What do you do with your spent brass?

[Dick1911]

Besides reload?

I don't reload at this time and was wondering what some people do with their brass other than reload or recycle - anyone make jewelry, art, save it for future use, whatever?

I'd been thinking about making belt buckles or some such from them and was wondering if anyone else did such a silly thing?

 

[xring44]

I tumble it, load it and shoot it, its a never ending process. I think a belt buckle would be nice, especially with the head stamps showing. Great idea, be sure and post a photo of the finished product!

 

[TAB]

Some times I make dummy rounds with it...
generally is reload or scrap.

 

[WayneConrad]

Reload it.

If I'm in the desert, I pick it all up and take it home, whether I'm going to reload it or not.

 

[Tylden]

Sorry if this might be a bit too weird for some of you, but I had a different idea for some of mine. I'm in the process of updating my will and chose to be creamated instead of being buried (no time soon I hope). I'm having 200 pieces of my spent brass engraved to be put up in my safe. Part of my ashes will be reloaded into dummy rounds (provided my reloading buddies outlive me) and distributed to friends and family. The rest of my ashes will go in an urn.

 

[xjchief]

My father-in-law made a nice belt buckle the featured some brass in it. It was tasteful, not tacticool.

 

[jlday70]

I usually pick it up, eventually I will have a reloading set up. First I will have to put a garage up..

 

[Ala Dan]

Nope

I just handload for a variety of handgun caliber's~!

 

[aka108]

Years ago saw some stuff that was scrap brass, aluminum and other metals that were compressed into cylinder and rectangular shapes by a hydraulic press.
The guy would remove the formed shapes, shake out the loose stuff and sell the items as a art form. I accumulate the unusable brass until I get about 100 lbs and drop it at a salvage yard. 30 to 50 cents a pound depending on the market.

 

[theotherwaldo]

I've used culls, Blazer aluminum, Comblock steel, and Berdan-primed cases to make wind chimes, bead-type curtains, sculptural elements, and painting surfaces. I got started back in college when I did a series of sculptures on psychological warfare.

Some of the other pieces included giant 1911s, full-sized field pieces, and cylon-type figures, all made from found objects.

Fun, and I got a good grade as well.

 

[Starship1st]

Considering today's cost for ammo I started to save it to reload at a later time.

 

[searcher451]

The local gunsmith I use is a big reloader who always is in need of 9mm brass. I don't shoot often enough to cost-justify the purchase of reloading equipment, but I do enjoy going out on occasion. So I save the brass and drop it off to the smith. Then, when I am need of a repair or adjustment on one gun or another, I always get his rock-bottom price in return. It's an arrangement that seems to work out well for both of us.

 

[Superlite27]

Part of my ashes will be reloaded into dummy rounds (provided my reloading buddies outlive me) and distributed to friends and family.

Why dummy rounds? Might as well do the Hunter Thompson thing and just mix your ashes in with some Unique or some Bullseye and have your friends send some lead downrange with your cremated @$$.

They could then tell stories about "the day we shot Tylden".

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

Tumble it, load it, and shoot it. I recover about 95% of my brass every time I shoot, plus I bought a load of once fired 40 S&W brass at the gun show's last year for cheap.

 

[geim druth]

When my son was in cubscouts we made windchimes with spent .22 rimfire cases. The kids loved them.


otherwaldo, sure sounds interesting. Got any pictures?

Anyone got any ideas for the baggieful of spent primers I have?

 

[win71]

Why dummy rounds?

No, I think dummy rounds would be better. Besides, what if that "ashes/powder" load turned out to be really accurate.

 

[scrat]

reload. before that i used to give away my brass to reloaders. now that i reload im glad i did. As i know that spent brass is worth a lot to us

 

[Dorryn]

Debate: The ethical use of a friends cremated remains as a self-defense round.

 

[iamkris]

Reload it.

 

[bfox]

No, I think dummy rounds would be better. Besides, what if that "ashes/powder" load turned out to be really accurate.


I think I most have gotten ashes from Tylden's Johnson my round was a squib .

Bill

 

[theotherwaldo]

Wish I did have pics. Lost all that stuff getting out of Alabama.

It was worth it.

I am gearing up to start again, though.

 

[Sans Authoritas]

Even if you don't reload, you've got brass. Brass is copper and zinc. Copper and zinc mean money. Save them for a rainy day, or sell them as scrap.

-Sans Authoritas

 

[.cheese.]

I make dummy cartridge keychains with .380, 9mm, .40, .38 special, .357 mag, and .223.

With .308 I also make keychains, but I mainly make pens.

I sell them at local ham radio conventions.

 

[Dick1911]

Thanks, all - some VERRRY interesting things to do with them.

I like Tylden's idea,

Part of my ashes will be reloaded into dummy rounds (provided my reloading buddies outlive me) and distributed to friends and family

but I'll need something a bit bigger than 9mm

 

[greenled]

With ammo prices the way they're going, you might be able to trade a bucket-full for some goodies at your local gun show.