Question on selling used brass? Value?

[92GTA]

First off, no I don't have any and this is not a for sale thread!

I have always used Blazer aluminum .40 for my range time. I'm wondering though if I should switch to the brass so I can collect them and sell them to someone who reloads.

I buy by the 1,000 round case. How much would 1,000 brass .40 shells go for used?

I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth paying the extra $ for the brass if I can sell them for more than the cost difference between the aluminum.

I'm also wondering what 1,000 shells of aluminum would go for at the recycler? It's a much better grade of aluminum than just like aluminum cans but I'm wondering if they know that and honor it?

Thoughts?

Thanks!

['ol shooter]

Aluminum is aluminum as far as the recycler is concerned, since it has to be reprocessed before reuse. Check the Private Reloading Sales listings for current brass pricing.

[stilly]

First off, no I don't have any and this is not a for sale thread!

I have always used Blazer aluminum .40 for my range time. I'm wondering though if I should switch to the brass so I can collect them and sell them to someone who reloads.

I buy by the 1,000 round case. How much would 1,000 brass .40 shells go for used?

I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth paying the extra $ for the brass if I can sell them for more than the cost difference between the aluminum.

I'm also wondering what 1,000 shells of aluminum would go for at the recycler? It's a much better grade of aluminum than just like aluminum cans but I'm wondering if they know that and honor it?

Thoughts?

Thanks!

I for one am glad to hear that first off...

I think I have seen current prices for .40 CLEANED going for about .03-.05 each. My recco is that you check gun broker. www.gunbroker.com

I can buy several thousand there for about .05 or maybe less.

I think aluminum is aluminum, but I would have it all saved in a bucket for them to see. They might consider it to be DIRTY (primer and gun powder residue) I thought I had seen some recyclers treat brass cases like that.

Anyways, my advice, switch to brass because brass is better anyways... I don't care if the facts say anything different, I say brass is better.

[TKM]

Recycle it yourself and keep all of the savings.

Now to decide what kind of press to get.

[92GTA]

So does brass go for more than aluminum per lb at the recycler?

[AandO]

So does brass go for more than aluminum per lb at the recycler?

Brass brings $1.40 to $1.45 per pound. Spent primers bring the same price. Leave the primers in when recycling your brass.

Not certain on aluminum pricing

[Piper Cub]

Scrap price really depends on location. AL was about $0.45/lb last time I took a load in. Don't know about brass here anymore since I don't have enough saved up to bother loading it.