Posted: 7/27/2019 1:46:50 PM EDT
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So i have been a brass picker for many a year . recently i was talking to other uspsa shooter about reloading and was surprised that many don't pick up their brass anymore. they say cleaned brass is so cheap that its not worth the time or effort. looking around the net for cleaned 9 it seems about 3-4 cents a piece. i do wet cleaning and it quite a bit of work . i also know a place that will sell you a 5 gallon bucket of brass for $120 uncleaned. depending on your sources, there is about 9-10k in 5 gallon bucket So do you guys still pick up brass or do oyu just buy it these days ?i did not put this in reloading ans many there can not comprehend the amount of ammo many comp shooter shoot in a year. |
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I pick up brass. I do not reload. Maybe someday I will. So I keep all the 9mm and give the other stuff to guys that will use it. I try to do my part in keeping the range clean. It's not unusual for me to get board and run out there for an hour or so to pick up brass, sticks, and weed eat. It's a private club. |
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I pick up from my practice sessions. Matches I might go back another day and clean up a little bit not always.
I also help run our IDPA matches and if we have a stage without a lot of movement then I’ll put down a tarp where the brass will fall. Some people will grab some from it but it’s a quick and easy way to pick up a few hundred cases without digging through dirt. |
I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6
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Went to my first USPSA match a couple weeks ago and noticed no one was picking up brass. After a couple stages I asked someone about it; I figured pretty much everyone must be reloading, so why is no one collecting brass? I was told "Some people do, some people don't. Feel free to pick up whatever you want as long as you're not slowing stuff down."
So, I started picking up a handful here and there. After we broke down the last stage I hung around for a few minutes picking more up. I probably ended up coming home with 500+ pieces. |
I don't know what will happen, or if anything will happen. But if something does, I'd rather be the guy with a gun than the guy without one.
Everyone please read this carefully. Eric802 is correct. - DK-Prof, 1/27/15
Everyone please read this carefully. Eric802 is correct. - DK-Prof, 1/27/15
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