekdays.

One time, someone was kind enough to leave 18 Garand enbloc clips for me to find!

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At a private club, that should be turned over to the "lost and found".

I'm thinking about joining a gun club just to be able to find brass......

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The enblocs were from Greek HXP M2 ball purchased from the CMP. I know because I had some too from the CMP. They had also been picked up and placed on a shooting bench, obviously left there for someone to take if they wanted them. Wasn't any brass though.

Tons and tons of brass at the range. I think I have ten 5 gallon buckets in my shed. More than I can ever reload.

Last time I went to the range someone had been there with a semi-auto .308 and left all their brand new and shiny non-military brass all over. I picked it all up even though I don't presently load for .308.

Hand loaders just like shiny stuff I guess.