need brass?

[reggie 00]

I go thru a couple auction sites looking for stuff and i found this today.

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=2571507&convertTo=USD

Wanted to pass it along if anyone was interested.

[kombat_unit]

272 lbs? Hate to the see the shipping charge on that.

[joelogic]

Wish I had $10k to be eligible to bid.

[ryans67]

Here's a link with some pictures and a description of how much work it was to purchase the brass from the govliquidation site.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=42&t=287572

Not sure if hes making any money.. But looks like fun. And he purchased alot more than the above auction.

[waawaaweenie]

here is another one

75,000 lbs

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=2614763&convertTo=USD

[22popnsplat]

I actually bid on some about 3 years ago , I was rather shocked at the final bid price . It went for way more than I thought it would .

[joelogic]

The big lots always sell for around $20k. this is where the big boys get there stuff.

[22popnsplat]

Actaully I was thinking about this and as I recall the lot that I bid on was around 1700 lbs and went for just under $5000

[JoeC]

Good lord the UPS man will hate you forever.

Imagine how long it would take to tumble all that stuff.

[Texas Boy]

Actaully I was thinking about this and as I recall the lot that I bid on was around 1700 lbs and went for just under $5000

Tell me if my math is off here....1700 lbs = 771,107 grams. Assuming dry, not full of dirt, fired 223 bras is about 6.4 grams/case. So that works out to about 120,000 cases (rounding down slightly). Or about $0.04/case. Lets call it $0.05 a case once shipping and misc fees are included.

New 223 brass can be had for just over $0.20/case. Haven't priced processed/ready to load once fired, but I'm guessing $0.10 to $0.15 per case?

So for your hassle, not to mention the time (and equipment) to process all this brass - you could make $5-10K, assuming you were able to sell it all. Figure a decked out 1050 and a cement mixer, prob an extra set of dies and trimmer bits, maybe $2000 in equipment. Still, that is $3-$7k clear, and you get to keep the equipment.

Me thinks it would probably take most of a year to process and sell this much brass - unless you sold it in bulk - which would mean a much lower price.

[joelogic]

Companies that use camdex machine would buy this much brass. Not us mere mortals with Dillons.

[22popnsplat]

Tell me if my math is off here....1700 lbs = 771,107 grams. Assuming dry, not full of dirt, fired 223 bras is about 6.4 grams/case. So that works out to about 120,000 cases (rounding down slightly). Or about $0.04/case. Lets call it $0.05 a case once shipping and misc fees are included.

New 223 brass can be had for just over $0.20/case. Haven't priced processed/ready to load once fired, but I'm guessing $0.10 to $0.15 per case?

So for your hassle, not to mention the time (and equipment) to process all this brass - you could make $5-10K, assuming you were able to sell it all. Figure a decked out 1050 and a cement mixer, prob an extra set of dies and trimmer bits, maybe $2000 in equipment. Still, that is $3-$7k clear, and you get to keep the equipment.

Me thinks it would probably take most of a year to process and sell this much brass - unless you sold it in bulk - which would mean a much lower price.

The catch to was that the one I was bidding had 9mm 308 and 556 , I cant remember how much of each though. I figured I could make money on the deal but it would have taken along time and alot of labor.

[Texas Boy]

Yea, I figured most of the lots were mixed, but I knew the math for 556/223 so I assumed it was all one type brass to make it easy.

Haven't priced 308, but my guess is that would be the most valuable (per pound, not just per round).

[ar15barrels]

I go thru a couple auction sites looking for stuff and i found this today.

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=2571507&convertTo=USD

Wanted to pass it along if anyone was interested.

Thanks.
My mom lives just a few miles from that base during the summer.
I'll have her bring it down when she comes south for the winter.
Don't you guys bid against me now...