Brass Exchange

drmitchgibson · May 29, 2011

I shot 100 rounds yesterday, and swept up my brass. During sorting later in the evening, from that pile, there were seven 30-06 brass cases, two 38 Super, and some 9mm Para. I have no use for 30-06 or 38 Super. But I bet someone does. What do you think about the idea of reloaders getting together every once and awhile to exchange unneeded brass? I realize that 30-06 brass is more valuable than .223 or 9mm brass, but I can't use it anyway, so I'd trade it one for one to get usable brass if it came down to it. Most people seem to toss out unneeded but viable brass. But if that brass were stored, for maybe three or six months, and there was some kind of swap meet for brass, we could probably all come out ahead. As long as some tard doesn't try trading ruined or garbage brass.

taymoor · May 29, 2011

Great idea. I have a couple hundred .357 sig saved up that I'd trade to anybody. It is already tumbled.

steak · May 29, 2011

sounds fine to me. I tried giving away 308 brass on another forum, just asked for actual shipping or you meet me nd never had a response.

taymoor · May 29, 2011

I'll take that 308 off of your hands

Mitch Rapp · May 29, 2011

Sounds good to me, I know I have some 38 spl and maybe others that I don't need.

ocphy · May 29, 2011

I'm in for swapping brass.

steak · May 29, 2011

taymoor said:
I'll take that 308 off of your hands

I'm home right now if you want to get it, or I could meet you somewhere, or I will be at the store tomorrow and could leave it in the bed of the pickup.

steak · May 29, 2011

GOt any use for .45 .40 or .380 too?

bsdubois00 · May 29, 2011

I need some more .40 - my bucket isn't quite full yet...

steak · May 29, 2011

don't know if I could really make it worth your time yet.

I'm kinda a range chicken

bsdubois00 · May 29, 2011

Yea - give that to someone local LOL

taymoor · May 29, 2011

I'll gladly trade somebody for some .45 colt as well

dennishoddy · May 30, 2011

I think this is a great Idea.

I'm a brass whore. For whatever reason, at the range, if there is a piece of brass on the ground I'll pick it up. After looking at my stash of brass the other day, I must have done several thousand knee bends. Heck, some people pay to go to a gym, I'm getting a good workout at the range!

I just gave a guy a quart sized bag of .38 super yesterday when he said he needed some.

Olivers_AR · Sep 16, 2011

Tag for future reference, once I sort thru the bucket of brass. Flat rate USPS boxes work, as long as they are in business

Mitch Rapp · Sep 16, 2011

Anyone have any Hornady stamped once fired 30-06 brass?

dennishoddy · Sep 16, 2011

I have lots, but I shoot .06.
We really need to do the swap thing. I do it on a small scale. I have a guy that will trade me .44 mag brass for .357. We never count, just throw it into a box, and mail it.
If we wanted to go big time, with a swap meet for brass, etc, I'd sure go for it.
I gave a Rusty several hundred rounds of .40 the other day for picking up a tshirt for me. I'm pretty easy. (not cheap, but easy)

I shot a match at Heartland awhile back, and they had a 5 gal bucket of brass on the line. What do they do with that?

Dux-R-Us · Sep 16, 2011

I got 165 .300 Win Mag Brass, plus dies. I just posted in WTS I swap for .45 ACP

dennishoddy · Sep 16, 2011

Dux-R-Us said:
I got 165 .300 Win Mag Brass, plus dies. I just posted in WTS I swap for .45 ACP

I know some folks that shoot that caliber. They don't post on here, but I'll sure let them know you have some.

drmitchgibson · Sep 16, 2011

Maybe we should post a want list, or a want/have list, and go from there. It doesn't necessarily have to be a trade. I figure I'll just give away the brass I can't use, unless it comes to 500 pieces or more, because I'd rather someone be shooting it than it sitting around or being disposed of. The real goal is to see that someone shoots it. Shooting!

dennishoddy · Sep 16, 2011

Mitch Gibson said:
Maybe we should post a want list, or a want/have list, and go from there. It doesn't necessarily have to be a trade. I figure I'll just give away the brass I can't use, unless it comes to 500 pieces or more, because I'd rather someone be shooting it than it sitting around or being disposed of. The real goal is to see that someone shoots it. Shooting!

I'm pretty easy on this as well. I would think this should go into the "want to sell" forum.