i have a lot (like almost 1,000) of spent -06 brass. its militery. i was saving this stuff to maybe reload, but now im thinking about selling it so i can get some money TO start reloading :P i still have some good remington brass that im going to hold on to.

how much do you all think this 'ol brass is worth?

 

Well thats a good question....

I don't really know on that one however you might want to stick the whole batch on gunbroker and let people bid on it.

 

PourinDiesel has a good idea, otherwise you'll prolly get scrap price for it, and I can't imagine 1000 empty shell casings weigh enough to be much value to a scrapping company.

 

If it's from the lake city arsenal people will pay good money for it. It is supposed to be the best. For normal reloading it takes a special de-priming tool to remove the spent primer from the hull. The primer is crimped in in a different way from normal rounds that you would buy normally. It's usually good brass though. What reloading press are you looking at. I am very happy with my RCBS rockchucker.

 

A normal de-capper will knock the primers out, you then either have to ream or swage the crimp out of the primer pocket so you can install a new primer.

 

I knew it was something like that but I thought that I had read in a reloading manual that it took a hardened depriming tool for military brass. I ponied up a while back and bought lapua brass for my 223 and 7mm-08.

 

If its not berden primers, and only shot once, its about 100 for $5 bucks, at least thats what ive bought them for at gun shows, now I usually buy vergin brass fire them once and then just neck them for my Remington, thats my .2c worth.

 

If I were you I would hang on to it if you have a rifle to fit. The money you will get for it whether sold as scrap or to other re-loaders will not net you much in the way of being able to procure reloading tools.

I am an avid 30-06 shooter and reloader. I must have 10,000 empties floating around in manufacturer specific bins. I just tumble em, remove crimps (neck and primer), clean and uniform the primer pocket/ flash hole, lube/full length resize, trim case length, Chamfer/deburr, inspect for cracks and dents, and load em up! What Fun!

Here are some prices for new and used brass.

NEW PRICES:
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...*670***9013***

ONCE FIRED PRICES:
http://www.brassmanbrass.com/inventory-001.html


If you really want to get rid of it I might be interested, PM me with a price + shipping and I might consider it!

 

its uh, israel mfg. i think.... me and a buddy were getting it for $35/100 at the local gun shop a couple years ago. bought a lot. 1k each

i was looking at the rcbs rockchucker also. am wanting to get a good starter kit. (althow i know i wouldent ben able to get it selling this brass, would have taken a lot more, just thought it would put me a little closer)


i have a remington 700 in 30-06(ADL) thats what its been shot out of.

i have just bought me a new uberti SAA in 45 and am going to need to get into reloading if im going to be able to afford to shoot this thing


guess ill just keep it, i didnt think id get much for it anyway. how accurate of a load can you work up using mil. brass?

 

Should be able to get good results if you uniform all the flash holes and case lengths, dump suspect cases, and any with dents, tumble them good and make sure they are clean. The trick is uniformity. The brass will play a roll, but a small one IMO. Some guys only neck resize, which is fine as long as you are not interchanging rifles. I prefer full sizing every time. You could even weigh the cases and and check neck thickness uniformity but That might be a bit much. If you keep your bullets balanced, and matching weight, and a perfectly equal powder charge with good uniform flash holes and sizing, you should be able to stack lead at the range. Israeli's can be cheap and they can be very good. I have not had much experience with their brass. Load em up and see!

RCBS makes good starter kits, Lyman is good too. I personally use mostly all RCBS gear, some Frankford arsenal and Dillon precision.

Have fun and be safe. Start with minimum loads! (not to mention the savings!)

Hope I was helpful!

D-C out!