I have yet to hit bottom and be seen azz over teakettle in a trash drum,
My preferred method is to just dump the trash barrel over and sit on the ground and sort the shotgun hulls. We leave the barrel laying on it's side as it's easier to chuck the "bad" hulls back in and barrel and put the good ones in the mesh laundry bag(s) that I got at the dollar store. Not sure how well this method would go over at an indoor range, YMMV. Plus, we then use the hull picker to "vacuum" the trap and skeet fields, this of course is near at the end of the day when no one else is shooting and we're the only ones there. (Safety First !!!) As long as everything gets picked back up, the RSO's don't mind. When we leave, there are no hulls left on the fields.
The kids also like to scrounge the unbroken clay pigeons. I haven't bought a box of clay birds in years and probably have 10-12 boxes of various sizes (Mini, Midi's and Rabbits) out the garage that we use the hand throwers.
There's roughly a box+ of White Flyers thawing/defrosting in the laundry/slop sink that we picked up out the snow yesterday.
Should I even mention that I also recycle wads ????
If I/someone ever comes up with a way to reuse powder or primers............
Scout26 - *I Put the the "Cheap" in Cheap SOB.*
One of the RSO's and I where talking about reloading (well *my* reloading as he found tried it several years ago and found it boring.) I explained that we just come out here to have fun. I'm not competing in matches or shooting for cash/other prizes. It's me and kids (and Mrs Scout on occasion) making guns go bang while we get some fresh air and sunshine. It's more like "plinking with a shotgun" then "serious" shooting. Not that we're not strict about safety. In addition to regular Trap and Skeet, we do play games like "Which House, ?? (with or without a Delay)", "Single or Doubles ?", "What Size Bird(s) ?", "Chips" and any thing else we can think up to break clays.
So I can't see paying $4-10 per box of shells when I can reload for $2-3 per box (at least until I have to buy more shot, and then I'm sure ammo prices will have gone up also.) Plus our loads are tailored to us, not "You'll get what load Remington/Winchester/Federal is pushing this week and like it."