Price For Range Brass

[Rosco Shooter]

I turned 80 over the summer, and I've decided that I should no longer shoot in our local USPSA/IDPA matches. I have a large collection of brass in 9mm, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP I would like to get rid of. Can someone tell me the going rate at gun shows for range brass in these calibers?

Thank you for your time.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

At the last show I did, I couldn't get 4 cents each for 9mm. Your easiest/best bet is sell it by the pound for scrap.

Ivan

 

[jmiles1960]

Or, you could generously donate it here to reloaders for the cost of shipping! Hey, I just had to ask!

 

[venomballistics]

Look up diamond k brass .... They might buy it from you

 

[rockquarry]

Look up diamond k brass .... They might buy it from you

Mixed range brass might have a greater salvage value.

 

[Krogen]

Not an answer to your question, but I'd like to try and talk you into staying in the shooting game. Of course I don't know your situation, but if it's turning 80, well that's just a number. You might find other matches to enjoy and make use of your brass accumulation.

 

[glenwolde]

9mm doesn't go for much. On GunBroker you can get 1,000 for less than $30+ shipping. I've considered that it's almost not worth picking up. .40's about the same. Maybe just a tad more.

.45 ACP goes for about twice that. $50-$60 / 1,000

 

[BC38]

I turned 80 over the summer, and I've decided that I should no longer shoot in our local USPSA/IDPA matches. I have a large collection of brass in 9mm, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP I would like to get rid of. Can someone tell me the going rate at gun shows for range brass in these calibers?

Thank you for your time.

If you just want to "get rid" of it as quickly and easily as possible, and you're OK with getting just a couple of bucks for it, then selling it to your local recycler as scrap brass is probably your best bet.

On the other hand, if you'd rather see your brass re-used by a reloader, then selling it on GunBroker or at a local gun show would be a better choice.

Your call....

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

I always think of it as a nice gesture when someone gives me .38 Special cases. Just saying ...

 

[Spurdann]

I scrap any 40 I pick up and after the first 5 gallon bucket of 9, I scrap that too. The 45 is probably worth the effort to sell but I am not sure how long it would take to move it as opposed to one trip to the scrap yard.

 

[bruce381]

my 2 cents Im 70 and shoot informal steel matches every sat with 30 somethings and I love it sometimes we just BS about wifes, politics how glocks suck (sorry) they all shoot glocks. Anyway it has become a social thing for me due to great guys to shoot with perhaps you can find a more relaxed discipline to shoot at anyway good luck

 

[46er]

My last scrap brass sale was for $2.20 a pound. A gallon of brass weighs ~12 pounds. A trip to a scrapper only takes a hour or so. I've sold a few of the odd calibers in small qty's but the common stuff isn't worth my time or effort to try to sell.

 

[TIMETRIPPER]

My last scrap brass sale was for $2.20 a pound. A gallon of brass weighs ~12 pounds. A trip to a scrapper only takes a hour or so. I've sold a few of the odd calibers in small qty's but the common stuff isn't worth my time or effort to try to sell.

That's a good price. I've been getting $1.80/lb at my scrap yard for range brass, much less than regular brass but still makes it worth picking up brass at the club range. Usually get 10 pounds of center fire brass every time I go. Most of it is 9mm or .223. It's a good way to fund primer and powder purchases.

John

 

[Jebus35745]

I have had friends approach me trying to sell brass because they don't shoot much or don't shoot at all. I try to sell it at the club's old guys shoot on Tuesday morning and nobody want's it. Only occasionally. I just gave friends a bunch of 357 brass free cause I don't load 357. I only load 38's with HBWC. Most of the young shooters don't reload and the older guys usually have all they need. Good luck, Larry

 

[Roofuss]

I pick up range brass that I use, or that I know a buddy can use. I have not bought any {new or used} brass in any caliber that I shoot for a long time. With things the way they are in the world today, I just figure there may be the day I wish I had it. I might be overly frugal , but it costs me nothing to hang on to.

 

[mtgianni]

A flat rate usps medium box of 40 S&W brass will sit for a long time priced at $30. 9mm has more value if sorted by brands but that is a time consuming process. 45 probably has the highest value and the least amount of buyers.

 

[glenwolde]

The only thing I've bought recently is .41 Magnum brass. I've been using the same 300 cases I got with the revolver for years and I got tired of having to go back to it all the time. I got a couple of hundred on sale for less than the Starline 1,000 lot price and then ran into another batch of fired brass from an estate. I've never lost a .41 case, but I load them down.

I could see how reloading equipment and supplies might not be selling all that well. With prices up and 9mm factory ammo down it's hardly worth reloading 9mm, at least economically. Most of the younger guys are shooting 9mm I think. At least that's what I see.

Plus with prices up I think many of us are maybe shooting a little less than we used to. But just wait until the next shortage.

Never forget. From 2020....

 

[Jeff423]

I scrapped about 40% of my .45acp brass yesterday @ $2.10/lb. Got $95.

 

[LostintheOzone]

I turned 80 over the summer, and I've decided that I should no longer shoot in our local USPSA/IDPA matches. I have a large collection of brass in 9mm, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP I would like to get rid of. Can someone tell me the going rate at gun shows for range brass in these calibers?

Thank you for your time.

I recently rounded up my never-to-use-again brass and have it for sell on another forum.

0.06/ea for 9mm and 0.08/ea for 45 ACP. Don't know about .40. None of it has sold so the price may be a little high. If you want to move it, 0.05/ea will make it happen. It's like a good 5 cent cigar was 50 years ago.

The problem I think is many reloaders are dropping out of the game because of the high cost of powder and primers. Not many want to start reloading with those prices either.

Happy belated birthday.

 

[pantannojack]

The local club I went to would not even trade one for one any once fired pick up brass to members for many times fired. They insisted on selling to a scrap yard. When the range master insisted on acting like a R Lee Ermy type despite never having served ten minutes in uniform, I dropped out.