Price for used brass

skvinson · June 14th, 2008, 02:45 AM

I have a 5-gallon bucket full of once-fired brass. With the bucket, it weighs 71 lbs on my bathroom scale. Most of it is .45 (about 80%). The rest is .40 and 9mm. I collected it b/c I thought I might get into reloading, but never did. (I switched from .45 to 9mm and with the cheaper ammo it's like I'm reloading!)

So, I want to sell this brass I collected. What is a fair price?

Thanks

Tubby45 · June 14th, 2008, 02:48 AM

9mm/40/45 goes for $30-40 per thousand shipped (USPS flat rate box for $9.80).

skvinson · June 14th, 2008, 03:05 AM

Thanks... Any idea how much 1000 cases weigh, or how many cases there are in a 5-gallon bucket?

dukalmighty · June 14th, 2008, 06:23 AM

Approximately 80 45 acp to a pound

Stetson · June 14th, 2008, 09:55 AM

You will be pleasantly surprised at how how scrap is going right now.Just sold
5 gallon pails of brass keys for work got $150 a pail.We use to get thirty to fifty
on a good trip so this last trip was out of sight.Now, I know why cost of ammo going crazy!

Ram Rod · June 14th, 2008, 10:02 AM

Scrap metal places around here are paying up to $1.40 per pound for brass. 1000 cases weigh roughly 12 lbs. I missed a sale to a reloader yesterday. They wanted to give me $25 tops for 1000 once fired 40 S&W cases. I would have had to get at least $32 to partially cover shipping. Midway had the 40cal #3 brass on sale for $28.49. Their shipping would have been $11+ to total almost $40. Both the reloader and I figured they could find a better deal at a gun show or anywhere that wouldn't involve shipping costs.

skvinson · June 14th, 2008, 12:32 PM

THANKS!!! (I love this forum!)

morintp · June 14th, 2008, 01:02 PM

I have a real bone-headed question.....

Can any brass be used for reloading? Or are there "special" reloading casings? I always pick up my brass because I shoot at my parents house. So I have a bunch of used commercial casing from various manufacturers in .22lr, .380, 9mm, .40 and .45.

CopperKnight · June 14th, 2008, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morintp

I have a real bone-headed question.....

Can any brass be used for reloading? Or are there "special" reloading casings? I always pick up my brass because I shoot at my parents house. So I have a bunch of used commercial casing from various manufacturers in .22lr, .380, 9mm, .40 and .45.

The 22 cannot be reloaded because it is rimfire. If you bought the rest from US manufacturers, you should be good as long as it is brass or nickle plated (silver). Some foreign stuff is no good due to being Berdan primed (two holes in the head vs one center hole). The Blazer aluminum (grey) cases and the Wolf steel cases (brown) cannot be reloaded.

morintp · June 14th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Thanks CopperKnight for the info. Now, I might start picking up my brother's brass too.

June 14th, 2008, 02:45 AM	#1
skvinson Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 124	Price for used brass I have a 5-gallon bucket full of once-fired brass. With the bucket, it weighs 71 lbs on my bathroom scale. Most of it is .45 (about 80%). The rest is .40 and 9mm. I collected it b/c I thought I might get into reloading, but never did. (I switched from .45 to 9mm and with the cheaper ammo it's like I'm reloading!) So, I want to sell this brass I collected. What is a fair price? Thanks

June 14th, 2008, 02:48 AM	#2
Tubby45 Distinguished Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the reloading room Posts: 1,988	9mm/40/45 goes for $30-40 per thousand shipped (USPS flat rate box for $9.80). __________________ Freakshow Manufacturing LLC "You can kill it. We can help." 07 FFL/ 02 SOT

June 14th, 2008, 06:23 AM	#4
dukalmighty VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: texas Posts: 3,561	Approximately 80 45 acp to a pound __________________ I like Poetry,Long Walks On The Beach,And Poking Dead Things With A Stick

June 14th, 2008, 10:02 AM	#6
Ram Rod VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: crawford county, arkansas Posts: 5,206	Scrap metal places around here are paying up to $1.40 per pound for brass. 1000 cases weigh roughly 12 lbs. I missed a sale to a reloader yesterday. They wanted to give me $25 tops for 1000 once fired 40 S&W cases. I would have had to get at least $32 to partially cover shipping. Midway had the 40cal #3 brass on sale for $28.49. Their shipping would have been $11+ to total almost $40. Both the reloader and I figured they could find a better deal at a gun show or anywhere that wouldn't involve shipping costs. __________________ RamRod-----sans remords

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June 14th, 2008, 03:05 AM	#3
skvinson Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 124	Thanks... Any idea how much 1000 cases weigh, or how many cases there are in a 5-gallon bucket?

June 14th, 2008, 09:55 AM	#5
Stetson Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Augusta,Maine Posts: 883	You will be pleasantly surprised at how how scrap is going right now.Just sold 5 gallon pails of brass keys for work got $150 a pail.We use to get thirty to fifty on a good trip so this last trip was out of sight.Now, I know why cost of ammo going crazy!

June 14th, 2008, 12:32 PM	#7
skvinson Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 124	THANKS!!! (I love this forum!)

June 14th, 2008, 01:02 PM	#8
morintp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fairfax, Vermont Posts: 1,015	I have a real bone-headed question..... Can any brass be used for reloading? Or are there "special" reloading casings? I always pick up my brass because I shoot at my parents house. So I have a bunch of used commercial casing from various manufacturers in .22lr, .380, 9mm, .40 and .45.

June 14th, 2008, 05:19 PM	#10
morintp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fairfax, Vermont Posts: 1,015	Thanks CopperKnight for the info. Now, I might start picking up my brother's brass too.