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knibloe
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 Posted - 09/27/2008 : 08:45:08
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Twice a year we have a church activity at my house where the men get together and shoot skeet.
None of us reload, so we always have a ton (500+) spent shotgun shells. My son has collected a large bag of these and now he wants to know if they have value as scrap.
I presume that some of the bases are make out of brass and others are made of coated steel. How can we tell the difference?
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Tourney64
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Posted - 09/27/2008 : 09:15:46
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| Who is Skeet? I feel sorry for the guy. |
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Kurr
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 09/27/2008 : 09:47:04
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Sounds like a great church!
MMmmmmmm.. them skeet is good eatin' 
I used to reload at my dad's house.. did a lot more shootin' back then. It is a great way to recycle, and really cuts down on your cost of shells. Plus, being able to load your own is a good thing in a SHTF scenario.
I imagine if you check out your local gun club or range you can find someone buying the empty shells. |
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Kurr
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Posted - 09/27/2008 : 10:21:18
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I had at one point considered going to my local range an picking brass off the ground to melt for castings. First, the state frowns upon this apparently. Second, is you must keep in mind cartridge brass is a much higher zinc content, typically 30% or so if I recall correctly.
As HCBTT said, if you shoot, buy a reloader, theres a market for reloaded shells, and you can at least keep your costs down for practice and be prepared for WTSHTF. |
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TenBears
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Posted - 09/27/2008 : 13:31:53
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| Reloading depends upon the type of shell. Winchester, Federal and Remington all make target loads which are reloadable. however, many hunting loads with plastic hulls simply are not reloadable -- these hulls won't take a crimp. If you have reloadable hulls, target shooters at your local gun club will know. If they are not reloadable, you are going to find it difficult to get anyone to buy or take them. |
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JerrySpringer
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Posted - 09/27/2008 : 22:41:22
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| I was thinking of asking about spent shells the other day and forgot. Thanks for the thread. On bicycle rides, I go past a section of road were there are spent casings littering the side. Easy to pick up, but worth it? If anything, I can give to a friend who does various metal recycling. I just look for bottles and cans on my rides. Amazing how many cans and bottles litter the roads. Each goes for 5 cents deposit. |
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knibloe
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 18:28:16
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I bought a reloading machine this summer. My friend who is a big hunter said the same thing as Ten Bears (imagine we agree on something). Some shells are reloadable others are not. These are the cheap shells and cannot be reloaded. Some plastic shells can be reloaded and will take a crimp, but you need to buy good empties.
As far as the metal composition, I will rey the magnet. I had thought of that, but was wondering if anyone had another idea. |
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knibloe
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 18:38:01
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
Sounds like a great church!
We sure do have a great time. Everyone brings a gun or two or three.
We also have a "game roast" we have venison, wild turkey, pheasant, ...
The neighbors hate it, but we don't do it all of the time. |
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Flbandit
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 19:01:29
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| My scrap yard won't take spent brass. The primers have something to do with it. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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NotABigDeal
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 20:06:30
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Originally posted by knibloe
Twice a year we have a church activity at my house where the men get together and shoot skeet.
None of us reload, so we always have a ton (500+) spent shotgun shells. My son has collected a large bag of these and now he wants to know if they have value as scrap.
I presume that some of the bases are make out of brass and others are made of coated steel. How can we tell the difference?
What a church. Safe from armed gunmen for sure. I applaud your congregation.
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TenBears
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Posted - 09/28/2008 : 21:14:07
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Originally posted by knibloe
My friend who is a big hunter said the same thing as Ten Bears (imagine we agree on something).
I imagine we agree on a great many things, just not on the existence of wild indians.  |
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there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...-----still taunted
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jadedragon
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Posted - 09/29/2008 : 02:55:51
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| I saw this thread and assumed it was about spent COIN shotgun shells! I bought 4000 new ones, but now realized that with about a second on each I can reuse all the used ones I've accumulated in bags. So now I just smooth them quickly before holding them under the CS-10. 90%+ of the time they are as good as new. The others I toss out. |
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knibloe
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Posted - 09/29/2008 : 21:43:18
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Posted - 09/29/2008 : 23:10:14
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| Here's what I know about the subject. When it comes to spent shells (non shotgun type), my recycling center pays for these. They actually pay more for these than other kinds of brass. The only requirement is that you have to separate the .22's from the rest of the casings. Not sure why. Anyway, they are definitely worth money. As for the shotgun shells, as a matter of fact, I found some today, and brought them home to investigate. Some were steel (magnet test), and some were brass. I just took a pair of pliers and pulled off the brass. The middle part had some steel, but it was easy to remove. Put it this way Knibloe, if I had that many and had the time, I'd definitely remove the brass. Good luck and happy shootin'. |
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NotABigDeal
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Posted - 09/30/2008 : 06:14:24
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Originally posted by USNavySubSailor
Here's what I know about the subject. When it comes to spent shells (non shotgun type), my recycling center pays for these. They actually pay more for these than other kinds of brass. The only requirement is that you have to separate the .22's from the rest of the casings. Not sure why. Anyway, they are definitely worth money. As for the shotgun shells, as a matter of fact, I found some today, and brought them home to investigate. Some were steel (magnet test), and some were brass. I just took a pair of pliers and pulled off the brass. The middle part had some steel, but it was easy to remove. Put it this way Knibloe, if I had that many and had the time, I'd definitely remove the brass. Good luck and happy shootin'.
They probably want the .22's separated because, being a rimfire cartridge, there is no primer to remove.
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Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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B-Power-B
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Posted - 09/30/2008 : 19:27:35
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| Good thinking Deal! I bet that is the case. |
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Flbandit
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USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 09/30/2008 : 19:58:03
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| I'll have to start keeping my brass when I go shooting. If nothing else, I might could sell to a reloader. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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NotABigDeal
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Posted - 09/30/2008 : 20:09:09
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I always leave mine for the range. If I shoot outdoors, I pick up as many as I can find. I've actually never thought of scrapping them. Huh....
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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byro007
Penny Collector Member
USA
399 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2008 : 14:46:01
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| If anyone here wants to sell me there empty brass casings I am more than willing to buy them as I do reload. Just let me know what you have. I am always buying. |
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simplicitycounts
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 10/08/2008 : 23:03:11
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| Interesting, anyone purchasing 45 ACP or 9MM Luger Pistol ammunition? Do you pay by the shell or the pound? We stock pile it with the intent of reloading it but never do. I mix 22 shells and bent brass shells with my yellow brass. The yards have never cared where I'm from. |
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byro007
Penny Collector Member
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399 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2008 : 05:21:52
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| I just pay per pound. I am interested in buying yours if you are selling just let me know. |
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silverhalide
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 10/27/2008 : 12:08:20
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It depends upon what you are shooting. They could have value as once fired hulls for reloading. If you are shooting promo loads likely junk and not worth the labor snipping off the metal becausethe metal bases are most likely plated steel.
But Winchester AAs, Remington STSs of Federal Gold Medal or anything high brass especially 3" or 3 1/2" shells have reloading value anywhere from 2-5 cents apiece. |
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Steiner
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Posted - 10/27/2008 : 22:32:07
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Originally posted by Tourney64
Who is Skeet? I feel sorry for the guy.
Skeet is Wills brother.
As in "Fire at will" LOL |
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byro007
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Posted - 10/28/2008 : 10:08:39
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| anyone have any brass shells they wanna sell to me? |
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