How much is once fired 9mm brass worth?

TruthTellers · September 11, 2017, 07:58 PM

I've read 2 cents a case. This true?

Tsquared · September 11, 2017, 09:10 PM

It can be found for less than that. The shipping is more expensive.

Marco Califo · September 11, 2017, 09:26 PM

Free on the ground at your range is a good deal.

TXAZ · September 11, 2017, 09:31 PM

Not much if you're trying to sell it, especially if you have to ship it.
More than you want to pay if you're buying it.
It's a highly uneven market.

condor bravo · September 11, 2017, 10:07 PM

If I really needed some I would pay up to 2.5 cents per case if all Federals or perhaps Remingtons.

Crankylove · September 11, 2017, 10:56 PM

I'd pay nothing, but I'll give it a good home if you want to ship it.

I haven't bought ANY pistol brass in years.

I find enough 9mm brass on my shooting trips, that I have NEVER bought brass for that cartridge. I usually come home with at least 2-300 more cases than I went out with.

It's so common, and plentiful on the ground (or given to me by other shooters that brass coming out of every orifice) that's it really not worth the effort to try and sell.

Stats Shooter · September 11, 2017, 11:08 PM

9mm is almost entirely a "labor of love" reload. Not quite as bad as 7.62x39, but close.

Bulk loaded 9mm can be bought for $0.16-0.15/round.... sometimes less on sale at sportsman's guide. It ain't the best quality, but will go bang and will hit a steel target at 25 yards. Cheap 9mm cast bullets can be bought for about $0.07/round shipped, $0.02/round in powder and a $0.03/round primer and you are at 0.12/round assuming free brass. If you use better bullets you can add a cent or two per round and get up to $0.14.

My point? You have to get essentially free brass to make that be worth it just for target ammo so you will basically have to find a way to get a lot of brass in a flat rate box or eat the shipping cost.

However, I have a local gun/reloading shop that will buy decapped and cleaned range brass. You might get $10/thousand if you can clean it, decap it, and sort it by headstamp. But in that case you are getting paid for your time, not the brass

HankC1 · September 11, 2017, 11:26 PM

I bought 2c/rnd shipped.

cptjack · September 12, 2017, 05:08 AM

buy new

RC20 · September 12, 2017, 10:33 AM

Its worth what you pay for it.

Mien have all been free.

range pickup. Bugaboo about shot out is just that. Few re-load and fewer still reload 9mm.

You can tell from the type of shooter what they have (and the new box is an indicator)

Primers are also a good clue.

I just sort and keep the good stuff, RP, PPU, Hornady etc.

hdwhit · September 12, 2017, 11:37 AM

TruthTellers, I currently pay a dealer 2.2 cents per case as a retail price. The seller sorts out the steel, aluminum and berdan cases so I only pay for boxer primed brass. If the seller is making more than a child chained to a sewing machine in Bangladesh, I assume he's paying less than a penny each.

T. O'Heir · September 12, 2017, 11:40 AM

On the ground at your range is of totally unknown quality. Have 2500 or so Police empties, picked up on a CF range long ago that is entirely unusable due to what I think was lacquered in primers.
There's at least 1 retailer who wants $16US per 500 for polished, sized and deprimed, 9mm brass. A net search for 'once fired 9mm brass' turns up half a million sites.

Metal god · September 12, 2017, 12:10 PM

I pay $30 per 1k and thought that was good from my local range so no shipping . Now I hear you guys are paying $20 per 1k . Boy am I getting ripped off .

kmw1954 · September 12, 2017, 12:16 PM

Couple years ago I ran into a local fellow that was selling cleaned/polished 9mm for $20.00k including shipping so I purchased 3k worth and have hardly touched it.

RC20 · September 12, 2017, 03:52 PM

[QUOTE]I pay $30 per 1k and thought that was good from my local range so no shipping . Now I hear you guys are paying $20 per 1k . Boy am I getting ripped off .
[QUOTE]

And let that be a lesson to you. A whole 1 cents more. Horrors.

At least its better than being in Key West.

higgite · September 12, 2017, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HankC1

I bought 2c/rnd shipped.

From where and in what condition? What % was useable?

Metal god · September 12, 2017, 04:36 PM

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And let that be a lesson to you. A whole 1 cents more. Horrors.

LOL , yeah I think it's funny when guys freak out about 1 or 2 cents more per round . Like the guys that say they wont pay $35 a brick for primers , never doing the math and realizing they are only paying 1 cent more per round loaded . Now with 9mm a penny is a bigger percentage then lets say 308 or 30-06 , you're not going to notice that penny when loading those larger cartridges and may not with 9mm .

It's like saying I load my match 308 loads for $.50 each but would NEVER load them for $.51 each that's just highway robbery .

Anyways I get a kick out of how reloaders think sometimes .

higgite · September 12, 2017, 05:17 PM

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LOL , yeah I think it's funny when guys freak out about 1 or 2 cents more per round .

I pinch pennies on reloading components just like the next guy, but I sometimes get tickled at myself and my friends for squeezing a penny here and a penny there on components, then take our $xxx pistols with the $xxx trigger jobs and the $xxx aftermarket sights to the range on senior day to save $3.

243winxb · September 12, 2017, 06:15 PM

$1.25 a pound.

RC20 · September 12, 2017, 06:29 PM

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Anyways I get a kick out of how reloaders think sometimes .
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I would convert that to people in general.

The guy who slipped by going down range with an AR strapped over his shoulder and pointing down.

Due to the angle all I could see was a strap, no big deal, until he turned around. Oh *&^*

Universal of any range that allows a gun down range (up being the ? also I think all are pointed up )

Two guys reported me to the range master for politely pointing out the rules are not to touch anything on the bench.

Both put up "attitude ".

He laughed at them and pointed out it was rule 4 or thereabout.

briandg · September 13, 2017, 09:24 AM

Spot salvage price for brass is $1.70 per pound. Unless I have done the math wrong, selling 9 mm brass for less than $2 a round isn't worth sweeping it up and washing it.

The federal government sells brass in lots of several tons on auctions. Forget sweeping it up, you can possibly buy it by the five ton unit for $1 per pound and sell it at a realistic profit.

I stack up a few of the federal or Winchester every time I visit the range, at least as much as I have fired. Everything else except.45goes right into buckets. I figure that I have almost $200 dollars worth at scrap price and not a person on the planet will buy it at even $150.

September 11, 2017, 07:58 PM	#1
TruthTellers Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2016 Posts: 3,888	How much is once fired 9mm brass worth? I've read 2 cents a case. This true? __________________ "We always think there's gonna be more time... then it runs out."

September 11, 2017, 09:26 PM	#3
Marco Califo Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2011 Location: LA (Greater Los Angeles Area) Posts: 2,598	Free on the ground at your range is a good deal. __________________ ............

September 11, 2017, 09:31 PM	#4
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Not much if you're trying to sell it, especially if you have to ship it. More than you want to pay if you're buying it. It's a highly uneven market. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

September 11, 2017, 10:07 PM	#5
condor bravo Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2014 Location: Nevada/Ariz/CA Posts: 1,753	If I really needed some I would pay up to 2.5 cents per case if all Federals or perhaps Remingtons. __________________ Ouch, the dreaded "M-1 thumb", you just know it will happen eventually, so why not do it now and get it over with??

September 11, 2017, 10:56 PM	#6
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	I'd pay nothing, but I'll give it a good home if you want to ship it. I haven't bought ANY pistol brass in years. I find enough 9mm brass on my shooting trips, that I have NEVER bought brass for that cartridge. I usually come home with at least 2-300 more cases than I went out with. It's so common, and plentiful on the ground (or given to me by other shooters that brass coming out of every orifice) that's it really not worth the effort to try and sell. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

September 11, 2017, 09:10 PM	#2
Tsquared Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2016 Location: NE Atlanta Posts: 337	It can be found for less than that. The shipping is more expensive.

September 11, 2017, 11:08 PM	#7
Stats Shooter Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2016 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,636	9mm is almost entirely a "labor of love" reload. Not quite as bad as 7.62x39, but close. Bulk loaded 9mm can be bought for $0.16-0.15/round.... sometimes less on sale at sportsman's guide. It ain't the best quality, but will go bang and will hit a steel target at 25 yards. Cheap 9mm cast bullets can be bought for about $0.07/round shipped, $0.02/round in powder and a $0.03/round primer and you are at 0.12/round assuming free brass. If you use better bullets you can add a cent or two per round and get up to $0.14. My point? You have to get essentially free brass to make that be worth it just for target ammo so you will basically have to find a way to get a lot of brass in a flat rate box or eat the shipping cost. However, I have a local gun/reloading shop that will buy decapped and cleaned range brass. You might get $10/thousand if you can clean it, decap it, and sort it by headstamp. But in that case you are getting paid for your time, not the brass

September 11, 2017, 11:26 PM	#8
HankC1 Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 531	I bought 2c/rnd shipped.

September 12, 2017, 05:08 AM	#9
cptjack Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2014 Posts: 314	buy new

September 12, 2017, 10:33 AM	#10
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	Its worth what you pay for it. Mien have all been free. range pickup. Bugaboo about shot out is just that. Few re-load and fewer still reload 9mm. You can tell from the type of shooter what they have (and the new box is an indicator) Primers are also a good clue. I just sort and keep the good stuff, RP, PPU, Hornady etc.

September 12, 2017, 11:37 AM	#11
hdwhit Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2017 Posts: 1,011	TruthTellers, I currently pay a dealer 2.2 cents per case as a retail price. The seller sorts out the steel, aluminum and berdan cases so I only pay for boxer primed brass. If the seller is making more than a child chained to a sewing machine in Bangladesh, I assume he's paying less than a penny each.

September 12, 2017, 11:40 AM	#12
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	On the ground at your range is of totally unknown quality. Have 2500 or so Police empties, picked up on a CF range long ago that is entirely unusable due to what I think was lacquered in primers. There's at least 1 retailer who wants $16US per 500 for polished, sized and deprimed, 9mm brass. A net search for 'once fired 9mm brass' turns up half a million sites. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

September 12, 2017, 12:10 PM	#13
Metal god Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 6,876	I pay $30 per 1k and thought that was good from my local range so no shipping . Now I hear you guys are paying $20 per 1k . Boy am I getting ripped off . __________________ If Jesus had a gun , he'd probably still be alive ! I almost always write my posts regardless of content in a jovial manor and intent . If that's not how you took it , please try again .

September 12, 2017, 12:16 PM	#14
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	Couple years ago I ran into a local fellow that was selling cleaned/polished 9mm for $20.00k including shipping so I purchased 3k worth and have hardly touched it.

September 12, 2017, 03:52 PM	#15
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	[QUOTE]I pay $30 per 1k and thought that was good from my local range so no shipping . Now I hear you guys are paying $20 per 1k . Boy am I getting ripped off . [QUOTE] And let that be a lesson to you. A whole 1 cents more. Horrors. At least its better than being in Key West.

September 12, 2017, 06:15 PM	#19
243winxb Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,730	$1.25 a pound.

September 13, 2017, 09:24 AM	#21
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	Spot salvage price for brass is $1.70 per pound. Unless I have done the math wrong, selling 9 mm brass for less than $2 a round isn't worth sweeping it up and washing it. The federal government sells brass in lots of several tons on auctions. Forget sweeping it up, you can possibly buy it by the five ton unit for $1 per pound and sell it at a realistic profit. I stack up a few of the federal or Winchester every time I visit the range, at least as much as I have fired. Everything else except.45goes right into buckets. I figure that I have almost $200 dollars worth at scrap price and not a person on the planet will buy it at even $150. __________________ None.