I have hundreds of pounds of brass

[SSE]

I have hundreds and hundreds of pounds of range pick-up brass.
I always thought that I would get around to sorting it and sell it but that is not going to happen. I just need to haul it off to a scrap yard. The only scrap yard here in Lafayette is paying $2.40 a pound but will not take cartridge cases. Does anybody know of a scrap yard that will take range brass.

 

[BigRed]

I offer ten cents a pound.

 

[ancjr]

BRI in Bedford will take it.

A guy brought in over $10,000 worth one day ahead of me and they had to do a bank run to pay him.

 

[bwframe]

Are there not any local shooters/reloaders that will pay better than scrap pricing?

What about the INGO members that sell brass in our classifieds? Any thoughts on contacting them?

I have a fair amount of brass myself, but if I was close and thought I could profit from purchasing and reselling in the INGO classy's I'd be all over it.


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[Karl-just-Karl]

I have hundreds and hundreds of pounds of range pick-up brass.
I always thought that I would get around to sorting it and sell it but that is not going to happen. I just need to haul it off to a scrap yard. The only scrap yard here in Lafayette is paying $2.40 a pound but will not take cartridge cases. Does anybody know of a scrap yard that will take range brass.

Metal X in Fort Wayne on Coliseum Blvd will buy it, but that is going to be one heck of a drive for scrapping. They are also seem to be a little under market price, so it is worth a call to check current pricing.

 

[76Too]

USA Cast Master 5 KG DELUXE KIT Propane Furnace with Crucible and Tongs Kiln Smelting Gold Silver Copper Scrap Metal Recycle 5KG KILOGRAM Amazon product ASIN B073DRQY98
Buy a smelter and melt it down! Stack your ingots deep! That brass will be worth a LOT more than it is right now if society collapses.

 

[canebreaker]

There are 2 scrapyards within 20 miles of me that will take brass cases. Must have 50 lbs or more. Must be decapped. Must be flattened. Sign state and federal papers. Return 10 days later to collect payment.

 

[76Too]

There are 2 scrapyards within 20 miles of me that will take brass cases. Must have 50 lbs or more. Must be decapped. Must be flattened. Sign state and federal papers. Return 10 days later to collect payment.

Jesus…for all that work it isn’t even worth it.

I went to a major scrap yard in MASSACHUSETTS that took my junk cases no questions asked…you’re telling me that there’s no scrap yards in this lovely free state that will take spent cases with primers in them? That’s insane if so.

 

[Wolfhound]

Check with @sugarcreekbrass he may want it.

 

[SSE]

Thanks for all the replies.
I found a scrap yard not too far away that will pay $1.25 a pound. A 50% cut on the price because it is cartridge cases. Oh well

 

[Mgderf]

Thanks for all the replies.
I found a scrap yard not too far away that will pay $1.25 a pound. A 50% cut on the price because it is cartridge cases. Oh well

I'd like to know where that is.
I'm in Tippecanoe county too.
I rarely sell brass cases, but it's nice to know where to take them.

 

[SSE]

I'd like to know where that is.
I'm in Tippecanoe county too.
I rarely sell brass cases, but it's nice to know where to take them.

Wampler in Frankfort

 

[Leo]

When I closed my business, I took hundreds of lbs of clean range brass to Newlon metals in Kokomo. They pour it over a big magnet and lower the price if they find steel.

 

[Mgderf]

When I closed my business, I took hundreds of lbs of clean range brass to Newlon metals in Kokomo. They pour it over a big magnet and lower the price if they find steel.

Did they need to be de-primed?

 

[92FSTech]

Reading this thread hurts. Why not sell it to somebody on here who will reload it and use it? Heck if it's rifle or revolver brass and not just a bunch of 9mm, .40, and .223 I'd be open to driving down and taking all or some of it off your hands for $1.25/lb.

 

[Magyars]

Omni source in Muncie has bought my scap brass before

 

[Leo]

Did they need to be de-primed?

No sir, they did not care, They were already tumbled and sorted, but they poured all the buckets in a big bin.

 

[VERT]

This kills me. Wasn’t long ago people were fighting for reloading brass. Now we are back to melting it down again. I paid $100 for a 5 gallon bucket of indoor range brass. Don’t know what that weighs if it was all 9mm would work out to about $.015 apiece. I have also purchased mixed brass for an estimated penny each.

OP why not put it out in the classifieds? Or even keep it for when you decide to start reloading

FYI you can order a set of trays that a person sets over a 5 gallon bucket. Sift the brass through and it will sort it for you. The trays are cheap. If I were planning a trip to Lafayette in the near future I would be interested in purchasing unsorted brass.

 

[SSE]

I got it all spoken for from a couple of INGO members

 

[BGDave]

The Kroot Corporation - Contact

Call first. If it has steel and aluminum cases they discount what they pay.
I have sold them lots of brass. And yes, I listed it here first. Mixed headstamp is a hard sell here.
As an added "benefit" you can go blind sorting thousands of 9mm cases.

Darn, I'm a slow typist.