Saving Brass

Snuffy · 10-22-2010, 07:54 AM

A pal of mine was telling me that he saves every spent primer and brass shaving and split brass case and once he gets a good bit he takes them to the recyle place and sells the brass. I have started doing that some time ago. Have no idea if it pay much be he loads everything under the sun so if he is doing it it has to pay him something. I guess I will see in time.

Tom W. · 10-24-2010, 10:36 AM

I started doing it about a year ago. I put my damaged , worn out or suspicious brass into a big ice cream cream container. I have yet to sell any...

My primers go into the trash can.

jimbo1096 · 10-24-2010, 11:17 AM

Wewll, It certainly doesn't hurt or take up much space, so why not.I don't have much unusable brass, but I do save any copper or brass from other things and sell at about $2 a pound, for clean stuff. I have no idea what the brass cases would be worth. I also sell reefer and a/c coils as I save emough of them. Last year I had a consiberable amount of copper from a rewire job that bought all the Christmas presents for the wife and grandkids.

XLCH · 10-24-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbo1096

Wewll, It certainly doesn't hurt or take up much space, so why not.I don't have much unusable brass, but I do save any copper or brass from other things and sell at about $2 a pound, for clean stuff. I have no idea what the brass cases would be worth. I also sell reefer and a/c coils as I save emough of them. Last year I had a consiberable amount of copper from a rewire job that bought all the Christmas presents for the wife and grandkids.

+1, yep it adds up

Tom W. · 10-24-2010, 07:16 PM

Yup, sell enough reefer and you can buy just about anything......

Snuffy · 10-24-2010, 08:40 PM

Well shooting as much as I do and reloading as much as I do I am hoping this will help a little with the cost. I really need to shoot much more than I do. The top shooters are shooting as little at 20,000 a year and think they aren't shooting enough. I am shooting around 8,000 a year this is not enough but its what I have been able to pay for. To be in the top 10 at a local match I need to shoot more. This takes money, so this means that I can't buy guns just to buy guns I need that money to pay for my reloading.
So I just need to shoot more lots more not a problem with that.

sheepdog · 10-25-2010, 03:45 AM

...so you have to have a reason to buy a gun...just like the rest of us...mine has always been "...cause I NNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ED it"...so far, it's worked for me~~~

XLCH · 10-25-2010, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sheepdog

...so you have to have a reason to buy a gun...just like the rest of us...mine has always been "...cause I NNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ED it"...so far, it's worked for me~~~

LOL, I want it, works for me.

Snuffy · 10-25-2010, 07:13 AM

I don't need any guns I am worth many guns there for I have many guns.

10-22-2010, 07:54 AM	#1
Snuffy Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Texas Posts: 4,142	Saving Brass A pal of mine was telling me that he saves every spent primer and brass shaving and split brass case and once he gets a good bit he takes them to the recyle place and sells the brass. I have started doing that some time ago. Have no idea if it pay much be he loads everything under the sun so if he is doing it it has to pay him something. I guess I will see in time.

10-24-2010, 10:36 AM	#2
Tom W. Senior Member Joined: Jan 2009 From: Alabama Posts: 551	Re: Saving Brass I started doing it about a year ago. I put my damaged , worn out or suspicious brass into a big ice cream cream container. I have yet to sell any... My primers go into the trash can.

10-24-2010, 11:17 AM	#3
jimbo1096 Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Alexandria, LA Posts: 2,107	Re: Saving Brass Wewll, It certainly doesn't hurt or take up much space, so why not.I don't have much unusable brass, but I do save any copper or brass from other things and sell at about $2 a pound, for clean stuff. I have no idea what the brass cases would be worth. I also sell reefer and a/c coils as I save emough of them. Last year I had a consiberable amount of copper from a rewire job that bought all the Christmas presents for the wife and grandkids.

10-24-2010, 07:16 PM	#5
Tom W. Senior Member Joined: Jan 2009 From: Alabama Posts: 551	Re: Saving Brass Yup, sell enough reefer and you can buy just about anything......

10-24-2010, 08:40 PM	#6
Snuffy Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Texas Posts: 4,142	Re: Saving Brass Well shooting as much as I do and reloading as much as I do I am hoping this will help a little with the cost. I really need to shoot much more than I do. The top shooters are shooting as little at 20,000 a year and think they aren't shooting enough. I am shooting around 8,000 a year this is not enough but its what I have been able to pay for. To be in the top 10 at a local match I need to shoot more. This takes money, so this means that I can't buy guns just to buy guns I need that money to pay for my reloading. So I just need to shoot more lots more not a problem with that.

10-25-2010, 03:45 AM	#7
sheepdog Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Duncanville, Tx Posts: 22,117	Re: Saving Brass ...so you have to have a reason to buy a gun...just like the rest of us...mine has always been "...cause I NNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ED it"...so far, it's worked for me~~~

10-25-2010, 07:13 AM	#9
Snuffy Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Texas Posts: 4,142	Re: Saving Brass *I don't need any guns I am worth many guns there for I have many guns.*

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