Beginner's First Brass

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I've been saving swept brass for a couple of month of going to the range and just started sorting them in anticipation of receiving my reloading equipment. Right now I'm looking for .38 spl and .40. Most prevalent is 9mm, followed by .40 cal. I have sorted about 1/3 of my 25 lbs of brass. Also saving boxes and their trays. Does this look familiar?

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I used to save the empty boxes and put the brass into. My problem was after I got so much because of no bullet the boxes would sag and tip over. Now we're talking LOTS of brass. Tens of thousands of rounds of brass.

Ended up putting emptys into 12 ga. shotgun shell boxes.

Sorry should have put this first. WELCOME TO THE THR

You got a good collection started, remember I've been collecting for 40+ years.

Maybe I should rephrase this and call it an accumulation. ha ha
 
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I switched to plastic shoe boxes. I'm another one that has way too much brass, thousands and thousands of cases.
 
Next, you get 5 gallon buckets to keep your brass.
Soon, you buy some 20-gal trash cans and line them up along the walls.
 
I'm having a hard time accumulating brass, I'm having to buy it once fired, or what I've shot. I don't go to ranges, so it slow going for me.
 
I'm having a hard time accumulating brass, I'm having to buy it once fired, or what I've shot. I don't go to ranges, so it slow going for me.
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Try checking some of the local scrap yards. I found one here that buys scrap brass cases from shooting ranges. The way I've done it is take a load of my unusable brass cases, including primers from the good stuff to the scrap dealer. Instead of asking for money I have them load a 50 gal barrel on the back of my truck. I pay 100.00 for it. I get it home sort the good from the bad then return the drum with the case and get paid for that. It's like a never ending cycle. You would be amazed how much good brass you get from a single 50 gal drum. :D
 
ar10.....we don't have many ranges around here so that might not work here. The one indoor range we have, I check about every 2 or 3 days...usually sold all of their once fired by the time I get there. I will take time. You are lucky....I'm jealous.
 
Know anybody with a pool? Pool chemicals come in 5 gallon buckets and most people throw them away after they have a few. Another good place for 5 gallon buckets is restaurants, if you know a manager that will save them for you.
 
A very good bucket is the ones bakerys get frosting in.

They are square, with snap-on lids, and stack very nicely clear to the ceiling.

You can often get them free, or at very low cost at any bakery or super-market cake department.
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Awww, look at them little boxes, aren't they cute? Trust me, you're gonna outgrow those real quick once you get serious! I buy new 2 gallon plastic paint buckets and lids at Home Depot to store brass in. I've got ~14 gallons of .45 acp alone. Then buckets of 9mm, .40, .380, .38sp, .44mag, .30-06, and 7.62x54R.
 
I collect those drywall buckets off the freeway, have about 20 so far. See I'm thinking green.:D
 
They are square, with snap-on lids, and stack very nicely clear to the ceiling.
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The cafeteria here at the Hospital gets hard boiled eggs in that type container. (5 Gal though) I scrounge them as I can. They are great for storing brass, corncob, just about anything. :)

You have made a fine start there ghh3rd.
 
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