Question: Restoring ( near ) new look to brass

first case in first photo...appears to have a silver/chrome primer...cant off top of head ever remember a factory load coming out with that.or were Norma silver wit ha small re on them??..I do remember when brass finish primers came out as a reloading component..... it may well suggest at least that one case has been reloaded before.

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Originally Posted by dannyb

How can you be sure it's once fired if you have picked it up off the ground ?
selling unknown used brass won't make you rich but hey each to their own, to me it seems like a lot of labour for little to no return, any brass that is worth re selling is normally not left on the gorund (magnums and wildcats etc)
I would definitely suggest if you really feel the need to clean up and re sell scavenged used brass you 100% need to advertise it as such ie "unkown round count" "Range pick ups" personally I would be very wary loading it myself but others may be happy to.

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I know the people ( not the individuals, but the organisation they belong to ) who shot the ammo. They shoot factory stuff and don't themselves reload. Actually, they are supposed to pick up the brass but either forget or ignore their obligation. Also, when I have deprimed some previously you can usually tell if it's once, or once or twice, only fired. I have sold some previously as once fired, not tidied up as I intend here, but believe that to be truthful. Not trying to mislead anybody. You're right, it's not a money making exercise but I enjoy receiving the few dollars it generates. Also, I try to price it very reasonably for those shooters looking more for something budget priced. Also, I like to see something useful get reused rather than unnecessarily adding to the waste we humans produce.
I could advertise it for sale without cosmetic improvement but decided I would try it in hope of also learning something else I can add to my handloading knowledge.

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

first case in first photo...appears to have a silver/chrome primer...cant off top of head ever remember a factory load coming out with that.or were Norma silver wit ha small re on them??..I do remember when brass finish primers came out as a reloading component..... it may well suggest at least that one case has been reloaded before.

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It is a silver / chrome primer. Those are FC headstamp cases and all have silver / chrome primers.
I have factory ammo ( Federal, Norma ) with steel / chrome primers.

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Originally Posted by 30.06king

it's not a money making exercise but I enjoy receiving the few dollars it generates.

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Good on you, I've known a few guys that have done similar & sold bits to subsidize their hobby and it allowed them to justify buying more toys to do things. 1 guy even got himself a nice cnc machining centre to make his toys.

I did a bit of man whoreing to supplement my shooting fund. Turns out that the market for old ugly limping men is just the wife! And apparently I have to pay her!

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Originally Posted by johnd

I did a bit of man whoreing to supplement my shooting fund. Turns out that the market for old ugly limping men is just the wife! And apparently I have to pay her!

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law of diminishing returns there :yaeh am not durnk:

Find a scrap metal dealer. Brass is cheap. It was discarded for a reason.

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Originally Posted by dannyb

law of diminishing returns there :yaeh am not durnk:

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We tried the $ in a jar trick early on in the relationship, but ended up with IOU's as we were poor, now i cant even remember where the jar is!!

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