Arkansas Paul
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On the other hand, people could keep their paws off my property and there would be no dispute.
I hate Brass Rats,,,
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On the other hand, people could keep their paws off my property and there would be no dispute.
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With you on that one, Paul. No need for a brass catcher. It's our property 'til we relinquish it.
Using the logic that some of these folks (brass rats) seem to follow, if I drop a magazine (or my gun) it would become theirs, too.
Seems like decency and politeness have gone out the window these days. Welcome to the "age of incivility".
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herrwalther
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I am a brass rat. I freely admit it. But I follow rules about how I scoop up brass to use for whatever reason. I never do it when someone is shooting. And I always ask the shooter if they mind, or wait until they leave. If they do mind and keep the brass for themselves, I offer help to save them time. I'm a brass rat with class 
Lex Luthier
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You are asking someone if they "mind" you running a recycled brass business on THEIR investment.
What exactly would you pay for this free investment? By all rights, you ought to be willing to compensate every shooter/ supplier in fair wholesale market value of the material. Simple, and that is taking the High Road.
What exactly would you pay for this free investment? By all rights, you ought to be willing to compensate every shooter/ supplier in fair wholesale market value of the material. Simple, and that is taking the High Road.
beatledog7
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Lex Luthier said:
While it might seem very "high road" to offer a shooter money for his brass, there are a couple of points to be made:
In the places where I shoot, every shooter is charged with policing his area of brass, ammo boxes, etc. when he's done. Shooters "own" it all both literally and figuratively until relieved of ownership, and 75-90% (unscientific estimate based on casual observation) of them accomplish that by binning the lot, whether into the brass bucket or the trash can.
If I inquire regarding the disposition of his brass, then offer to police his area for him, just about every shooter allows me to assume ownership of it in both ways. In return, he gets to depart without the trouble of picking up brass. I'm giving him back his most valuable assets--his time and energy. That seems like appropriate "compensation" to me.
I've assumed cleanup responsibility from him in exchange for his brass. He has agreed to the proffered terms. Thus, he has been compensated.
Blackstone
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Many people simply don't want their brass or plan to do anything to reuse or recover value from it. They are still required to clear their firing point up, so they should see it as a win-win situation for someone else to take the brass off their hands.
effengee
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Backyard range...
This is among the many reasons I love my backyard range. The area behind my house was one of the selling points. It's not grand and fancy, but it is certainly functional. I like that I can shoot whatever I want at whatever I want, and nobody can get upset. The kids have been "trained" to pick up the brass. Most gets saved for reloading, the rest gets put in its respective recycling bin.
I have shot at club ranges, but thankfully never encountered anybody like this. Age or reasoning makes no difference, with the cost and scarcity of ammo these days, I probably would have called the police and reported a theft!
This is among the many reasons I love my backyard range. The area behind my house was one of the selling points. It's not grand and fancy, but it is certainly functional. I like that I can shoot whatever I want at whatever I want, and nobody can get upset. The kids have been "trained" to pick up the brass. Most gets saved for reloading, the rest gets put in its respective recycling bin.
I have shot at club ranges, but thankfully never encountered anybody like this. Age or reasoning makes no difference, with the cost and scarcity of ammo these days, I probably would have called the police and reported a theft!
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Lex Luthier said:
Rather ludicrous jump of conclusion don't you think? I am not running a "business" from recycled and discarded brass. My purposes for the brass are usually reloading or I give it to my wife that she makes earrings, rosaries etc out of for her to wear. Mostly using .22LR brass because who (other than high volume competition shooters) is going to even remotely attempt to reload .22LR when it is cheaper just to buy factory ammo? Also at the range where I shoot, their is no requirement to police your brass. The range cleans it up occasionally and discards it. So I am helping the range and the shooter in some way, either by taking their UNWANTED brass that has no value to them after it is fired or by helping them clean up so they can reload or do whatever.
mljdeckard
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I see no grounds for them to require compensation for it if they were planning on leaving it there anyway.
Al Thompson
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I'm going to call this one as asked and answered.
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