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Offline foxtrot

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Old Brass
« on: January 25, 2015, 09:11:17 AM »
Is old brass from the range worth anything ?

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Re: Old Brass
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 02:29:16 PM »
Depends on how bad a shape it's in... ??? ??? ???...I've picked up a bunch of range brass and reloaded it and it's fine.....Some has to be put through a tumbler and then checked with a set of calipers to see if it's still good...a lot of variables... :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: Old Brass
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2015, 08:55:25 PM »
If its not usable will the salvage yard give you anything for it.

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Re: Old Brass
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2015, 09:04:22 PM »
They should. I've cashed in empty casings for scrap before. Of course that was 30 years ago!  :o
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Re: Old Brass
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2015, 11:07:49 PM »
when I find brass the first thing I look for is a box that it came from, that'll tell whether it's new or not... if no box you can inspect the brass for stretching or ringing etc... I use the brass, or pass it on to a bud of mine who uses it for either his own or people he loads for, so yes I do use range brass...

 salvage yards will pay good money for brass...  they will buy up military surplus if they can get it for the right price for recycling...
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