Picking up brass at the range

[knucklehead]

Picking up brass at the range

I hate the ones that are sneaky. Had it happen at angeles. He would walk up while I'm shooting and sweep only a little bit at a time. I finally caught him and told him to not come by me anymore.

I'm fine if you ask me. But don't just come up while I'm turned to sweep my brass.

Don't be sneaky like the guy above mentioned to do so. I hate those kind of people.(so do others). If I see you and ask you once and you come back and try to do it again I'll make an *** of you in front of everybody.

All it takes is "hey man. Do you mind if get your brass". Usually with me its a..yes.


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[I Swan]

If the help at Angeles is so desperate to scrap some brass like a hobo or a tweeker, if what Angeles pays isn't making ends meet I'd be happy to supply some canned goods, a blanket and a bowl of soup, seriously.

[Jimi Jah]

RO's at Angeles were @holes twenty years ago, I havn't been back since. Too bad it's all you got outdoors in the valley.

[Scratch705]

prado doesn't let you pick up your own brass?

hmm guess i'll save my aluminum casing stuff to shoot there now.

[purer00r]

prado doesn't let you pick up your own brass?

hmm guess i'll save my aluminum casing stuff to shoot there now.

Idk if it applys to the average shooter, but after a class I was raking up the brass and the RO told us we could collect the brass. That if the owner sees anyone collecting after a class that he would tell them that would be the last time hosting a class there. Also was stated that one time a class was being hosted by cops, and an officer was warned about collecting, he took a bucket of brass and the sheriff's were called. Supposedly he was suspended because the charges of theft held.

Now this is what the RO told us after a pistol class held there.

[BillyGoatCrawler]

I don't shoot at public ranges because of this.

Brass gets chipped and burred up from falling on the cement. Then it gets crushed or skuffed around the cement by the people crowded into the lane beside you.

Then you have the guy beside you who sweeps your brass because it ejected into his lane and keeps it for himself.

I come back with about 50% of my original brass and about 25% someone elses. And about 25% of the total brass brought home is skuffed up and in rough shape.

[Midtown]

+1 ranges can't take what they don't own.

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Suppose that means you want your lead and copper back too huh?

[AZImport]

I generally keep to my own brass. That said, if someone walks off without policing their brass (Scarily, I see this more often than I would otherwise think, ) all is fair game. Gotten some pretty good grabs that way.

[Noonanda]

I take my own brass, and ask before taking any other brass. As far as ranges that say once it hits the ground it is theirs, the last time I went to a range with this policy I was shooting ammo that was marked with a paint marker on the case head(to differentiate bullet weight). One RO or store staff tried to tell me i couldnt take it (I want to say it was Ironsights), I told him it is marked by me to differentiate, if he has an issue with it to call the police. He just kind of walked away and nothing else was said. Some of my brass isnt run of the mill walmart stuff so personally they can E.A.D.

[I Swan]

Idk if it applys to the average shooter, but after a class I was raking up the brass and the RO told us we could collect the brass. That if the owner sees anyone collecting after a class that he would tell them that would be the last time hosting a class there. Also was stated that one time a class was being hosted by cops, and an officer was warned about collecting, he took a bucket of brass and the sheriff's were called. Supposedly he was suspended because the charges of theft held.

Now this is what the RO told us after a pistol class held there.

This story is interesting to say the least.

[I Swan]

I take my own brass, and ask before taking any other brass. As far as ranges that say once it hits the ground it is theirs, the last time I went to a range with this policy I was shooting ammo that was marked with a paint marker on the case head(to differentiate bullet weight). One RO or store staff tried to tell me i couldnt take it (I want to say it was Ironsights), I told him it is marked by me to differentiate, if he has an issue with it to call the police. He just kind of walked away and nothing else was said. Some of my brass isnt run of the mill walmart stuff so personally they can E.A.D.

Insights had that policy for a time but a severe backlash had them change it. I have no idea of current policy I almost never shoot there. Last time they were pleasant but all I did was leave 357 Sig brass I didn't want. I suppose if they were that angry they could tell you to leave and never come back.

[I Swan]

I generally keep to my own brass. That said, if someone walks off without policing their brass (Scarily, I see this more often than I would otherwise think, ) all is fair game. Gotten some pretty good grabs that way.

I would say that it is at least fair for you to ask the shooter or range if it is OK to take that brass before doing so. I wouldn't say it is fair game if range has a policy you don't like. Your own brass is a different matter but I suppose even then if you don't like a ranges rules don't go there.

Simple as that, it's what I do. I try to avoid most ranges anyhow and shoot on BLM but I'll do some occasional indoor range testing of guns. I almost never go to outdoor rifle ranges most seem to have issues. For instance like Lytle Creek not allowing legally possessed magazines over 10 rounds.

[tanks]

If a range will not let me pick up my own brass, then they don't need my patronage either.

[TAS]

I try to mark my brass for easy recover/identification, just in case there are issues but I seldom run into any with either fellow shooters or the range. I'm usually happy w/ about 80-85% recovery rate, since there will always be the occasional brass that gets kicked forward of the line or under the feet of the shooter next door.

Basically, I try to recover what I can, which might include someone else's unclaimed brass but I try not to make a big deal of it. I've amassed enough of the common brass (9, 40, 45) over time to probably last me a lifetime. For the less common or more expensive brass, then I might work a little harder on the recovery.

[cmichini]

Picking up brass:
At my club's indoor rang my first order if business is to scour the two brass buckets and take anything I may reload. I keep a ziplock bag in my range bag and will gather anything I find. It all adds up. In the last year I've amassed a 5 gallon bucket of 9mm and at least 1000 each 45 &380.

Retrieving brass:
A 90% retention rate is considered okay. More is nice.
Reloading has made me shoot my revolvers more often - 100%retention and no chasing brass.