Observations after sorting several months worth of range pickup brass

[KS63]

I must be in the minority then because I reload all my .223/5.56 rounds for P-Dogs and 9mm. Send me all your brass.

[hollohas]

I've taken a full week worth of pistol and carbine classes where only me and maybe one other guy was a reloader. Brass heaven.

[Martinjmpr]

Thought about it, but my time is worth something. I wouldnt reload .223/5.56 or 9mm unless I had a blue 1050.

That's why I got out of reloading last year. When I was going to school in Wyoming I was (a) single (b) poor (my only income was from the National Guard) and (c) living in Wyoming where the winter temps could be a balmy -30, reloading made sense - I had very little money but lots of time.

Now that I have a career, a wife and a house to maintain, I have money but no time!

[Great-Kazoo]

I've never seen them work on dirt and grass. We use to have a couple of those and some of the rubber finger wheels and they worked well on concrete. Smooth concrete was the best as we could police a range in 15 minutes using the cardboard backers as plows pushing the brass into piles and then a dust pan to scoop the piles into buckets. 36 shooters times 200 rounds in a course. I always cringed at the idea of leaving 7200 once fired, quality brass cases an hour in a bucket for someone else.

Read the instructions before using Mine works good in dirt, just have to be willing to sort the rocks and large dirt clumps when separating brass.
https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-...rass+separator

[Ronin13]

Just a question- as I'm looking into getting into reloading this year (I'm thinking only doing rifle 5.56/.223 and .308/7.62x51)- you collect up all the brass, what do you do with the stuff you don't reload (ie: your "trash')? Do you recycle or sell it? Also, slightly OT- is it worth it to start reloading with prices where they are? I'm looking at it for the hobby aspect just as much as the money aspect.

[Irving]

Is it worth cooking when food is cheaply found everywhere?

[crays]

Perfect time to start.
Components are readily available and priced reasonably, and ammo is is too.

Start stocking up on components, and start honing your skills. That way, if we should run into another ammo drought, you are already prepared.

As you get into It, you can choose to shoot factory, and stock up on components for the future, or you can shoot reloads and stash your factory ammo.

One opinion of many.

ETA: Or, you could focus your reloading on accuracy, and plink with factory.

Sent from somewhere

[Great-Kazoo]

Just a question- as I'm looking into getting into reloading this year (I'm thinking only doing rifle 5.56/.223 and .308/7.62x51)- you collect up all the brass, what do you do with the stuff you don't reload (ie: your "trash')? Do you recycle or sell it? Also, slightly OT- is it worth it to start reloading with prices where they are? I'm looking at it for the hobby aspect just as much as the money aspect.

For a decent single stage and components to load depending what you want to load (volume) in the long run reloading is more cost effective. You have the capability to load rounds tailored to each firearm, increasing one accuracy. Even a progressive type, you'll come out ahead.

If all you want to do is shoot not really caring about MOA or sub MOA (long gun) and consistent grouping with hand gun then buy in bulk and call it good.

[Ronin13]

Is it worth cooking when food is cheaply found everywhere?

Touche! Point well taken!

Perfect time to start.
Components are readily available and priced reasonably, and ammo is is too.

Start stocking up on components, and start honing your skills. That way, if we should run into another ammo drought, you are already prepared.

As you get into It, you can choose to shoot factory, and stock up on components for the future, or you can shoot reloads and stash your factory ammo.

One opinion of many.

ETA: Or, you could focus your reloading on accuracy, and plink with factory.

Sent from somewhere

Good opinion nonetheless. Makes perfect sense. I had a friend tell me that reloading can lend you much more customization with precision loads/hunting, which is 99% of what he does- he's even gotten to the point where he's tinkered with his precision marksmanship loads to right where he wants it in .308.

[kidicarus13]

Is it worth cooking when food is cheaply found everywhere?

Only if you're time is worth $1.07 an hour.