Brass disposal

November 27, 2017, 03:12 PM

JALLEN

Brass disposal

In the process of getting rid of possessions I no longer need or want, I see that I have anywhere from many hundred to several thousand 9mm brass in various states, from clean primerless to not clean, spent primer. Most are once fired but I can’t guarantee that.

Is there any value to these? I accumulated these, intending to be regularly reloading but that dribbled to a halt years ago, before our move.

Should I toss them? Take them to a nearby gun range? Sprinkle at properties in the path of devrlopment? Crime scenes?

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November 27, 2017, 03:15 PM

GaryBF

Of course there is value as a recycleable metal. At least donate them to a gun range or another shooter. Or sell them to a recycler.

I dump my unwanted brass in the brass barrel at my shooting range.

November 27, 2017, 03:18 PM

Stlhead

As long as there are no bullets the recyclers around here consider them clean brass and pay $1.10 per pound. If there are some bullets then they pay much less.

November 27, 2017, 03:21 PM

jhe888

I'd consider giving them to a reloader. He will value them more than as scrap, although brass has some scrap value. Surely someone near you could use a thousand-ish empty 9mm cases.

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November 27, 2017, 03:21 PM

Skins2881

Worse case recycle it, you should be able to get no less than a dollar per pound for it. First I'd try offering as karma to someone willing to meet you and pick them up.

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November 27, 2017, 03:53 PM

Gene Hillman

9mm fired brass is worth about three cents each and 1000 weigh about 9 pounds. It certainly has some value and is marketable.

November 27, 2017, 04:56 PM

JALLEN

Some productive ideas here. Thanks.

I do not know any local reloaders, so maybe some sort of karma might work. Let me do an inventory and see what there actually is.

November 27, 2017, 05:35 PM

signewt

Local range donates all unclaimed range brass to the juniors program. On some big match es they make quite a haul.

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November 27, 2017, 05:44 PM

XLT

if I lived closer I would bUy them off you, but the freight to ship them to Oregon would probably not be worth it, DANG I reload and could use them.

November 27, 2017, 06:52 PM

Black92LX

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Originally posted by XLT:
if I lived closer I would bUy them off you, but the freight to ship them to Oregon would probably not be worth it, DANG I reload and could use them.

Could fit quite a bit in the medium USPS flat rate box.

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November 27, 2017, 07:09 PM

JALLEN

In the course of inventory, I think I will stuff a “if it fits, it ships” boxes, and see hw many each the small and medium will hold.

November 27, 2017, 07:14 PM

egregore

It's worth its weight in scrap contaminated (unless you want to decap and clean every one) brass at a recycling yard.

November 27, 2017, 08:04 PM

Paten

My Dad used to mold his own bullets and reload them. He has thousands of 1 lb. lead ingots that he poured for use... some day. Last time I was home he finally admitted that he was never going to use any of it. And it's not just pure lead either, it's melted down wheel weights, linotype, spent bullets and what ever other lead he was able to scrounge up. What business would be interested in buying lead like this? Preferably some place in Texas close to Wichita Falls.

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November 27, 2017, 08:57 PM

StorminNormin

quote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
Some productive ideas here. Thanks.

I do not know any local reloaders, so maybe some sort of karma might work. Let me do an inventory and see what there actually is.

I am in Austin and reload 9mm. I would be willing to pay something for some.