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Recycle it. I save all of my brass and collect it in 5 gallon buckets until full. Then off to a metal recycling place for some cash for more ammo.
It sounds like a headache to pick up 22 brass just to recycle it (when you can just throw it in the trash at the range).
Now the important question which I guess most won't want to answer, do I need to keep it locked or a bucket in my basement/garage is fine?
Good enough for me.All the brass that gets left in the bucket at the range gets recycled and the money goes towards the clubs expenses.
As for what to do with it.... I toss my 22lr in the brass bucket at the range as it is cashed in by Jr shooters.
All my other brass is policed and brought home
Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU.
All gun club members, please take note.
As the president of one of the three gun clubs I belong to says, "Contrary to what some of you may think, the brass fairy DOES NOT come along and pick up your brass off the range. Yes, even the .22!"
Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU.
All gun club members, please take note.
As the president of one of the three gun clubs I belong to says, "Contrary to what some of you may think, the brass fairy DOES NOT come along and pick up your brass off the range. Yes, even the .22!"
Every club ask is weird with their lead. Maybe there under contract for disposal, or smelt and sell it on ebay, i dont know..but they wont even sell it to me.
I tried explaining that im allowed to pick up my brass.i know i shot X amount of lead... i just wanted to grab X amount back.
This was and indoor range so it would be a great source for lead.
You don't have a brass magnet?If someone would just invent a brass magnet it would make things so much easier.
The entire indoor scrap lead thing turned into a CF when members figured out the inside deals going on.... part of the reason I gave up at the club workings level...to much BS and back door pocket lining going on and not enough members give a shit.
Basically paying a club members relative to remove the lead under a licensed toxic waste removal specialist... range lead removal is not a toxic waste. Well the cost was pretty hefty and we found out that they where cashing in the lead and keeping all that also.
I used to take lead in small amounts before all the BS. I would scrap all the jackets each year.... often over 100$ and give that to Jr programs.
I also offered to sell the smelted lead at the club and proceeds go to club.
Nope denied....rather spend thousands in removal with no kick back from the scrap than make a few hundred?
I can still pick up bullets off the range...there are plenty just sitting there...
Club politics are worse than our gov.
This is pretty much exactly what i ran into. If it was a simple matter of that money goes to such and such a program i would just pay them... i offered to smelt it all and sell it all if i could keep what i need..thus generating more revenue for the club... but it is all politics... some keep it for themself and sell it off and keep the proceeds(and yes charge to dispose of it than cash it in.)
It sounds like a headache to pick up 22 brass just to recycle it (when you can just throw it in the trash at the range).
Now the important question which I guess most won't want to answer, do I need to keep it locked or a bucket in my basement/garage is fine?
Scrap brass is running about $1.50 per pound.