Lots of shooters and no reloaders or casters. Came home with 75# of lead range scrap and 500 pieces of brass in addition to those I shot. Think I can get at least one more smelting session in before it gets cold and snowy. Last one yielded 200# of ingots.
Nice haul, I love this time of year I get lots of rifle brass.
Noli Me Tangere
Lucky you!! Any day you bring back more then you shoot is a great day.
May all your bullets find the Bullseye.
How do you guys get the lead out of the berm? Piece by piece, run it through a screen or what?
I just pick up what I see and others use a screen. Of course a screen will get more lead most of the time.Originally Posted by deerslayer303
Lead bullets Matter
There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. - Will Rodgers
A very wise man once said:
"If you don't come home with more brass than you took, you are not doing your job."
First reload: .22 Hornet. 1956.
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"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the
government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian."
- Henry Ford
Replace brass with golf ball and you describe my golf game.
I pickup all unclaimed brass, even ones that I don't reload and use them as trading stock. Just traded about 50 pcs of 270 win and 20 pcs of 50AE for a 5lb spool of 95/5 lead free solder.
Congratulations on your lead haul. Our berms are dirt, so we shoot a little pick up a bunch & repeat.
I love folks that leave me brass. Found 10 lbs of assorted mostly once fired brass yesterday.
If you think your a hammer everything looks like a nail.
Now I know why my lead collection rate is down this year. Stay outta my berms!
You will learn far more at the casting, loading, and shooting bench than you ever will at a computer bench.
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