Picking up brass at the range?

[paintballergb]

I assume he got yelled at my the RO.

[Fishslayer]

I got a quick question for you guys and I don't mean to hijack but it's somewhat related...

I am thinking about starting to pick up my brass at the range especially since WWB 45 brass can be worth some pocket change. I don't plan on reloading just yet so if I picked them up it would be to keep for the future or maybe sell them when I reach bulk numbers. My question is how necessary is it to have the brass cleaned for storage?

I'm trying to figure out whether buying a brass tumbler would be necessary at this point in time.


Thanks

When I was starting out I bought a lot of used brass. Cleanliness didn't matter as much as cheap. Most reloaders have a tumbler.

[Nozzano22]

I look at it as picking up nickels, as brass usually sells for about a nickel a piece, unless your lucky to find a deal.

I find it hard not to pick up brass, but I usually ask first and try not to be TOO obvious,

Maybe we can start a support group for habitual brass picker uppers..... it is so hard to stop when you see one more piece on the ground

Mike

[meaty-btz]

When I used to go to ranges, I would offer to sweep up other peoples brass if the range was getting messy. I would sweep it up, right into my brass bucket My lil 5gallon plastic bucket of love.

Adds safety to the line and brass to my collection.

[Whiterabbit]

try metcalf. "sweep your brass, take it home, take it out of the buckets, take it all, but don't leave it under your bench"

or something like that.

[ns3v3n]

try metcalf. "sweep your brass, take it home, take it out of the buckets, take it all, but don't leave it under your bench"

or something like that.

Yeah because at Metcalf, people actually clean up after themselves.

And as for Op's getting yelled at, who yelled at you? RO or the people who are there? Usually the RO dont care about that, if it's other people, yep, ask them before you take their brass. And wait until they are done before doing so. Its a little annoying when people wait for your brass to fly out then try to catch them in the air if you know what I mean.

[Eljay]

I was assuming it was the RO. I've heard one person say the RO at Chabot yelled at them for taking brass, but never seen it (and I go once a week). He was being pretty aggressive about collecting anything shiny so I'm kind of not surprised he got yelled at... although to be fair he asked me if he could collect mine which is how the story came up.

[Gryff]

Chabot ROs can occasionally be bit...odd. Beautiful range. Funky staff.

[G-Solutions]

Common courtesy is to ask first. If you have another reloader on the line, you also run the risk that his stuff has been through the maximum amount of reloading cycles and could split or worse when you fire it after reloading.

[AEC1]

I sometimes take the family to some BLM spots without any guns, justs rakes and buckets. 5 gal bucket brings about 90 bucks at the scrap yard.

[chrisf]

It was the RO yelling at me. Of course I always ask a shooter before hand. But I see brass at my range literally CAKED in to the mud as if it has been there for years. Why cant I have the brass before it turns into mud Ive always just picked brass up and the RO never said anything. This time he was. Maybe because I had my sister in law helping as well I dont care about being yelled at though, Prove it wasnt mine!!! I think next time im going to bring a bunch of empty boxes of ammo so it seems like I shot more than I actually did. BTW sorry guys I forgot I made this thread. Forgot to add that it was a couple shooters brass I was picking up. I did get there permission. So I thought all is well. Rules are rules I completely understand but, if the owner gives me the ok shouldn't I be able to own it? Maybe next time I will explain to the ro so he gets what I'm doing.

[chim-chim7]

If I leave brass on the ground it's because it's been loaded way beyond it's usefull life and on the verge of case splitting. Guess what, many others out there are just like me. If you pick up brass without asking that's considered stealing. If it didnt come from your gun, ask. No matter how bad you think it's condition is, always ask.

I am a member of a range I frequent twice a week, and have special treatment there. I saw one guy come in with a empty folded duffle bag. He shot for about 10 minutes then dumped the full 5 gallon bucket of brass in his duffle bag. I asked what he was doing, he said you want some?
A quick call to the front desk and that thief was ejected. Apparently he had been warned about it before.
The range recycles all their brass to keep costs down like targets and range fees. I don't know why people think they are entitled to things that don't belong to them.

If your on BLM land and find brass it's all yours. Thats public owned land, we can share. Private business is different.

[Eljay]

If you look around a bit you'll see that Chabot has a little fenced off area with trash cans that are filled with brass, waiting to be recycled. Just because nobody bothers to pick up every last ancient around in the mud somewhere doesn't mean that 99% of it's being turned into cash. It's part of the business model of the range, and if you start gathering up everybody else's brass, well, you're getting yelled at for a reason. (And this isn't the first "The Chabot RO yelled at me" thread OP has posted! - maybe you should just try not to break any rules for a couple of visits so the RO won't be watching you quite so closely.)

[bombadillo]

I pick up my brass regardless. I've never been to a range where if the brass hits the ground, its theirs. I always ask to pick up others brass.

[chrisf]

If I leave brass on the ground it's because it's been loaded way beyond it's usefull life and on the verge of case splitting. Guess what, many others out there are just like me. If you pick up brass without asking that's considered stealing. If it didnt come from your gun, ask. No matter how bad you think it's condition is, always ask.

I am a member of a range I frequent twice a week, and have special treatment there. I saw one guy come in with a empty folded duffle bag. He shot for about 10 minutes then dumped the full 5 gallon bucket of brass in his duffle bag. I asked what he was doing, he said you want some?
A quick call to the front desk and that thief was ejected. Apparently he had been warned about it before.
The range recycles all their brass to keep costs down like targets and range fees. I don't know why people think they are entitled to things that don't belong to them.

If your on BLM land and find brass it's all yours. Thats public owned land, we can share. Private business is different.

Dude, I just said in my post that I always ask the shooter before I take it. What am I doing wrong? If the shooter tells me I can have it, then it's mine not the ranges.