Random brass? HA! I think I can beat that.
Years ago, I'd gotten a 25cents a pound deal on at least 250 pounds of shot, some in bags, some in plastic milk cartons.
Most of it was stacked/vanished into the back far reaches on the shelf under my work bench.
A few years ago, I kept hearing a soft 'tinkling' noise in the shop, and couldn't figure out what it was.
After a few months, it quit, and I forgot about it.
Four years ago, we moved.
The shop looked like what you'd see on that hoarders show.
As I cleaned, sorted, boxed up, etc. from the top down, I came across 4-5 split/empty plastic milk cartons on the shelf.
No big deal. When I got past the shelf, and started pulling stuff out that was under the bench on the floor----
I saw about 80-90 pounds of shot spread out on the floor at the back.
Then I realized what that tinkle noise was I'd been hearing.