Scrap cartridge brass

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Scrap cartridge brass

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Does scrap cartridge brass have any value, or should I just throw it away?
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Some of the yards here will buy it, some won't even touch it.
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It was $1.60?/# last time I sold. I keep any brass I find, store in a bucket until I get a few full. You have to decide the hassle factor, but for me its a fun money savings account. A bucket of 22 brass weighs 38#.

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Four buckets full gets me 200 bucks (Canadian!!!)
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I trade my scrap brass (must be clean, no primers) for lead... get # for #.
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Griff wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:43 am I trade my scrap brass (must be clean, no primers) for lead... get # for #.
Not a bad idea.
The last time I sold any scrap brass was back in Phx, AZ. As long as it was fired they didn't care about the primers. I haven't found or had enough brass fail to make even one 5 gal bucket since then. :cry:

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Same here. I can't find a scrapyard that will take scrap brass from cartridges.
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I get $50-$60 per five gallon bucket full at a local scrap metal recycler. They even take the spent primers as long as they are brass.

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Re: Scrap cartridge brass

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Thanks for the replies. Guess I'll keep saving it! :)
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