Thread: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

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

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!

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!

law of diminishing returns there

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

Originally Posted by dannyb

law of diminishing returns there

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!!