Start collecting brass for reloading, brass for auto loaders are abundant to pick up at my local outdoor range but I have not come across many revolver brass yet! I can't believe revolver shooters all pick up their brass and put in trash can!
Revolver shooters are reloaders?
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ROAshooter
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without it turning into a revolver vs auto argument....it seems us revolver shooters have a different mindset...when it comes to keeping our brass....to reload or not...
bannockburn
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I try to save all my brass, both from revolvers and semi-autos. And yes, I reload.
bikerdoc
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The reason is it is so easy to swing out the cylender and dump the brass in a can.
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Driftwood Johnson
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How about you do what I did and buy factory ammo and save the brass? I started saving 38 Special brass a bazillion years ago long before I started reloading, because I suspected I would start reloading some day. By the time I started reloading 38 Special I had a bucket full of brass, some of it twenty years old. To this day I have never bought new 38 Special brass.
I see some 38 Special brass in the trash bucket at my club. Apparently not all revolver shooters save their brass. I do. Of course there are far more semi-auto guys at my club than revolver guys, so there is never much revolver brass in the trash bucket.
The first cartridge I learned to reload was 45 Colt, then 44-40 back around 2000. I started with factory loads and saved the brass. Been saving all my brass, both semi-auto and revolvers ever since.
I never throw away brass, other than 22 rimfire. By the same token, I never pick up range brass, I have plenty of my own brass.
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hamp sandwich
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When I shoot revolver, I let the empties hit the ground like it's raining brass. However, after I'm done shooting, I go pick it up. Of course, most folks seem to carefully dump empties into their hand... I once seen a kid in his 20's shooting a large DA revolver, gently dump the brass into his hand and he then proceeded to throw the handful of empties down range... I have no words..
I won't lie, as a reloader I probably do enjoy shooting things more when I don't have to pick up all my brass off the dirty floor. Revolvers are one example. Surprisingly my ARs are the other because I have a nice brass catcher that works very well. I actually find it a bit unwieldy to try to keep my brass in a bolt gun or lever gun when shooting prone. The good news though is that you usually don't need much brass cause it is easy to retain and revolvers are pretty easy on brass.
AZAndy
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This one does. If I'm shooting, I always have a bag with me to dump the brass in.
I think there are a lot more semi-auto than revolver shooters at your typical range. Also, as bikerdoc mentioned, most revolver shooters will open the cylinder simply eject their cases into a box or can rather than the floor or ground.
Personally, I think reloading a revolver efficiently is an important skill when running a revolver, so I pick all my cases off the ground. And yes, I do keep an reload them
Personally, I think reloading a revolver efficiently is an important skill when running a revolver, so I pick all my cases off the ground. And yes, I do keep an reload them
CraigC
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I started saving brass as a kid. No matter what it was. I was handloading for probably 10yrs before I had to buy the first case.
Screwball
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I don't reload... not enough space or time, currently. Will get into it eventually, just not in the conceivable future.
Having qualified with my J-frame for years, I have the habit to upend the revolver and slam the ejector rod prior to reaching for a speedloader. Exception being when I know I have rounds left in the cylinder, but want to top it off. Carried over to my N-frame, but can't do it with my Nagant or New Vaquero (I usually just let the empties fall to my feet with those).
I'm debating on whether I should get out of that habit or not... since I now run moon clips with 9mm. First time I shot the revolver with 9mm, did a common reload, and my empties on the moon clip went bouncing forward off the firing line. Had to get the broom to pull them back (S&W 9mm J-frame moon clips are expensive), as I wasn't going to have everyone stop due to that. Got extras since then (think 50 or so), so if one does go MIA, I won't be as hurt over it.
Speaking of moon clips, if anyone wants a very awesome tool for them, look up BMT Equipped...
http://bmtequipped.com/index.php
Works great, and I feel better than any other tools out there. Cost is up there, and they are individual to specific guns/calibers/cylinders, but easy loading/unloading without messing up the clip.
Having qualified with my J-frame for years, I have the habit to upend the revolver and slam the ejector rod prior to reaching for a speedloader. Exception being when I know I have rounds left in the cylinder, but want to top it off. Carried over to my N-frame, but can't do it with my Nagant or New Vaquero (I usually just let the empties fall to my feet with those).
I'm debating on whether I should get out of that habit or not... since I now run moon clips with 9mm. First time I shot the revolver with 9mm, did a common reload, and my empties on the moon clip went bouncing forward off the firing line. Had to get the broom to pull them back (S&W 9mm J-frame moon clips are expensive), as I wasn't going to have everyone stop due to that. Got extras since then (think 50 or so), so if one does go MIA, I won't be as hurt over it.
Speaking of moon clips, if anyone wants a very awesome tool for them, look up BMT Equipped...
http://bmtequipped.com/index.php
Works great, and I feel better than any other tools out there. Cost is up there, and they are individual to specific guns/calibers/cylinders, but easy loading/unloading without messing up the clip.
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Before my FiL started reloading everything for us, most of my revolver brass ended up in the can and most of my auto brass ended up on the ground. It's probably that way for a lot of people. I would also guess that revolver shooters are more likely to be older, and that reloaders are more likely to be older as well.
Thus higher average age would be common to both revolver shooting and reloading, therefore many individuals would be part of both groups.
Or maybe I just took too many logic classes when I was a kid.
Thus higher average age would be common to both revolver shooting and reloading, therefore many individuals would be part of both groups.
Or maybe I just took too many logic classes when I was a kid.
SlowFuse
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Since I started reloading I have purchased more revolvers than auto. Also more levers and bolts than autos. I've gotten where I really dont like chasing brass. I always shoot outdoors in a pasture so if you find 1/3 of your auto brass you've done really well.
Revolvers make it easier to hang onto. I'd say Tallballs statistics are generally right. Im the only one that usually shoots revolvers and levers out of our group. But I reload and am 29 so Im an exception to the norm i guess.
Revolvers make it easier to hang onto. I'd say Tallballs statistics are generally right. Im the only one that usually shoots revolvers and levers out of our group. But I reload and am 29 so Im an exception to the norm i guess.
beag_nut
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EVERY one of my empties (.357 or .38 spl.) goes home with me, for reloading. If I miss one, I scrounge around looking for it, and will even use the brass-sweeper to bring one or two back from the firing line if I was sloppy. I consider it a major coup when I find revolver brass someone else has left behind. We wheelies are a frugal sort.
CajunBass
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So buy virgin brass if you need it. It lasts a long time.
BullRunBear
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Except for 32 Long, which has become a favorite caliber, I haven't bought new brass for decades. I scrounge any range brass I can, always pick up my own, and look for deals on once fired brass. Some brass I reload is over 20 years old. If I find cases for a caliber I don't have, like 40 S&W, I set it aside to trade or as a gift for someone getting started with that caliber.
I don't know if saving brass influences my shooting choices but I shoot a LOT more revolvers, single shots, and bolt actions than semi-autos. I do know that the ground is getting farther away every year.
Jeff
I don't know if saving brass influences my shooting choices but I shoot a LOT more revolvers, single shots, and bolt actions than semi-autos. I do know that the ground is getting farther away every year.
Jeff
BobWright
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I save all my brass, including .22 r.f. Also save spent primers and split cases.
Why?
Because it all adds up in weight as scrap brass. Whenever I get thirty pounds or so, off to the scrap yard I go. Usually get twenty or thirty dollars or so.
And the scrap yard I use pays in cash, often using a $2.00 bill in payment!
Bob Wright
Why?
Because it all adds up in weight as scrap brass. Whenever I get thirty pounds or so, off to the scrap yard I go. Usually get twenty or thirty dollars or so.
And the scrap yard I use pays in cash, often using a $2.00 bill in payment!
Bob Wright
UncleEd
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OK, I'm turning this thread into a revolver vs. auto theme no matter how
tired that subject may be. But this thread opens up a whole new aspect
in shooting.
Auto shooters are litterers. They hate nature. They hate their mothers.
They hate the whole universe.
Revolver shooters are sweet, kind, love their mothers, take care of nature
and most of all are smarter.
tired that subject may be. But this thread opens up a whole new aspect
in shooting.
Auto shooters are litterers. They hate nature. They hate their mothers.
They hate the whole universe.
Revolver shooters are sweet, kind, love their mothers, take care of nature
and most of all are smarter.
dbmjr1
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Add to this that revolver shooters are better neighbors, not raining hot brass down upon their neighbors.
I love all my revolvers and self-loaders. When it comes to handoading, the 10mm is the "bad boy" of the bunch. The .41 Remington Magnum, .357 S&W Magnum .38 S&W Special, .32 H&R Magnum an .32 S&W Long are rather straightforward.
I haven't began to load the 9mm or .45 ACP as of yet.
I haven't began to load the 9mm or .45 ACP as of yet.
ROAshooter
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I reload everything I have
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