I looked into getting into reloading. I don't think I would save that much money. I think it would cost me $7.50 to load 50 9nm shells, but then I'd have to lay out a lot of money for reloading equipment, including a table.
Right now, I'm buying brass shells for about $10.00 per 50.
Randy
Depends how far down the rabbit hole you go. A Lee turret kit and some scrap lumber to build a basic bench from is more than adequate, and hits the easy to learn/fast enough to not hate it/cheap enough to pay for itself points.
Really it’s if you want another hobby, and exchange time for long term money.
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I've got many thousands of rounds of brass in 9 and 5.56 plus a smaller quantity of 308. I pick it up mainly because I don't want another flat tire in my tractor but also because I may want to get into reloading some day. The 308 has proven to be a good bartering item to have around.
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Brass is a funny thing. It's got some value to some, none to others.
First, there is always value to the scraper. A few years ago brass was 2$ lb. I had calibers I didn't reload and it was worth it to sell to get melted down.
9mm is super common and has little to no value to anyone under 70 or lives in an area with a big outdoor range. At the range I shoot if you stopped by a couple times a week it wouldn't take long to have a few thousand 9mm pieces. So again, in my area, 9mm is not very valuable. HOWEVER, I did trade a bucket for a bunch of primers to an old guy, about 70 who simply couldn't bend down to pick it up anymore.
.40 was once worthless. So many cops shot it all the Limited class shooters (most popular in USPSA) had no trouble getting brass. Now that it's less popular it's got some value.
.45 nobody shoots it so it has value.
.223 hit and miss. .223 brass takes time to prep. Bust out the primer crimp, trimming... Many loaders "if" they buy it will only buy once and then be meticulous about picking up their brass to avoid having to do all the extra work.
.308 If you have some nice bolt fired .308 this has a bit of value but people that load .308 (like me) don't need a ton of pieces because you just don't shoot the same volume. I might have picked up after a SWAT team once so I might be set for life on .308 brass. Ar .308 does too but sometimes it can get banged up a bit.
I think you best bet is to post in on a board to trade for something.
1000 1x pieces might get you a couple Pmags or something like that...
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I'm in the camp with the "keep them" crowd. If you had a constant supply of 1,000 cases a week or a month, it might be worth trying to monetize them, but with a bucket of 1,000? Keep them and add to them.
If you don't reload now, you might think about buying a thousand primers from time to time, and a few pounds of powder here and there. At some point, you may be happy to have the components lying around, as they can dry up quickly.
My two cents.
This. I'm one of only a few people at my local matches that bothers to pick it up, and the majority of shooters at those matches shoot what I want (9mm), so I wouldn't give the price of shipping for 9mm, let alone pay anything for the brass itself. Folks who don't get theirs for free may justifiably feel very differently about it.Originally Posted by nwhpfan
http://forums.brianenos.com/forum/26...r-brass-sales/
Maybe a little over 2 cents each shipped. You have a whopping $20 of brass tops. Lots of sources for cheap/bulk bras, anything from uncleaned range pickeups that may or may not be tuly once fired to fully cleaned and process brass.
I’ve picked up (and reloaded) many 10’s of thousands of rounds, and eventually just bought a 55 gal drum full at a killer price. Currently it’s not worth the time to pick it up, much less the wear and tear on my knees and back.
Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the Doodie Project?
I used to reload (single stage press for hunting rifle). I quit years ago, but I still have a bit of a compulsion about saving brass. I've been wondering what to do with my 9mm brass, so I think I'll just find some better storage containers and keep adding to the pile.
I am also a compulsive brass picker upper. Pistol brass comes home and gets tumbled and sorted. .223 gets put into a bucket. On the fence about whether to start loading for my ARs when decent ammo is available for below .30cpr.
By reloading you could get that cost down to at least $6.50/50, maybe $5/50, but that's buying everything in bulk and on sale.
What I tell people about reloading is that you will save money per round, but in the end you'll spend the same amount overall, you'll just shoot a lot more.
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