Is it worth picking up my brass?

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Hey,

Shooting an M&P 40, my question is if its worth picking up the brass and selling it in the EE?

Im talking about 1000 rounds a month.

Any idea what that would be worth, approx of course.

Klap

PS Im talking about once fired factory ammo
 
If you can collect 1000 rounds a month then it's definitely worth selling, watch the EE for going rates.

Hell, even if you get 20 bucks for it that's better than throwing it out.
 
9mm is abundant, then 40. For the amt of work to sort/pick up, find a local buyer (shipping kills the deal) it is not worth it. That's why the range brass bucket is often full of them.
 
Save your brass, it's worth money as scrap metal at the very least, even if you don't reload. You could most likely sell it for around $30-35/1000 plus shipping for clean brass. If it was worth nothing, no one would sell it. Just depends what your time is worth.
 
Pick up your brass and keep it. If the Americans keep buying everything in sight you may just find yourself grateful that you have the brass to reload.
 
I bring my 3 year old daughter, as she loves to pick up the brass. I just give her a little bucket, and she tries to catch the shells as they drop past her. As far as brass catching systems go, probably the most expensive, tho. :D
 
Since the range rules typically require that you pick up your brass you may as well keep it. Then either sell it to a reloader or get into reloading yourself.

If you consistently shoot 1000 rounds a month then you stand to save big money even in your first year despite buying the equipment needed for reloading. Primers, powder and bullets to reload .40S&W will run you around 18 cents per round or $9/50. Do the math to see how long it would take to pay back the equipment and how much you'll save from that point on.

Of course it DOES cost you your time. If you're in a situation where there simply isn't the 4 to 5 hours a month available for your reloading to load that 1000/month quantity or it's easier to work some overtime or you enjoy a good paying job where you make a good dollar then it may not be in the cards to get into reloading. That's a personal case by case deal.
 
Unless you are shooting on your own personal range, yes, you should pick up your brass. You don't have to carry it any further than the garbage if you don't want to, but don't leave a mess.

A $5 plastic tarp placed where your gun ejects most rounds may be a good brass catcher.
 
fuchsix said:
I bring my 3 year old daughter, as she loves to pick up the brass. I just give her a little bucket, and she tries to catch the shells as they drop past her. As far as brass catching systems go, probably the most expensive, tho. :D
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But in the long run, potentially infinitely more gratifying than owning the tarp I suggested.
 
Either keep it or sell it. If you shoot 1K rounds a month, you may as well look into reloading to save your money. I saved $7,800 over last 5 years 'cos I reload.

If you collect 1K cases a month (sold) at $20 - you will make $240 a year - you sure can use that money for something else.
 
Leave the range cleaner than you found it... unless you have one of those ranges that insists that brass that hits the ground somehow belongs to them, in which case, let them pick it up.
 
Clotho said:
Pick up your brass and keep it. If the Americans keep buying everything in sight you may just find yourself grateful that you have the brass to reload.
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This is my strategy. I deliberately go to the range on slow days so I can be sure of being able to pick it all up. Some dark day, brass may be _very_ hard to come by. I'm starting to stash away primers and powder too...
 
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