Does your indoor range prohibit the collection of brass?

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My brass is my brass.

When I shoot a semi-auto, I try to find as many of the casings as possible. When I eject a mag, I bench the gun and collect the brass before inserting another. This slows me down and keeps the brass from building up around me or getting picked up by someone else. (Of course I practice reloading at speed as well, but that's a separate activity.)

With revolvers, I eject the brass onto a small towel on the bench and rebox it then and there, before I reload.

When I shoot a bolt/lever action rifle, I cycle the action in such a way as to be able to corral the spent casings. Again, I box them before I reload.

I'll ask others for their brass only if I see that they're about to bucket it. Sometimes a shooter prefers that the range get the brass based on what the range does with it, and I respect that.

However, as long as nobody objects, I don't go into brass deficit. For example, if I shoot 30 rounds of .40S&W, I leave with 30 spent .40S&W casings. If that means pulling a handful from the bucket, so be it.

The bottom line: I won't pay to shoot at a range that wants to steal my brass.
 
The indoor range close to me (30 miles) have a sign that states that once the brass touches the floor, it belongs to them.
 
The indoor range close to me (30 miles) have a sign that states that once the brass touches the floor, it belongs to them.
Then I would spread a dropcloth that prevents it from touching the floor. Heck, I would I would duct tape an inverted beach umbrella to my right hip just to make the point. "My brass is my brass."

Pay me to leave it there or let me retrieve it.

At least they have the decency to inform you beforehand.

Lost Sheep
 
the local indoor range/gun shop/cop shop tells everyone not to pick up their brass, that they will take care of it. The make sure that there is no aluminum or steel cased ammo, as well as no steel core bullets. They scoop it all up and put it in 5gal buckets then go take it to the recycling plant. I used to shoot there a lot and picked up all my own brass, but they all knew that I was a competitive shooter and reloader...I could take a LITTLE extra and they were fine with that, but not much more than what I came in with. I've thought of going down there to offer to buy some of the brass that they collect...clean & reload the brass I want and sell the brass I don't need/want.
That would make a lot of sense. Brass metal price is a lot lower than brass casing prices and you could realize a savings and they greater revenue at the same time. As long as it doesn't result in more administrative time for them (if more shooters also want to buy brass, that could result in more of their time spent dealing with the money, etc) or liability (be prepared to sign a waiver absolving them of liability for defective brass).

If you could commit to do it for a full year, they might accept a trial of this contract: The continue to sort the steel and aluminum out, you buy all the recycling each week for the same price they get as scrap. They would not have to take the time to deliver it (and you would promise to return their buckets). You cull the brass you want, sell on ebay the other brass that is still good to shoot and sell the rest as scrap metal. You have only your fuel and delivery time invested and could make enough profit/savings to (at least) pay for primers.

Lost Sheep
Good luck.
 
Lost Sheep, they don't allow aluminum or steel on their range at all, so no sorting for them. I do think they might go for me buying a bucket or two of pistol and a bucket or two of rifle brass from them a month, either for the same scrap price or maybe a buck or two more per bucket. I'm going to go there on Monday and see if they're up for it.
 
The ROs at the public club where I shoot ask the shooter whether he/she is collecting brass and if so, what caliber. The RO will then try to sweep the brass to it's proper owner, PLUS any extra that's dropped by shooters who aren't saving. Downrange brass is "gone" except if you wait until the "right moment" to reach downrange a couple feet with the range broom.
 
Our private range WANTS you to police your own brass at least. Take what you want and leave the rest to be sold as recycle brass to fund club activities. All that is ever left is some 30 gallon trash cans full of rimfire brass.:D And it is my turn to take it back to the recyclers for the club this month.
Oh I took a medium flat rate box of used primers I had to the recyclers a week ago and got $43 for it.:D
 
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