scrounging range brass........opinions.

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Sorry if this is kind of a strange question, but are there any unspoken rules regarding taking brass left at the range?? If its sitting in a bucket, does the range sell it for scrap?? Need some, take some?? Thoughts on this?? Thanks.
 
at our range, the cops are usually the ones that leave the brass laying all over the place. Our policy is to "clean up after yourself". So the way I see it, I'm doing my part to try and keep the range cleaner, and it saves me a few bucks on once fired brass.
Generally, people who throw the brass into the cans are those who do not reload, and do not care if you take it or not.
If anyone cared about the brass, it would not be in a bucket for disposal.. it would be in a "deposit only" type receptical.

* If others are there, ask them before you take their brass, as this might really piss someone off. But dont be afraid to ask if they want to keep it or not.
Some people either dont shoot enough, have their ammo supplied by the department, or are afraid to reload... so they dont care at all if you take the brass.

* and if the brass is laying on the ground... its fair game after that person has left, and you also get to call them a lazy SOB.

cheers,
 
At ours, if it's laying on the ground after whoever was shooting it is gone, it's yours. If it's in the can, it's yours. There are 4 or 5 of us who are the "main scroungers" it seems. We have kind of an unspoken gentlemens agreement that if we pick up stuff that we know one of the other guys shoots, and we don't, then we give it to them. If it's something that we both shoot, then we share if you're both at the range that day.
 
There's always the chance that brass left in the brass bucket was considered 'worn out' by the previous user who may have been a reloader. Make sure if you give the brass away, or sell it, the recipient knows where it came from.
 
"...cops are usually the ones..." They do it on CF ranges too.
Using range brass isn't a good idea. You have no idea who loaded it, what it was loaded with or how many times it was loaded.
"...does the range sell it..." Some sell it for scrap, some as 'once' fired brass. Even though they don't know if it is 'once' fired or not. Like Andy says, ask.
 
saskgunowner101 said:
Sorry if this is kind of a strange question, but are there any unspoken rules regarding taking brass left at the range?? If its sitting in a bucket, does the range sell it for scrap?? Need some, take some?? Thoughts on this?? Thanks.
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Our indoor range (Galt Sportsman's Club) has a bucket of brass that is usually full of spent .22LR. For the most part people either keep their centerfire brass once they have used it up or put it in a separate bucket so that the scroungers can get at it. If there is brass in it when the .22 brass gets dumped, then it gets dumped too.
 
bisonhd said:
There's always the chance that brass left in the brass bucket was considered 'worn out' by the previous user who may have been a reloader. Make sure if you give the brass away, or sell it, the recipient knows where it came from.
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It's pretty easy to recognize brass that's only been fired once vs. reloaded brass. At least, for rifle brass.
 
The only problem is if I and a shooter one or two or three lanes distant are shooting .45 at the same time.

We'll see where who's brass goes where and more or less keep to the imaginary line. No one's counting.

Sometimes, I'll do a nailpolish stroke on the face of the brass. Not only are my casings easy to distinguish, but I've received several compliments on my choice of colour.:bigHug:
 
v65magnafan said:
The only problem is if I and a shooter one or two or three lanes distant are shooting .45 at the same time.

We'll see where who's brass goes where and more or less keep to the imaginary line. No one's counting.

Sometimes, I'll do a nailpolish stroke on the face of the brass. Not only are my casings easy to distinguish, but I've received several compliments on my choice of colour.:bigHug:
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I've noticed a similar occurence on some of the brass from my range. Not pretty like yours, just black marker dots on the primer, or a black X. Maybe I should launch these.......
 
Even if the shooter is there, and he has brass all over the place I will ask politely if he or she is planning to keep their brass. If they say "No, I don't reload" or "go ahead" it's time to scrounge. ;) for the most part all shooter don't mind yo picking up their once fired stuff.
 
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I am a self admitted brass trollop, cops are the scruffiest there is on the range by unanimous decission, but we stopped that by telling them to clean there crap up, if its on the ground its mine and the bucket read the range rules especially if its an indoor range. Beware of sheds and pickups as I refer to them that yes they could be garbage. I also have a hatred for those who shoot those ugly sks with that ugly norinco brown cases.:weird:
 
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