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Brass-Recyclable?

MercuryMercury Member Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
Hi all,
I have access to a HUGE amount of used, mixed, mostly once-shot brass. Any idea if you can take it to the recycling places? Will they buy it? I call them, and they had no clue.

Anyone interested in buying it? It would be *cheap*! :)

Merc

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  • chilipchilip Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    how many lbs? and what calibers? how much would you want?
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  • ADfreeADfree Member Posts: 188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You would be better off sorting it by caliber and selling it to a fellow gun owner for reloading use. That is a form of recycling.
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  • William81William81 Member Posts: 25,499 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sort it and sell it....I have sold many thousands of pieces of brass right here on Gunbroker.
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  • MercuryMercury Member Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hehe.....I KNEW you guys were going to say "sort it and sell it."

    Unfortunately, I don't have the time to sort it. There is aluminum and steel cases mixed in, too. :(

    Merc



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  • RockinURockinU Member Posts: 248 ✭
    edited November -1
    This is a good question...what about all the .22 brass I've policed up over the years, and all the brass fired enough times that I don't want to reload it, or is otherwise "unreloadable"? Just throw it away? Surely there is a place for it.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cartridge brass is indeed a recyclable. I save it up (sometimes I police the range while my kids shoot) until I have 2-3 five gallon buckets & take to a salvage outfit. Everything goes in that bucket - scrap brass, decapped fired primers from the loading bench, .22 casings, etc. Forget what I received last time, but plenty enough to make it worth the effort. Besides, I love to get in the face of environmental extremists and tell them how carefully I recycle brass & lead!

    Merc, probably you will have to sort out the steel / aluminum casings before selling for salvage. If you have kids, this is a great project for those times when Junior wants a few extra bucks, as the sorted (by caliber) brass will easily bring 10x the salvage value.
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  • woodsrunnerwoodsrunner Member Posts: 5,378 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I usually take a bucket to the range with me and police up the place. Anything boxer primed I either sell online or trade to a reloading component dealer for primers, etc. Rimfire and berdan primed goes to the scrap yard. My scrap dealer won't take it if the aluminum and steel cases are mixed in, same with nickel plated. Also he won't take spent primers. I can usually make enough in a year to keep my club dues paid at 2 clubs ($150.00 total) with enough left over for a few shooting supplies.

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  • thunderboltthunderbolt Member Posts: 6,041 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A large magnet (the bigger the better) will make separation of the steel cases easy. Home Depo, Lowes and such outfits sell
    a big magnet-on-a-stick tool that works great. Also handy for finding lost gun parts!
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  • S&W ManS&W Man Member Posts: 208 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mercury - How much you got? I'd be interested in it, sorting it and reloading it. I can sell the scrap here easily. eMail me at 38spl@kconline.com

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