Would You Buy Brass Fully Prepped @ Gun Show

[PCCUSNRET]

We're having a "Swap Meet" at our local club this weekend and I have over 2,000 pieces of .223 brass fully prepped and ready to load in those plastic ammo boxes. A lot of this brass is LC (I removed the crimp with a Dillon 600), all FL resized, trimmed and primed. I know this is going to sound bad, but I have enough .223 loaded to last me several years (my only semi-auto in .223 is a Mini 14 and I prefer to shoot my 2 bolt action .223 rifles) so these will be taking up space for a few years. I figure I would charge for the actual cost of the box and primers and a fair market price for unprocessed brass. Not looking to make a profit, just enough to replace the components and boxes. As a reloader would you be interested in buying prepped brass at a show or would prefer it cleaned but unprocessed. I really need to stop processing so much and start loading and shooting more.

 

[Rule3]

We have similar swap meets, If you are well known member I would buy brass from you if I needed it. I am not sure about the primed part though. Folks may not want primed brass, Clean trimmed and crimp removed would be fine with me, I hate case prep!

 

[guns3738]

if i needed to bye rifle brass I would want it cleaned but not resized, now for pistol or a straight walled case i wouldnt mind it being resized and decaped.

Just to my opinion.

 

[Robert101]

I would always assume that I would resize as well. Pistol brass just resize, rifle brass full process including heat treat. I would not give any value to someone resizing the brass because I don't know, and can't verify, if it was done correctly. So cleaned and deprimed would sell for a fair market value - priced accordingly. I would also keep in mind that it is not selling as once fired but simply cleaned.

 

[witchhunter]

I like once fired, but I would rather have it right from the ground. That way I can be the only one to ever touch it. I have seen people get brass that is supposed to be once fired that had loose primer pockets and other issues like trimmed too short or necks turned too much.

 

[ericuda]

All in the marketing. If you were a trusted vendor i would pay more for brass sized, trimmed, chamfered and deburred if broken out from length. Say 1.745 to 1.750. A big plus you could have a wilson case gage on the table to demonstrate. If primed, state type of primer.

 

[hdwhit]

I agree with Rule3. If I know you and know the quality of the work you do, I'd buy prepared brass from you.

But, in general, my reloading process is so methodical that I prefer to get once fired brass and then take it through the entire process on my own.

 

[243winxb]

all FL resized

No, i would not buy. If the shoulder was pushed back to far, case separations are possible. Running it into the die again, will not fix it.

 

[BSA1]

I like for my used brass to be clean and polished. I definitely want military brass to be deprimed and the crimp removed.

I don't care for the box as it just drives the cost up for something I may or may not use. Just bag the brass in heavy duty clear zip lock baggies.

 

[Reloadron]

The "primed" would be the deal breaker for me. If it was uniform in trim length and you could tell me what the primers were I may consider it depending on price but I like to prime my own and note how different primers perform. I am sure someone will take it as is.

Ron

 

[PCCUSNRET]

I appreciate all the feedback and I feel pretty much the same as those not really interested in buying processed brass when I prefer doing it myself so I know it was done correct. I like the idea of having a case gauge on hand to show it was trimmed and sized properly. I'm not really that well known with the members since I only joined a little over a year ago and being retired I tend to shoot mostly on weekdays when there are few other members at the range. I'll take some heavy ziplok bags in case someone doesn't need or want the boxes. Thanks again, I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[lightman]

I would prefer to prep my own brass. I don't even care if its cleaned/polished.

 

[Rule3]

Most of th places selling "once fired" brass sell it cleaned and deprimed. Some will also sell it cleaned, deprimed, and primer pocket reamed,

I bought a bunch that had been reamed and run through a Scharch machine. As I mentioned above I hate removing crimps. It was worth it to me as I have a really nice brass catcher so once I process my brass, I keep MY brass.

Just an example:

http://www.tjconevera.com/onfi22miprbr.html

 

[AnselHazen]

I don't go looking for primed brass at shows but I might buy some bags if I got the right vibe at your table. Definitely just cleaned and decapped because it's pretty hard to mess that up. You will have saved me some brass hounding time at the range at least.

Make sure you let us know about any left over. You can post it in the for sale area and move some more that way.

OH Hah. Just saw you have a post in for sale. That's nice looking brass. I'm thinking it will move at the show.

 

[Dudedog]

I HATE removing crimps, (using little hand tool,nothing fancy) but if the crimp is still there you can be fairly sure it has not been reloaded before.
I would still want to check for possible thinning at the base and case length so I wold still want to handle every case, so for me it would not save a lot of time.
(Trimming .223 is quick with my WFT money well spent IMO)

 

[VINTAGE-SLOTCARS]

At the last gun show, I bought 1k cleaned unprocessed .223 mixed brass for $50. When I got home I opened the bag and found that all had been fully processed and all but 10 cleared a Wilson gauge. I was really happy with these cases. I learned that it would be wise to take a case gauge to the show with you, I prefer to use my own primers.

 

[David4516]

I would not give any value to someone resizing the brass because I don't know, and can't verify, if it was done correctly.

+1

I bought some processed and primed brass at a gun show once. I think what they did was deprime it without actually resizing it. I loaded it up with powder/bullets, when to the range, and discovered that they wouldn't chamber in my gun

 

[AnselHazen]

^^^^^^
This is where the case gauge on the table can help lend credibility to the sellers wares.

 

[gojuice101]

I prefer to buy brass unprimed. It is nice to have the crimps removed though, because that's less work that I have to do. But as far as all other processing, I prefer to do it myself.

 

[TimSr]

After the headache of dealing with crimped LC brass, I would definitely look at fully prepped and primed brass for .223! I've found tons of free LC brass, because people don't pick it up, and the only real value I see in it is the labor you've already expended.

I've also had enough experience with it to know that you never really know how well you've taken care of the crimp until you seat the new primers.

If it were non-crimped commercial brass I'd be more inclined to look for unprepped brass.

 

[spanky1968]

You may get some interest from a beginning reloader. Like the others, I like my brass either brand new in the box or grungy off the range floor. I don't mind if it has been cleaned, but I trim and prep my own brass.

 

[Walkalong]

Bring a case gauge such as a Wilson or Sheridan so you can show people it is sized within spec as far as the shoulder goes.

If they looked good in a Wilson gauge I would be comfortable buying them, if they looked good in a Sheridan gauge I would be very comfortable buying them.

I would still check them internally though.