Can I recycle primers

[Kenm]

When I take the grandkids to the range they pick up the .22 brass as something to do and this has resulted in a gallon can about 2/3 full. I have been throwing brass which can not be reloaded into another can and plan on taking it to recycle also. Can I include the spent primers in the material to recycle? Also any recommendations on recyclers in the SF/Bay Area. With the price of gas it may not be worth the effort to recycle but then again it might buy .22's for a visit to the range for the grandkids.

Thanks in advance for any information.

[bohoki]

it is brass but really dirty

[meaty-btz]

.22 brass is a swaged jacket waiting to be born.

[50BMGBOB]

I keep a 5 gal bucket under my reloading bench. The spent primers from my progressive press automatically dump there. I throw any bad cases there and while at the range I sweap up all the brass around me including the 22LR and anything I don't reload goes in the bucket too.

I agree with a small amount it doesn't make sense to drive to far to recycle it. I do drive past one near my house and can drop it there while I am heading to work anyways. I let my wife save the cans and keep that money, but the brass money goes back into my ammo fund.

[lpspinner]

Where's the best place to recycle brass and primers in the Bay Area?

[justMike]

I've seen some Russian primers that have steel anvils. It was in the steel case 45 ACP ammo I believe. Just thought I'd mention it.

[ZakAttackMan]

I've seen some Russian primers that have steel anvils. It was in the steel case 45 ACP ammo I believe. Just thought I'd mention it.

Not sure you can or would de-prime steel cased russian ammo for reloading or recycling?

I was amazed to finally find a place that would take my 3 (5) gallon buckets of un-reloadable brass just this past month. While I was there I saw several ziplock bags full of spent primers and asked if they recycled those as well. Turns out they do and I have been saving them ever since.

I wish I would have never thrown away the tens of thousands used primers like I use to do in the past.