Scrap Yard $$ for Range Pick-Ups

[bobm]

Made the 44 mile one way trip about 1pm. Delivered 112 lbs. mostly .223 range pickup. Got $2.40 lb. fifteen cents up from my last visit. Hit a great BBQ place with some of the scrap cash. Beat most of the early rush hour traffic home. Placed an order with Midway, cracked open a beer and turned on ABC evening news. My wife and I had a good afternoon.

 

[Steve Donlon]

Made the 44 mile one way trip about 1pm. Delivered 112 lbs. mostly .223 range pickup. Got $2.40 lb. fifteen cents up from my last visit. Hit a great BBQ place with some of the scrap cash. Beat most of the early rush hour traffic home. Placed an order with Midway, cracked open a beer and turned on ABC evening news. My wife and I had a good afternoon.

Life id good. All the metals are going up+

 

[topclass2017]

I'm hoarding range pick up brass for a rainy day. Or until I run out of buckets

 

[BW64]

WOW! I only got $1.90 here in Az yesterday!

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Do primers need to be out? Can loose spent primers be mixed in?

 

[BW64]

Do primers need to be out? Can loose spent primers be mixed in?

No & yes.

 

[Fuj]

Do primers need to be out? Can loose spent primers be mixed in?

At my recycling place, primers need not be removed, however, the last
bucket i took in, i also took in a half full coffee can of decapped primers.
I got $ 1.95 for the spent case with primer still in it but, only $1.75 for the
spent primers. Not complaining. Used it towards more reloading supplies
and another case of beer.

Note.....Sort carefully. They check with a strong magnetic rod. They find
just one steel case, they turn you away or offer only half price.

 

[jds holler]

I guess most of the scrap yards make their bones by paying rough scrap price for almost everything they receive -- and then sorting the valuable stuff from the worthless stuff.

AND THEN, don't forget that they have to ship the stuff to a big city somewhere to get a decent price. If like me, your "big town" is 300 miles away, your local scrap prices prolly suck.

AND THEN -- don't forget that somebody in that chain of scrap processing has to get rid of the stuff that has absolutely NO value, and pay to do it.

I doubt that most of em in that business are cutting a fat hog. jd

 

[Hipshoot]

Not only that the bending and stooping are great for the waist line after Piggin' Out at the BBQ Joint!!!

 

[spencerhenry]

3.3 cents each for 223? why not sell it to reloaders?

 

[JB10]

I'm hoarding range pick up brass for a rainy day. Or until I run out of buckets

I do the same. And if i dont use that cartridge it goes to someone i know that has it.

 

[CaptainMal]

You are forbidden to pick up range brass at Manatee, where I often shoot. They have cans for it because that brass is a good source of range income.

 

[butchlambert]

Made the 44 mile one way trip about 1pm. Delivered 112 lbs. mostly .223 range pickup. Got $2.40 lb. fifteen cents up from my last visit. Hit a great BBQ place with some of the scrap cash. Beat most of the early rush hour traffic home. Placed an order with Midway, cracked open a beer and turned on ABC evening news. My wife and I had a good afternoon.

ABC News?

 

[paperpuncher]

Check into scrap carbide pricing these days! Crazy high

 

[butchlambert]

Check into scrap carbide pricing these days! Crazy high

Wow, I have a bucket full.

 

[Aero]

One of the things I really hate about AR shooters and other semi auto shooters is that for the most part they are too lazy to pick up the brass that they spew all over the the range.

But, one of the things I really love about AR shooters and other semi auto shooters is that for the most part they are too lazy to pick up the brass they spew all over the range.

 

[hogpatrol]

3.3 cents each for 223? why not sell it to reloaders?

Unless it's LC or PMC, crimped and once fired, there's not much market for them.

 

[paperpuncher]

Wow, I have a bucket full.

That could be lucrative especially if it’s a 5 gal bucket. I got 17 bucks a pound for mine

 

[Fuj]

But, one of the things I really love about AR shooters and other semi auto shooters is that for the most part they are too lazy to pick up the brass they spew all over the range.

Problem is, most mag dumpers use steel, and plays hell with the
mowers. They just spray and let them lay.

 

[6.5 forever]

My recycler pays more per pound for primers only