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tomfoolery · 03-03-2008, 04:29 PM

Real quick question, may seem stupid but im new at reloading....

Do used primers, the ones i have knocked out of spent casing have any use?

AND

Is it dangerous in any way shape or form to discard them in regular garbage if not useful for anything?

Bearcreek · 03-03-2008, 04:32 PM

Ummm I use to throw mine out in the garbage until I found a recycling place close by that recycles brass... so now they go in my brass bucket... the weight adds up quick. I usually just get a dustpan full of brass when I go to the range and spend the evening sorting it... all other calibers and bad cases go in my brass bucket for recycling.

tomfoolery · 03-03-2008, 04:40 PM

Why don't you send your brass to me

I am reloading .45 and 9mm if you don't use either.

Bearcreek · 03-03-2008, 04:47 PM

that is exactly what I load

. It is the .357 SIG and .40 that pollutes my sortings... oh yeah them pesky .22's as well.

tomfoolery · 03-03-2008, 05:04 PM

Ah ok, well it was worth a try. I think il just give my used primers and other brass to my friend who scraps metal. Thanks for the info.

Ringostar · 03-05-2008, 10:43 AM

It is the .357 SIG and .40 that pollutes my sortings...
Sort and save those 357 Sig brass, they have resale value. Check out MidwayUSA and Auctionarms

Globeguy · 04-28-2008, 01:18 PM

Do you guys clean the black residue that comes off of the spent primer before chucking it into a bad brass bin? Do recycling centers care about those powders?

I noticed that some primers are silver in color, they are not brass are they?

Hank Ellis · 04-29-2008, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Globeguy

I noticed that some primers are silver in color, they are not brass are they?

Nickel plated brass. Same as silver cases, nickel plated.

Shotshell primers however are not primarily made of brass. They can be picked up with a magnet. Those I chunk in the trash. Everything else goes in the bucket and sold to recyclers.

Globeguy · 04-29-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hank Ellis

Nickel plated brass. Same as silver cases, nickel plated.

So these are safe to deposit into brass pile even if they are nickel plated?

Sirius1963 · 04-29-2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hank Ellis

Nickel plated brass. Same as silver cases, nickel plated.

Shotshell primers however are not primarily made of brass. They can be picked up with a magnet. Those I chunk in the trash. Everything else goes in the bucket and sold to recyclers.

How much does brass go for these days? I might start a brass bucket.

03-03-2008, 04:29 PM	#1
tomfoolery XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 5,668	Quick question about used primers Real quick question, may seem stupid but im new at reloading.... Do used primers, the ones i have knocked out of spent casing have any use? AND Is it dangerous in any way shape or form to discard them in regular garbage if not useful for anything? __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

03-03-2008, 04:32 PM	#2
Bearcreek XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 801	Ummm I use to throw mine out in the garbage until I found a recycling place close by that recycles brass... so now they go in my brass bucket... the weight adds up quick. I usually just get a dustpan full of brass when I go to the range and spend the evening sorting it... all other calibers and bad cases go in my brass bucket for recycling. __________________ Enter my home with peace in your heart- or leave with lead in your @$$!!--unknown but I like it.

03-03-2008, 04:40 PM	#3
tomfoolery XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 5,668	Why don't you send your brass to me I am reloading .45 and 9mm if you don't use either. __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

03-03-2008, 04:47 PM	#4
Bearcreek XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 801	that is exactly what I load. It is the .357 SIG and .40 that pollutes my sortings... oh yeah them pesky .22's as well. __________________ Enter my home with peace in your heart- or leave with lead in your @$$!!--unknown but I like it.

03-03-2008, 05:04 PM	#5
tomfoolery XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 5,668	Ah ok, well it was worth a try. I think il just give my used primers and other brass to my friend who scraps metal. Thanks for the info. __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

03-05-2008, 10:43 AM	#6
Ringostar XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Poynette, Wi Posts: 56	It is the .357 SIG and .40 that pollutes my sortings... Sort and save those 357 Sig brass, they have resale value. Check out MidwayUSA and Auctionarms __________________ If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless!! XD357 Tac, Beretta U22 Neos, S&W 629, Glock 31, Custom AR 6.8SPC, K31 Swiss, Custom 10/22, Mini-14, and many other hunting rifles, shotguns, muzzleloader. Always looking for more; 1903A3, Garand/M14, Enfield, Swede, F class longrange.

04-28-2008, 01:18 PM	#7
Globeguy XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 73	Do you guys clean the black residue that comes off of the spent primer before chucking it into a bad brass bin? Do recycling centers care about those powders? I noticed that some primers are silver in color, they are not brass are they?

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