.223 Brass

jeffreyulatan · December 23, 2012, 08:09 PM

Hey guys, just wondering if 21lbs of Unprocessed range brass is worth $70. There's a scrap yard that collects tons of these brass, and they have them bagged up. I don't know if that's a reasonable price for brass. Mix of military brass, and commercial.

Marco Califo · December 23, 2012, 09:04 PM

That is around 1500 pieces from my estimation. I am assuming all 5.56/223.
Cartridge loaded: 182 gr
Projectile: 55 gr
Powder: 27 gr
So brass and primer are around 100 gr each.
7000 gr to a pound, so 70 cases per pound; times 21 = 1,470

For mixed unprocessed that sounds like a reasonable-to-good price. If they were all mil-spec, it would be a very good deal, if you can process them.

Steel Talon · December 23, 2012, 09:05 PM

Mixed calibers I assume.. $70.00 for 21lbs is about right to the high side. Much depends on what you hope to do with it.

Bush Pirate · December 24, 2012, 08:32 AM

If your getting it from a scrap yard you may want inspect some. Anything I bring to scrap place is scrap and should not be reloaded.

straightShot · December 24, 2012, 11:50 AM

I wouldn't do it. When I take a bucket full of brass to the scrap yard, it's only because the brass in the bucket is trash and should be recycled.

Kenneth L. Walters · December 24, 2012, 03:00 PM

I think that you have to be a member to look at this, but there is an ad on cast bullets for 223 brass. $55/1000 shipping included. I don't know if it is proper to repost that there but I've copied the ad below.

*******************************************

My friend Donald is approaching 80 and would like to get rid
of this stuff.

5.7x28 $65/500
9mm Luger $40/1000
38 Spl. $65/1000
40 S&W $40/1000
45 ACP $55/1000
223 $55/1000

270 $39/100
30-06 $39/100

Shipping will be done via UPS flat rate boxes. The shipping cost
has been included above.

Please order by mail. Your letter should include:
very brief statement of what you are ordering.
mailing label with your name and address. One label per order.
self-addressed, stamped envelope.
bank draft, postal money order or some other similar form of
payment.

Send letter to:
Donald Trembley
5289 N. Glaspie Road
Flagstaff, Arizona 86004

No partial orders.
No personal checks.
No refunds. No returns.

Self-addressed envelope will be mailed back when order is shipped or
used to return payment if all the brass has been sold.

Mailing label will be used for your shipment. All packages will be
sent using Post Office medium size flat rate boxes.

Brass is range pickup. Not sorted by manufacturer.

***********************************

My understanding is that there is well over a ton of it. The fellow, I think, is really hard of hearing which is why there is no phone number. I seem to remember months ago someone posting about being very happy with buying something.

jeffreyulatan · December 26, 2012, 03:55 AM

Thanks guys, I asked where they got the brass and they pointed me to a local range.

These guys literally throw away perfect commercial brass. I talked to the owner, and he told me I can take all the barrels of brass for myself free of charge!

All the brass are Remington and PMC once fired brass.

Now I literally have bag fulls I don't know what to do with!

jwrowland77 · December 26, 2012, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffreyulatan

Thanks guys, I asked where they got the brass and they pointed me to a local range.

These guys literally throw away perfect commercial brass. I talked to the owner, and he told me I can take all the barrels of brass for myself free of charge!

All the brass are Remington and PMC once fired brass.

Now I literally have bag fulls I don't know what to do with!

Sweet...enjoy!

4runnerman · December 26, 2012, 07:08 AM

Anything I bring to scrap place is scrap and should not be reloaded

Pay close attention to this. I am the same,When i have reloaded my brass for what i consider the last safe time. I do not throw it in the recycle barrel at the range. My concern is it will be cleaned up,sold and reloaded by someone else. I take my brass to the scrap yard. It has been used for the last time and to think someone else loaded it again and something happened to them is no good. There are to many other places to go buy good used brass. Don't take chances with your eyes,fingers,ect,ect.

thump_rrr · December 26, 2012, 11:47 AM

Scrapyards in my area are currently paying $2.71/lb for it so his cost is around $57.00 so he's making a 20% Gross Profit on it.
For those with calculators $57.00 X 1.2 does not equal gross profit.

For those saying not to reload brass from a scrap yard.

The same caution should be used when collecting brass from anywhere.
You should be able to tell the difference between brass that has the original primer and brass that looks like it has been reloaded multiple times..
You should also be able to tell brass that has gone through a machinegun.

hounddawg · December 26, 2012, 12:07 PM

Jeffrey I would suggest processing and selling , but having lived on Guam myself for about 5 years when in Navy I am well aware of what shipping charges are there

Marco Califo · December 26, 2012, 02:38 PM

Scrap versus once fireds?
Knowing that Guam is a island US possession in the middle of an ocean and has a huge US military presence, and relatively nil good ol' boys reloading the empties, are these likely new once fireds? If yes, and there simply is not a market for once fireds on Guam, therefore they sell as scrap, then you can downplay the posted scrap notions.

December 23, 2012, 08:09 PM	#1
jeffreyulatan Member Join Date: October 22, 2012 Location: Guam Posts: 47	.223 Brass Hey guys, just wondering if 21lbs of Unprocessed range brass is worth $70. There's a scrap yard that collects tons of these brass, and they have them bagged up. I don't know if that's a reasonable price for brass. Mix of military brass, and commercial. __________________ Delta Firearms Mfg Co. 07/08 FFL SOT 2, Hobby Shop Owner

December 23, 2012, 09:04 PM	#2
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,598	That is around 1500 pieces from my estimation. I am assuming all 5.56/223. Cartridge loaded: 182 gr Projectile: 55 gr Powder: 27 gr So brass and primer are around 100 gr each. 7000 gr to a pound, so 70 cases per pound; times 21 = 1,470 For mixed unprocessed that sounds like a reasonable-to-good price. If they were all mil-spec, it would be a very good deal, if you can process them. __________________ ............

December 24, 2012, 11:50 AM	#5
straightShot Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: MI, USA Posts: 668	I wouldn't do it. When I take a bucket full of brass to the scrap yard, it's only because the brass in the bucket is trash and should be recycled. __________________ Take a kid shooting.

December 24, 2012, 03:00 PM	#6
Kenneth L. Walters Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 1999 Location: flagstaff, arizona Posts: 477	223 brass I think that you have to be a member to look at this, but there is an ad on cast bullets for 223 brass. $55/1000 shipping included. I don't know if it is proper to repost that there but I've copied the ad below. ***************************************** My friend Donald is approaching 80 and would like to get rid of this stuff. 5.7x28 $65/500 9mm Luger $40/1000 38 Spl. $65/1000 40 S&W $40/1000 45 ACP $55/1000 223 $55/1000 270 $39/100 30-06 $39/100 Shipping will be done via UPS flat rate boxes. The shipping cost has been included above. Please order by mail. Your letter should include: very brief statement of what you are ordering. mailing label with your name and address. One label per order. self-addressed, stamped envelope. bank draft, postal money order or some other similar form of payment. Send letter to: Donald Trembley 5289 N. Glaspie Road Flagstaff, Arizona 86004 No partial orders. No personal checks. No refunds. No returns. Self-addressed envelope will be mailed back when order is shipped or used to return payment if all the brass has been sold. Mailing label will be used for your shipment. All packages will be sent using Post Office medium size flat rate boxes. Brass is range pickup. Not sorted by manufacturer. ********************************* My understanding is that there is well over a ton of it. The fellow, I think, is really hard of hearing which is why there is no phone number. I seem to remember months ago someone posting about being very happy with buying something.

December 26, 2012, 03:55 AM	#7
jeffreyulatan Member Join Date: October 22, 2012 Location: Guam Posts: 47	Thanks guys, I asked where they got the brass and they pointed me to a local range. These guys literally throw away perfect commercial brass. I talked to the owner, and he told me I can take all the barrels of brass for myself free of charge! All the brass are Remington and PMC once fired brass. Now I literally have bag fulls I don't know what to do with! __________________ Delta Firearms Mfg Co. 07/08 FFL SOT 2, Hobby Shop Owner

December 23, 2012, 09:05 PM	#3
Steel Talon Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2007 Posts: 138	Mixed calibers I assume.. $70.00 for 21lbs is about right to the high side. Much depends on what you hope to do with it.

December 24, 2012, 08:32 AM	#4
Bush Pirate Member Join Date: June 2, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 54	If your getting it from a scrap yard you may want inspect some. Anything I bring to scrap place is scrap and should not be reloaded.

December 26, 2012, 07:08 AM	#9
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,577	Anything I bring to scrap place is scrap and should not be reloaded Pay close attention to this. I am the same,When i have reloaded my brass for what i consider the last safe time. I do not throw it in the recycle barrel at the range. My concern is it will be cleaned up,sold and reloaded by someone else. I take my brass to the scrap yard. It has been used for the last time and to think someone else loaded it again and something happened to them is no good. There are to many other places to go buy good used brass. Don't take chances with your eyes,fingers,ect,ect. __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

December 26, 2012, 11:47 AM	#10
thump_rrr Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2010 Posts: 403	Scrapyards in my area are currently paying $2.71/lb for it so his cost is around $57.00 so he's making a 20% Gross Profit on it. For those with calculators $57.00 X 1.2 does not equal gross profit. For those saying not to reload brass from a scrap yard. The same caution should be used when collecting brass from anywhere. You should be able to tell the difference between brass that has the original primer and brass that looks like it has been reloaded multiple times.. You should also be able to tell brass that has gone through a machinegun.

December 26, 2012, 12:07 PM	#11
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Posts: 4,232	Jeffrey I would suggest processing and selling , but having lived on Guam myself for about 5 years when in Navy I am well aware of what shipping charges are there __________________ “How do I get to the next level?” Well, you get to the next level by being the first one on the range and the last one to leave.” – Jerry Miculek

December 26, 2012, 02:38 PM	#12
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,598	Scrap versus once fireds? Scrap versus once fireds? Knowing that Guam is a island US possession in the middle of an ocean and has a huge US military presence, and relatively nil good ol' boys reloading the empties, are these likely new once fireds? If yes, and there simply is not a market for once fireds on Guam, therefore they sell as scrap, then you can downplay the posted scrap notions. __________________ ............