Does this brass have any value?

[Alien]

I am cleaning out my cellar. I take care of my 92 year old father with Alzheimer's and dementia and I am disabled (shoulders).

I have no idea how much is here but I guess I could count them if it is worth my time.

And this is the headstamp on one of them. There is probably others mixed in but all are 10-20 years old and I believe all have crimped primer pockets?

 

[NavelOfficer]

It does to somebody. A little tumbling will make them look brand new.
Just hold on, someone will contact you with interest for that.
I can't tell if that's 5.56x45mm or 7.62x52mm, but you should be able to get 5¢ a piece for 5.56 and 10¢ a piece for 7.62; thereabouts.

 

[Demoman]

Going to guess but 5.56 doesn't look like a crimped pocket but the picture isn't clear. You could weight it Its like 70 to a pound. Its worth something to someone. Especially in the market right now

 

[Alien]

Going to guess but 5.56 doesn't look like a crimped pocket but the picture isn't clear. You could weight it Its like 70 to a pound. Its worth something to someone. Especially in the market right now

I tried a few times and was the best picture I could get. If there is actual value and worth my time I will count them.

 

[EddieCoyle]

The big concern would be how many times it had been reloaded. If the primer pockets are crimped, it's once-fired. Someone will want it.

 

[Alien]

The big concern would be how many times it had been reloaded. If the primer pockets are crimped, it's once-fired. Someone will want it.

I bought them new and never reloaded them. They ARE once fired.

 

[Queen Bee]

If they are 30-06 i am interested in a few

 

[dw617]

It's at least twice fired based on the primer. LC should have a bronze primer with a crimp.

TBH, I'd recycle it.

I have some once fired LC 30-06 already processed (sized, crimp removed) if anyone wants some from a reliable source.

Hard to say, but looks like OP's brass is 308.

 

[Mountain]

Yeah, that silver primer leads one to believe this brass has been reloaded already. Are there manufacturers using silver colored primers? Maybe? That said, the cases may still be showing the case mouth discoloration from annealing, which would lead me to believe they are once fired.

In any case, they have value- either for reloading or as brass scrap.

 

[daekken]

Yeah, that silver primer leads one to believe this brass has been reloaded already. Are there manufacturers using silver colored primers? Maybe?

Yes, I have some PPU that's had silver primers.
The pic in this case is clearly Lake City, though.

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

It's at least twice fired based on the primer. LC should have a bronze primer with a crimp.

TBH, I'd recycle it.

I have some once fired LC 30-06 already processed (sized, crimp removed) if anyone wants some from a reliable source.

Hard to say, but looks like OP's brass is 308.

Looks like some mixed brass to me. Probably range pickups if he was storing them like that. Or possibly stuff he fired and didn’t get around to sorting.
I would see what the scrap yard is getting for brass, then offer them in the classifieds for 5 cents a pound more.
With unknown history and unknown mix the value goes down.
If you spent the time sorting and counting you still have brass with unknown history.

 

[Alien]

I have never re-loaded rifle ammunition. I have never bought reloaded ammunition. All of this should’ve been brand new ammo that I purchased and fired once since I don’t reload rifle ammunition? I guess I could’ve picked up someone else’s bra(ss) at the range by accident and that’s the one that I took the picture of?

Bunch of wise asses LOL!

Thanks for all the replies. I guess it’s not worth enough to bother with.

 

[Alien]

I live in Brockton Massachusetts. I will give that box of brass free to anyone that’s willing to come pick it up.

since I am offering this free is there a better place on this forum to post that?

 

[DW357]

I guess I could’ve picked up someone else’s bra at the range by accident

Wow, what kind of freaky range is this?....

 

[EddieCoyle]

You could post the offer in the reloading forum. Link them to this thread so they don't ask the same questions.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Wow, what kind of freaky range is this?....

I was going to PM him and see if he'd sponsor me.

 

[DW357]

I was going to PM him and see if he'd sponsor me.

 

[Fixxah]

Lake City 5.56mm with 1966 stamp?

 

[mac1911]

I tried a few times and was the best picture I could get. If there is actual value and worth my time I will count them.

Dont count weigh 10 and average it out, weigh the lot and give a rough estimate.

 

[Demoman]

Lake City 5.56mm with 1966 stamp?

Thought it said 86

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Lake City 5.56mm with 1966 stamp?

1986

 

[Alien]

Wow, what kind of freaky range is this?....

The fun kind

 

[jpm]

I don't see any 5.56 in that bin. I see mostly 30 cal (30-06 and 7.62) and some 45ACP. All the primers I see look to be bronze colored, which would be right for LC once fired. The one with the silver primer is almost certainly reloaded.

 

[Rim Job]

I live in Brockton Massachusetts. I will give that box of brass free to anyone that’s willing to come pick it up.

since I am offering this free is there a better place on this forum to post that?

someone claim this before I make an unscheduled drive to Brockton tomorrow morning

 

[Alien]

These have been spoken for. Being picked up tomorrow at noon (I hope)

 

[Mountain]

Certainly a mix, but worth it for someone close by to pick through for once fired. If there are LC cases with brass colored primers and the annealing discoloration is still there at the neck & shoulder, I would personally assume those to be once fired. YRMV...

 

[Alien]

I don't see any 5.56 in that bin. I see mostly 30 cal (30-06 and 7.62) and some 45ACP. All the primers I see look to be bronze colored, which would be right for LC once fired. The one with the silver primer is almost certainly reloaded.

There might be a random .45 or .308 (and I want to keep those) but it is mostly .556