Are You As Obsessed About Your Brass As I Am? *Funny* Lengthy - Page 2

qcpunk · April 1, 2010, 11:07 PM

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I'm only compulsive about finding expensive match brass or pricey big caliber stuff like .50 Beowulf or .50 DTC.

HAHA, What does a single casing of .50 Beowulf or DTC end up costing these days? $2.00? You better believe I would be going crazy trying to find every single casing if I shot .50 caliber too.

medalguy · April 2, 2010, 12:04 AM

Do you ever wake up from a dream where you finally locate that LAST round of lost brass, then get mad because it's ONLY a dream, and that piece of brass is still out there?

mdripley · April 2, 2010, 12:23 AM

I will not leave the range until every last case is accounted for and recovered.

Elkins45 · April 2, 2010, 08:45 AM

I'm the same way, especially in the case (no pun intended) where you have a set of 50 that have been fired and processed together and you lose one. Than means you have to introduce a newer case into the mix that may be from a different lot, have different volume, etc.

It's not so bad for handguns, but it is a pain for rifles.

cheezhed · April 2, 2010, 11:48 PM

I have made up a net that extends across my bench when I shoot my mini 14 and it catches 99.9 percent of the brass that I shoot. That saves me so much time I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. I also love it when someone doesn't reload and leaves the brass for me once I found nearly 500 pieces of .45 auto brass in the grass of my range and a month ago the indoor range let me take home a box of their sweep up and I had 974 pieces of .45 auto and a lot of other calibers too. I felt like a little kid walking out of there.

sonick808 · April 3, 2010, 02:37 AM

i freakin cleaned house today!

I was at scottsdale gun club for 3 hours or so, and I was the only reloader of the 20 lanes right of the RO bench. Having verified this, the RO swept EVERYTHING into my bag for 2+ hours before another fellow took over. JACKPOT!!!!!!!

Every time i bust out my blue dillon ammo boxes with all my cartridges X'd with marker on the rear, at least 2 people offer me their brass. Inevitably it's 9mm and 40sw; the latter of which I shoot the most; the former the second most frequent.

Use obvious reloading equipment at the range and gifts will find you!

troy_mclure · April 3, 2010, 07:24 AM

im happy to recover 40% some places i shoot.

thats a bit painfull for 10mm tho @ $170/1k shipped.

mapsjanhere · April 3, 2010, 08:45 AM

I shoot at a private-member only range, and bring a little rake and shovel to remove all the old steel and rimfire crap first so I can find my brass

April 3, 2010, 07:24 AM	#32
troy_mclure Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: gulf of mexico Posts: 2,716	im happy to recover 40% some places i shoot. thats a bit painfull for 10mm tho @ $170/1k shipped. __________________ There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

April 3, 2010, 08:45 AM	#33
mapsjanhere Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,832	I shoot at a private-member only range, and bring a little rake and shovel to remove all the old steel and rimfire crap first so I can find my brass __________________ I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.

April 2, 2010, 12:04 AM	#27
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,033	Do you ever wake up from a dream where you finally locate that LAST round of lost brass, then get mad because it's ONLY a dream, and that piece of brass is still out there?

April 2, 2010, 12:23 AM	#28
mdripley Junior Member Join Date: January 8, 2007 Posts: 8	I will not leave the range until every last case is accounted for and recovered.

April 2, 2010, 08:45 AM	#29
Elkins45 Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2010 Posts: 498	I'm the same way, especially in the case (no pun intended) where you have a set of 50 that have been fired and processed together and you lose one. Than means you have to introduce a newer case into the mix that may be from a different lot, have different volume, etc. It's not so bad for handguns, but it is a pain for rifles.

April 2, 2010, 11:48 PM	#30
cheezhed Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2007 Posts: 302	I have made up a net that extends across my bench when I shoot my mini 14 and it catches 99.9 percent of the brass that I shoot. That saves me so much time I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. I also love it when someone doesn't reload and leaves the brass for me once I found nearly 500 pieces of .45 auto brass in the grass of my range and a month ago the indoor range let me take home a box of their sweep up and I had 974 pieces of .45 auto and a lot of other calibers too. I felt like a little kid walking out of there.

April 3, 2010, 02:37 AM	#31
sonick808 Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 396	i freakin cleaned house today! I was at scottsdale gun club for 3 hours or so, and I was the only reloader of the 20 lanes right of the RO bench. Having verified this, the RO swept EVERYTHING into my bag for 2+ hours before another fellow took over. JACKPOT!!!!!!! Every time i bust out my blue dillon ammo boxes with all my cartridges X'd with marker on the rear, at least 2 people offer me their brass. Inevitably it's 9mm and 40sw; the latter of which I shoot the most; the former the second most frequent. Use obvious reloading equipment at the range and gifts will find you!