Good Deal or Not?

heckledpie · June 7, 2009, 02:45 AM

This guy is willing to pay me $.30 per pound of mixed brass that I bring to him.

He sells it locally:

Quote:

Have the following in bags of 100 .. discounts start at 1000 piece lots

.380........$12.00 || 9mm........$4.00|| .40...........$5.00
.45...........$10.00 || 44mag....$30.00 || .45lc........$30.00
.223..........$8.00 || 243.........$15.00 || .270.........$15.00
.308.........$20.00 || 30-06......$20.00 || .50bmg........$75.00

So I have a two part question...
A. Should I just sell mixed brass to him for $.30/ pound, ask for more per pound, or just sell the brass myself?
B. How much does the average 9mm, .223, .308 weigh in lots of 100?

Thank you.

rogn · June 7, 2009, 06:27 AM

Fer instance 223 brass weighs abt 94 grains apiece, say it weighs a 100gr thats 70 cases to a pound. Thirty cents apound gives 26 and 2/3 pounds of brass, abt 1500 cases. Do a search for others selling range brass and I think youll find the going price is more than $.30/pound. Cleaned, deprimed and sized brass from one of the better brass providers is abt 120$ a thousand. Theres a big differential for unprocessed brass but much more than 30 cents. Id sell it myself.

bustoff · June 7, 2009, 08:12 AM

hello all I just had to chime in on this one. before you sell for .30 cents a pound check your local scrap buyer. I do reload but worn out cases and nonreloadable brass cases even rimfire cases go in a box to be taken to the scrapman. last year when scrap prices were through the roof brass was bringing 3 dollars a pound at least in my area. now its a little under 1 dollar a pound. still alot more than .30 cents. when i come across brass i dont reload i usually give that to friends who do reload that particular cartridge. otherwise i scrap it. sell to the highest bidder

dhenry132 · June 7, 2009, 12:26 PM

Looks like you could sell it as is and make more $$$
I can not say for the other calibers but
223/5.56 weighs approximately 14 lbs per 1K
30/06 weighs lbs 27lbs to 28 lbs per 1K
308 weighs 26 lbs to 27 lbs per 1k
45acp weighs approximately 13lbs per 1K
Military brass usually weighs a little more than commercial brass account for the differences.

http://pages.suddenlink.net/brassprocessing/index.htm

June 7, 2009, 06:27 AM	#2
rogn Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 2005 Posts: 203	Brass and ?$ Fer instance 223 brass weighs abt 94 grains apiece, say it weighs a 100gr thats 70 cases to a pound. Thirty cents apound gives 26 and 2/3 pounds of brass, abt 1500 cases. Do a search for others selling range brass and I think youll find the going price is more than $.30/pound. Cleaned, deprimed and sized brass from one of the better brass providers is abt 120$ a thousand. Theres a big differential for unprocessed brass but much more than 30 cents. Id sell it myself.

June 7, 2009, 08:12 AM	#3
bustoff Member Join Date: June 7, 2009 Posts: 32	hello all I just had to chime in on this one. before you sell for .30 cents a pound check your local scrap buyer. I do reload but worn out cases and nonreloadable brass cases even rimfire cases go in a box to be taken to the scrapman. last year when scrap prices were through the roof brass was bringing 3 dollars a pound at least in my area. now its a little under 1 dollar a pound. still alot more than .30 cents. when i come across brass i dont reload i usually give that to friends who do reload that particular cartridge. otherwise i scrap it. sell to the highest bidder

June 7, 2009, 12:26 PM	#4
dhenry132 Junior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Abilene Texas Posts: 5	Looks like you could sell it as is and make more $$$ I can not say for the other calibers but 223/5.56 weighs approximately 14 lbs per 1K 30/06 weighs lbs 27lbs to 28 lbs per 1K 308 weighs 26 lbs to 27 lbs per 1k 45acp weighs approximately 13lbs per 1K Military brass usually weighs a little more than commercial brass account for the differences. http://pages.suddenlink.net/brassprocessing/index.htm