What to do with my brass?

chupps · December 11, 2005, 08:04 PM

I'm a new guy and would like to thank all of the forum members that helped me select my S&W model 586. I may shoot 1000 rounds a year, regular 38's and magnums, and I am not a reloader. I do all of my shooting on my farm. I'm not a reloader. I'll feel guilty about throwing my brass away. Is there an alternative to the trash?

.45 Vet · December 11, 2005, 08:14 PM

Some venders at gun shows do buy brass, you might also try a local gun-shop that handles re-loading supplies. If they don't buy it they may know of person that could use it. Once fired brass is most always in demand somewhere....

Bullet94 · December 11, 2005, 08:14 PM

Save it and then sell it.

Lycanthrope · December 11, 2005, 08:53 PM

ebay!

**Shane Tuttle** · December 11, 2005, 09:22 PM

gotta go with the ebay option

Leftoverdj · December 11, 2005, 10:10 PM

Yeah. Put the fired brass back into the boxes it came out of, and hang onto them. Sorted brass brings a lot better price than unsorted. When you have about a thousand of one type, put it on ebay or list it in the classifieds here. There's always a market for brass.

rwilson452 · December 11, 2005, 11:43 PM

I have found that 2000 .38 brall fit rather nicely in one of those US postal Flat Rate Priority Mail boxes. the cheapest way to mail brass that I have found. So save until you have 2000 then dump them it one box and advertize.

Smokey Joe · December 12, 2005, 12:14 PM

Chupps--If you just want to get RID OF the brass, with no further hassle, take it it with your aluminum cans to a recycler. Most recyclers who buy the cans will buy scrap brass, too. Bring it in, they weigh it, pay you, zing, you're done.

Last time I took brass in I got $36 or so for 4 ice-cream buckets of assorted brass. I didn't have to spend one minute sorting or cleaning this brass, or advertising it or mailing it.

I almost always pick up brass @ the range; if it's useful in my reloading I save it; if not, just throw it into the ice cream bucket along with the split necks and bent shoulders, where it accumulates until there's enough to warrant a trip to City Scrap & Recycling.

tjhands · December 12, 2005, 12:51 PM

Oh yes, you must ebay that stuff. Go there and check out the prices brass fetches on there. You can make some dinero.

mtnbkr · December 12, 2005, 01:26 PM

Hold on to it. You might not reload now, but you may change your mind one day. I get sick at the thought of all those 38s and 357s I tossed back when I first started shooting.

I'd keep the brass till I could fill a 50cal ammo can with each caliber I shot, then sell/toss the rest. A 50cal can will hold enough to keep you busy should you start reloading.

Chris

m0ntels · December 12, 2005, 08:24 PM

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Hold on to it. You might not reload now, but you may change your mind one day. I get sick at the thought of all those 38s and 357s I tossed back when I first started shooting.

+1

Randy

dodgestdshift · December 15, 2005, 04:43 PM

Assuming $10 a box for ammo, and 1000 rounds a year equals $200 a year for ammo. After a while you will get sick of paying the price of factory ammo, and look into reloading. When you do the cases you have saved will be worth their storage cost many times over. Remember about 1/2 to 2/3 of the cost of the cartridge is the case, which can be reused.

Tim R · December 15, 2005, 07:41 PM

I would save your brass especially the 357 brass. As others have said you might not be reloading now but you never know. Also brass can be great trading material amoung shooters. When I first started loading 357, I would buy a friends once fired brass.......good for him and good for me.

Garand Guy · December 15, 2005, 07:51 PM

Sent It My Way!

T. O'Heir · December 16, 2005, 01:03 AM

E-bay isn't the best place to sell or buy firearm related stuff. The woman who runs E-Bay is extremely anti-firearm. In any case, brass makes good trading goods. Separated though.

ammunition-man · December 23, 2005, 11:26 PM

you could boxs it up and send it to me for christmas

Kamicosmos · December 25, 2005, 08:28 PM

I'd save it, or at least a few thousand cases. If you are new to shooting in general, you may or may not buy more guns and get into reloading.

1K rounds a year is only 20 rounds a week! Considering you have your own private range, that's not alot of shooting when you consider most of the time you'll probably shoot 50 rounds per session. Or, on a private range like that you'll probably be more of the 10-20 rounds every couple of days type...boy, that would be nice!!

I bet you'll get into reloading sooner than you think!

December 11, 2005, 08:04 PM	#1
chupps Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2005 Posts: 368	What to do with my brass? I'm a new guy and would like to thank all of the forum members that helped me select my S&W model 586. I may shoot 1000 rounds a year, regular 38's and magnums, and I am not a reloader. I do all of my shooting on my farm. I'm not a reloader. I'll feel guilty about throwing my brass away. Is there an alternative to the trash?

December 11, 2005, 08:14 PM	#2
.45 Vet Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Western Penn. Posts: 387	Some venders at gun shows do buy brass, you might also try a local gun-shop that handles re-loading supplies. If they don't buy it they may know of person that could use it. Once fired brass is most always in demand somewhere.... __________________ For those who've never fought for it, the price of freedom shall never be known...

December 11, 2005, 08:14 PM	#3
Bullet94 Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2004 Location: Kansas Posts: 723	Save it and then sell it. __________________ PRO-SECOND AMENDMENT - Live Free or Die

December 11, 2005, 09:22 PM	#5
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	brass gotta go with the ebay option

December 11, 2005, 11:43 PM	#7
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,647	Brass I have found that 2000 .38 brall fit rather nicely in one of those US postal Flat Rate Priority Mail boxes. the cheapest way to mail brass that I have found. So save until you have 2000 then dump them it one box and advertize.

December 11, 2005, 08:53 PM	#4
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	ebay!

December 11, 2005, 10:10 PM	#6
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	Yeah. Put the fired brass back into the boxes it came out of, and hang onto them. Sorted brass brings a lot better price than unsorted. When you have about a thousand of one type, put it on ebay or list it in the classifieds here. There's always a market for brass.

December 12, 2005, 12:14 PM	#8
Smokey Joe Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2001 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 2,106	Less-Horsing-Around-Option Chupps--If you just want to get RID OF the brass, with no further hassle, take it it with your aluminum cans to a recycler. Most recyclers who buy the cans will buy scrap brass, too. Bring it in, they weigh it, pay you, zing, you're done. Last time I took brass in I got $36 or so for 4 ice-cream buckets of assorted brass. I didn't have to spend one minute sorting or cleaning this brass, or advertising it or mailing it. I almost always pick up brass @ the range; if it's useful in my reloading I save it; if not, just throw it into the ice cream bucket along with the split necks and bent shoulders, where it accumulates until there's enough to warrant a trip to City Scrap & Recycling. __________________ God Bless America --Smokey Joe

December 12, 2005, 12:51 PM	#9
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	Oh yes, you must ebay that stuff. Go there and check out the prices brass fetches on there. You can make some dinero. __________________ "If the sole purpose of handguns is to kill people, then mine are all defective." - Uncle Ted Nugent

December 12, 2005, 01:26 PM	#10
mtnbkr Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2000 Location: Manassas, Virginia Posts: 914	Hold on to it. You might not reload now, but you may change your mind one day. I get sick at the thought of all those 38s and 357s I tossed back when I first started shooting. I'd keep the brass till I could fill a 50cal ammo can with each caliber I shot, then sell/toss the rest. A 50cal can will hold enough to keep you busy should you start reloading. Chris

December 15, 2005, 04:43 PM	#12
dodgestdshift Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Marilla, N.Y. (outside Buffalo N.Y.) Posts: 113	Assuming $10 a box for ammo, and 1000 rounds a year equals $200 a year for ammo. After a while you will get sick of paying the price of factory ammo, and look into reloading. When you do the cases you have saved will be worth their storage cost many times over. Remember about 1/2 to 2/3 of the cost of the cartridge is the case, which can be reused. __________________ The shortest distance between two politicians is through your wallet. Don N.

December 15, 2005, 07:41 PM	#13
Tim R Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2004 Location: God's side of Washington State Posts: 1,601	I would save your brass especially the 357 brass. As others have said you might not be reloading now but you never know. Also brass can be great trading material amoung shooters. When I first started loading 357, I would buy a friends once fired brass.......good for him and good for me. __________________ God Bless our Troops especially our Snipers.

December 16, 2005, 01:03 AM	#15
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	E-bay isn't the best place to sell or buy firearm related stuff. The woman who runs E-Bay is extremely anti-firearm. In any case, brass makes good trading goods. Separated though.

December 23, 2005, 11:26 PM	#16
ammunition-man Junior member Join Date: November 30, 2005 Posts: 59	what to do with brass you could boxs it up and send it to me for christmas

December 25, 2005, 08:28 PM	#17
Kamicosmos Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2002 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 193	I'd save it, or at least a few thousand cases. If you are new to shooting in general, you may or may not buy more guns and get into reloading. 1K rounds a year is only 20 rounds a week! Considering you have your own private range, that's not alot of shooting when you consider most of the time you'll probably shoot 50 rounds per session. Or, on a private range like that you'll probably be more of the 10-20 rounds every couple of days type...boy, that would be nice!! I bet you'll get into reloading sooner than you think! __________________ "Dreams only have meaning because we struggle in the waking world." -- Major Motoko Kusanagi GitS:SAC Member of NRA and Western Missouri Shooters Alliance