Brass Whore - Any Help?
- Thread starter SKScanuck
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Republic of Alberta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- ,location, location
I will only grab some if it was obviously all from a new box of ammo and there is more than 20 rounds. Some guys are nice and will shoot a box or two, put the brass back in the box and set it aside just waiting for for el-cheapo (me)
to show up.
I will also grab a sample case or 2 if it is a cartridge I don't have an example of. Just picked up a couple 375 ultra brass the other day. I like to take it home measure it and sometimes insert a bullet and brain storm.
to show up.
I will also grab a sample case or 2 if it is a cartridge I don't have an example of. Just picked up a couple 375 ultra brass the other day. I like to take it home measure it and sometimes insert a bullet and brain storm.
Is there a help-group, like AA. Maybe a "Brass Whores Anonymous"?!!?!
"Hi. My name is Richard, and I'm a Brass Whore"...
I am the same way <LOL>. I was at the range last week, and sitting on the bench was a box of .40S&W. I had opened the gate, so no one had been there for a while. I opened it up, and it had been fired, and the guy put the brass back in the box...
The best time to go is after the police or security guys have been doing their shoots, nickel all over the place, and you know it's new/good stuff...
"Hi. My name is Richard, and I'm a Brass Whore"...
I am the same way <LOL>. I was at the range last week, and sitting on the bench was a box of .40S&W. I had opened the gate, so no one had been there for a while. I opened it up, and it had been fired, and the guy put the brass back in the box...
The best time to go is after the police or security guys have been doing their shoots, nickel all over the place, and you know it's new/good stuff...
agree with CoKE, follow the leo's, they rarely keep their brass.
one friend started with a sig p226 in 9mm because he had friends in the rcmp, for brass etc. another friend went with glock 22 in a 40 cal because he had friends in the city police here who shoots the 40. wonder if that makes them stalking the police?
i think if one catches the brass before it hits the ground, argue that the hot brass could have resulted in a burn injury, and keeping it as evidence for a pending law suit. but it is a no-no, not like baseball where one catches the ball in the bleachers, although standing at the range with a baseball glove would broadcast one's intentions.
brass left behind after the shooter has gone home would be considered salvage rights
i tend to help the shooter pick up his brass if close by and pass it back to him, courtesy that i was thought when i started shooting.
with the average pistol brass going for 4 cents to 15 cents, and rifle brass from 12 cents to 20 cents or more, would you not pick up a nickel, dime, or quarter on the sidewalk or just walk on by, nothing being whorish (is that a word?) about that.
the problem being a brass whore, and you all know who you are, is when you go out to an outdoor range and can't help doing a check amongst the grass and debris to see if any brass abandoned out there, even before you unpack your equipment, that is addiction and i am quilty of it
indoor range brass pick up is easy, almost like standing at the street corner.
outdoor range pick up is like when one is actively soliciting and checking out the entire stroll. lol
one friend started with a sig p226 in 9mm because he had friends in the rcmp, for brass etc. another friend went with glock 22 in a 40 cal because he had friends in the city police here who shoots the 40. wonder if that makes them stalking the police?
i think if one catches the brass before it hits the ground, argue that the hot brass could have resulted in a burn injury, and keeping it as evidence for a pending law suit. but it is a no-no, not like baseball where one catches the ball in the bleachers, although standing at the range with a baseball glove would broadcast one's intentions.
brass left behind after the shooter has gone home would be considered salvage rights
i tend to help the shooter pick up his brass if close by and pass it back to him, courtesy that i was thought when i started shooting.
with the average pistol brass going for 4 cents to 15 cents, and rifle brass from 12 cents to 20 cents or more, would you not pick up a nickel, dime, or quarter on the sidewalk or just walk on by, nothing being whorish (is that a word?) about that.
the problem being a brass whore, and you all know who you are, is when you go out to an outdoor range and can't help doing a check amongst the grass and debris to see if any brass abandoned out there, even before you unpack your equipment, that is addiction and i am quilty of it
indoor range brass pick up is easy, almost like standing at the street corner.
outdoor range pick up is like when one is actively soliciting and checking out the entire stroll. lol
Do I ever feel a huge sense of relief reading this tread. Sometimes I feel I'm the only one who does this. I don't have to feel ashamed and alone anymore.
I don't have to sneak out of the house at 3AM and go to the range, remove my clothes then look for brass with a flashlight. I can proudly go in the daytime and do it though I may get sunburned.
I don't have to sneak out of the house at 3AM and go to the range, remove my clothes then look for brass with a flashlight. I can proudly go in the daytime and do it though I may get sunburned.
I too am guilty of skulking around the range with a sifter after everyone has left. .223, .308, .40 S&W, 9MM, 45 ACP....it' don't matter....if it can be shot....I will pick it up 
Brass in our range buckets don't seem to last long if left in the bucket.
Brass in our range buckets don't seem to last long if left in the bucket.
I've rather gotten out of the habit, as North Saanich shooters take all their brass with them, so the only stuff in the bucket is .22LR and steel-cased 7.62.
I must rejoin Vic Fish & Game (Malahat) so I can again haunt the multi-purpose range in pursuit of .45GAP and other eccentric calibres
I must rejoin Vic Fish & Game (Malahat) so I can again haunt the multi-purpose range in pursuit of .45GAP and other eccentric calibres
MAN.....I CAN'T BELIVE HOW MANY OF YOU LET YOUR BRASS HIT THE GROUND!!!......After every shot I slowly open my bolt let the brass fall into my hand!!.....Then after everyone else leaves........I crawl around looking for theirs!!!!
.......I may have a problem also!!
Perry
......After every shot I slowly open my bolt let the brass fall into my hand!!.....Then after everyone else leaves........I crawl around looking for theirs!!!!.......I may have a problem also!!Perry
shooter910
Regular
- Location
- Prince Edward Island
ah yes the brass whore, a creature seldom seen where groups of people are,but when alone they can be spotted by a hanging head walking in a grid pattern, at least that is how i do it...lol
Parker-Hale Mike
CGN Regular
- Location
- Beautiful Victoria
I have a problem with collecting brass too. Some of the arseholes I shoot with call me a crow.
Parker-Hale Mike
CGN Regular
- Location
- Beautiful Victoria
I've rather gotten out of the habit, as North Saanich shooters take all their brass with them, so the only stuff in the bucket is .22LR and steel-cased 7.62.
I must rejoin Vic Fish & Game (Malahat) so I can again haunt the multi-purpose range in pursuit of .45GAP and other eccentric calibres
Good luck with that, Barry will beat you to it.
I call fluke. If there was a problem with incipient (<<I hate that word for some reason) head seperation, it would have been evident by simply looking into the case as the brass thins from the inside out. I have never heard of head seperation in a straight wall pistol case. Case failure, yes.
But I certainly don't know everything.
since then i've switched to the small primer pocket winchester nt's- simple enough to re-set the lee 1000 for small primers, and the large primer stuff is reserved for my revolver - very few people reload small primer and it's easy to pick your brass out from the "generic"I call fluke. If there was a problem with incipient (<<I hate that word for some reason) head seperation, it would have been evident by simply looking into the case as the brass thins from the inside out. I have never heard of head seperation in a straight wall pistol case. Case failure, yes.
But I certainly don't know everything.
Busted!
Okay, I'll even admit that I've gone through the trash can at the range.....
Anyone else worse than that?
Last year a guy brought his girlfriend to the range and was shooting a few postions to my right. He was shooting .45 ACP. I was shooting .45 ACP. She was scooping up all the .45 ACP brass including mine and to add insult to injury he was shooting at my clays when I wasn't looking........
The only saving grace was that he was a bad shot and didn't hit any of them. In my eyes there's nothing wrong with 'binning. It's better than scooping other people's brass.
MAN.....I CAN'T BELIVE HOW MANY OF YOU LET YOUR BRASS HIT THE GROUND!!!
Perry
Yep! My brass never hits the ground either. But any that is left, I am more than willing to scrounge. Never take any brass that is not positively abandoned though. Courtesy dictates. Once when the ERT was shooting 308, I was given about 20 boxes of once fired Federal match brass...it's like hitting a jackpot! Regards, Eagleye.
