9mm brass all over the range. What gives?

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I have been noticing lots of 9mm brass laying around at my gun club these last few weeks. Even the scroungers don't seem to want it.
Do people not bother reloading 9mm anymore?
I know there is some ammo out there fairly cheap right now but that will not always be the case.
 
I've got spent brass shoved in every nook of the house and garage. My wife is going to go ballistic if she ever figures out how much I have.
 
I think you should just say "thank you very much" and collect as much of it as you can. I'm still reloading 9mm at half the cost of the cheap ammo...
 
More people are shooting 9mms these days. Not all are into reloading so they leave their brass. The 9 is the new .22. Much cheaper at less then $15 a box and then reload then .22 ammo where you get one shot from each cartridge.
 
I'm in the what AzShooter said crowd. Heck the only reason I even bought a 9mm was for cheap shooting. Pouring my own bullets or even using Berry's I get a LONG ways with a 1# jug of Bullseye.

Plus I'm saving those high dollar .22's for the grandkids to shoot those pesky squirrels with.
 
It comes and goes, grab it while you can. A wave of new shooters at your range maybe.
 
When I bring brass home from the gun range I help out at, 50% or more of it is 9mm. I sorted 58lbs of brass the other night and about 30-35 pounds of it was 9mm. Kinda sucks since I was looking for other stuff but I'll get while the getting is good.
 
A year ago, maybe two, there was a semi shortage of 9mm so everyone at the range was scooping up brass for reloading or the range was scooping it up to sell to reloaders. For the past year or so there has been an abundance of cheap 9mm ammo available pretty much anywhere you go so people are backing off on their stash of brass. I personally have enough 9mm brass to last me and my kids two lifetimes because I pick up every piece I find and it is far and away the number one caliber fired at our farm range.
 
I picked a 1000 or so rounds out of the brass cans yesterday at the private range I'm a member of(we are required to pick up our brass before we leave). Most of our members reload so its rare to find that much but I wont pass it up! I picked up 50 rounds of .38spcl as well.

I don't have my 9mm dies yet but I will soon, I'm buying bullets now. I'm a revolver guy but I carry a 9mm and practice weekly so it makes sense for me to re-load it.
 
Last Thursday I was the only one at the range I belong to so I was able to pick up 5 quart containers of brass. Three of 9mm, one 223 and one of mixed 45acp, 357 Sig, 380acp, 38 Spcl and 40 S&W. The only problems with finding so much brass is I spend more time picking up brass then I do shooting and my back has been hurting for 3 days now.
 
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I have randomly seen 9mm at under $9/box. At that price many will opt to buy rather than invest in reloading. Good news for the rest of us.
 
R.W.Dale said:
9mm is the new 22lr

It's as simple as that
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Pretty much sums it up.

Now if that would happen with 380 and 45 Auto brass! :D

I have picked up much 9s lately. I was thinking those who pick other peoples brass at our range, bypass the 9s for the 40 and 45 brass. Not much resale value in 9 once-fired brass compared to others.

Just a thought.
 
Lots of brass at the club. I alway come home with way more brass than I went with. Very few club members reload so there is pleany of brass for the taking. When the pits get too much brass on the ground they rake it under.
 
So they leave their brass assuming their mommy will be along to clean up after 'em. Get 'em kicked out of most clubs. Mind you, there's nothing new about it. Opened a CF range long ago, to find hundreds of 9mm empties. Talked to the guy I knew at range control. Turned out the OPP(Provincial Police) "SWAT" guys had been training with SMG's the day before and failed to clean up their mess. Not allowed back, as I recall. Friggin' brass had some kind of sealant on the primers and they wouldn't come out.
"...Very few club members reload..." Highly unusual, that. You in the Beverly Hills gun club? snicker. Don't know any handgun shooter who doesn't reload.
 
There's several "special use" berms at my club range, where various classes and competitions are held. Been many times I've moseyed by after an event and found so much 9mm and .40 brass I've had to use a flashlight after dark to fetch it all. And .223 also from carbine events. Woohoo! I just love rich boys who can afford to leave money all over the ground for me!

FWIW - I bring a big magnet on a pole with me so I can pick up all the steel cases I can and put 'em in the trash cans. I even try to pick up the aluminum cases and shotgun shells when I can, but policing all the ranges would be a full-time job. I try to do what I can. Cleaning up the trash helps justify the free brass in my opinion.
 
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9mm is cheap enough to shoot just buying in bulk from stores online. Why spend that time reloading 9mm when you could be reloading other ammo like .45 or .44 or .40 and save more money that way?
 
TruthTellers said:
9mm is cheap enough to shoot just buying in bulk from stores online. Why spend that time reloading 9mm when you could be reloading other ammo like .45 or .44 or .40 and save more money that way?
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It isn't just about cost for me. It's also about tailoring loads to suit my wants. And in general, I just plain like reloading. :D
 
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