Spent Primers

FloridaGuy · March 23, 2013, 09:57 PM

Well another beginners question. I have been reloading a lot lately and have a lot of used primers. Can they just be disguarded in the normal household trash? Up until now I have just been dumping them in a plastic container.

Misssissippi Dave · March 23, 2013, 10:10 PM

You probably can do that. Since you have been saving them already you might consider another option. You can recycle them as brass. Recycle companies will pay you for your brass. You can also put in brass that is cracked or damaged as well to add to the weight. When you have several pounds it may be time to get rid of it and get paid for doing so.

SonOfGun · March 24, 2013, 08:39 AM

Around here scrap brass is about $1.85/lb. If you reload very much it will not take very long to accumulate a pound of spent primers. As far as I know all American made primers are brass, some are nickle plated.

dahermit · March 24, 2013, 12:22 PM

As the post above says primer cups are brass, the anvil disks are brass also. Throw them in your brass salvage container. What! you do not have one?!

rlc323 · March 24, 2013, 01:11 PM

Shotshell primers sell as scrap steel as they have very little brass in them.

hodaka · March 24, 2013, 01:19 PM

Advertise them on Gunbroker as once fired primers. With all of the craziness going on you will probably get a number of offers.

two 70 · March 24, 2013, 01:34 PM

Hodaka, ya got it right in the center of the bull/s

March 23, 2013, 09:57 PM	#1
FloridaGuy Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2012 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 237	Spent Primers Well another beginners question. I have been reloading a lot lately and have a lot of used primers. Can they just be disguarded in the normal household trash? Up until now I have just been dumping them in a plastic container.

March 24, 2013, 01:34 PM	#7
two 70 Member Join Date: July 27, 2008 Location: Extreme NE Wa Posts: 54	amen Hodaka, ya got it right in the center of the bull/s __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. G.S. Patton Gun Control is not having to say I missed you.

March 23, 2013, 10:10 PM	#2
Misssissippi Dave Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2009 Posts: 1,411	You probably can do that. Since you have been saving them already you might consider another option. You can recycle them as brass. Recycle companies will pay you for your brass. You can also put in brass that is cracked or damaged as well to add to the weight. When you have several pounds it may be time to get rid of it and get paid for doing so.

March 24, 2013, 08:39 AM	#3
SonOfGun Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 110	Around here scrap brass is about $1.85/lb. If you reload very much it will not take very long to accumulate a pound of spent primers. As far as I know all American made primers are brass, some are nickle plated.

March 24, 2013, 12:22 PM	#4
dahermit Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2006 Location: South Central Michigan...near Posts: 6,501	As the post above says primer cups are brass, the anvil disks are brass also. Throw them in your brass salvage container. What! you do not have one?!

March 24, 2013, 01:11 PM	#5
rlc323 Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2013 Location: Forgottonia, Il Posts: 217	Shotshell primers sell as scrap steel as they have very little brass in them.

March 24, 2013, 01:19 PM	#6
hodaka Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,010	Advertise them on Gunbroker as once fired primers. With all of the craziness going on you will probably get a number of offers.