Mbauer67 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I love watching the brass whores flock to pick up brass after I'm done shooting. It's like throwing a handful of bread into a flock of pigeons at the park. I am referring to a certain group of about 5-6 guys at my local club who I squaded with a couple months back. They are all very nice guys and always ask me if i want my brass, when I say no it's like Christmas in their eyes. No I'm not crazy, I just have very limited free time and I have not made the plunge into reloading yet. I have made good friends with a local reloader, so the price savings are not a big deal. I would just rather spend my free time shooting or being with the family. Here's to you brass pigeons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 You know I have never picked up brass and probably won't start anytime soon but..... pigeons - Brass Whores. I know a lot of guys who pick up brass because they need to, and....... I guess I have to take exception to the term and to your tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Even if you don't want your brass,it would be nice if you helped,, if for no other reason help to clean up the range,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GForceLizard Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I've only been called a brass whore in jest. No offense taken. The image "It's like throwing a handful of bread into a flock of pigeons at the park." is amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I guess I have to take exception to the term and to your tone. Yeah, I probably agree. I don't consider them brass whores. If a shooter doesn't want their brass I'll gladly pick it up. Now, if they are picking up brass and not giving the shooter first dibs then I have a serious problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I guess I have to take exception to the term and to your tone. Yeah, I probably agree. I don't consider them brass whores. If a shooter doesn't want their brass I'll gladly pick it up. Now, if they are picking up brass and not giving the shooter first dibs then I have a serious problem with that. +10 on that. I really don't have that problem, since 99.9% of my brass is clearly marked (it's got a 1/4" red band ALL the way around the case, in the middle), and the guys that I shoot with don't shoot 38 super, so....But they even give me back my 40 brass when I shoot it. Great bunch of guys, if they find a piece later on, they bring it to the next match. Of course, it's all give and take, I help them police their brass as well...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I used to scramble for brass also. Now, at matches, even local ones, I just let it go. I spend that time thinking about the stages, concentrating on my shooting, watching other, better shooters run through the COF, etc. I figure I am going to lose around $100 worth of brass this year. When one figures in the cost of playing this sport, including travel expenses, it's a trivial amount, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I just have very limited free time and I have not made the plunge into reloading yet. I have made good friends with a local reloader, so the price savings are not a big deal. Two quick thoughts: 1. Your local reloader might charge you even less if you gave him some used brass. 2. I'd pick it up and store it in coffee containers in your basement - one day you WILL reload, and then you'll kick yourself for losing all that brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elenius Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I prefer brass *monkey*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruStreet Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 At my local out door club you are asked to please help tear-down & clean up, & part of cleaning up is policing the area for brass. If you don't want your brass, a bucket is there for you to leave it for other who can use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hefta Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Brass needs to be picked up, that's a given. What chaps my hide is when the brass monkeys are holding up the match, you allways have to yell "CLEAR THE RANGE" at them every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 We prefer the term "hardcore metallic cartridge recycling enthusiasts" I personally hate seeing a precious natural resource go to waste...it's the Scot in me coming out, no doubt Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_M Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (stands up) My name is Will. And I'm a brass whore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ammo Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (stands up) My name is Will. And I'm a brass whore. Is this the 12 Step program??? or is that a brass prep program? Jim M ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 ever since the 'advent' or introduction to our sport, the lil nut picker-uppers, my back and my pants are doing quite well, no aches an pains and no holes!!!! I work as an RO of a public range, and have to say, since the prices of ammo and components has risen, this is the cleanest I've seen the public range in YEARS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Amish 1 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 if someone threw money around, I'd pick that up, too. brass = required reloading component why would I buy what my nutwizard can get for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 What irks me is when I ask someone what they're saving. If I'm picking up my 45's and get a 40, I'd rather hand it to someone rather than throw it back down. So I'll ask what they're saving and they say "oh everything". That's funny, you're not shooting everything. After the match is one thing, but not mid stage. I generally try and get back what I shot. If I get more than that I'll give it to the others. Trivial amounts of money aren't when you don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 No I'm not crazy, I just have very limited free time and I have not made the plunge into reloading yet. I have made good friends with a local reloader, so the price savings are not a big deal. I would just rather spend my free time shooting or being with the family. FWIW, I was in the same position before I bought my press and started reloading. In retrospect, I wish I'd saved that brass so I'd be a few thousand rounds ahead of the game when I started reloading. Brass may be cheap, but it ain't free. More money in my pocket is always a good thing. As an observation, I've shot at clubs that assigned brassers, I've shot at clubs that brassed after the match, and then split up the brass, I've shot at clubs that treated every match like a lost brass match, and I've shot at clubs where it was simply understood that if you weren't up or taping, you should brass and give the brass to the shooter. I always bring home more of my brass from the club where everyone simply brasses if they aren't doing something else. Of course, at that club, its also not unusual to see 5 guys going forward to tape 4 targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) I usually only pick up at my home range when I am working a stage as the RO. I collect all I see, doling out brass to those who may be helping me on that stage. If I don't have a helper that month, then whoever helps me the next month gets a bigger share. I don't shoot .40 or .45, so that goes to a helper (if I have one). 9mm gets split if my helper also shoots 9mm. Long and skinny is given to a fellow shooter who runs that caliber. I find I usually get back about 1.5 times what I actually shot at that match, sometimes more. A good bit of the 40 and 45 gets picked up by the shooter or a fellow shooters, I grab the remaining dregs to pass along. I used to pick up everywhere, but once I started as an RO on a regular basis, I cut back on doing that. That RO deserves to have whatever I decide to leave - a small price for the hard work he/she is putting in. Edited June 23, 2010 by vluc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRW Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I am a big fan of waiting until after the match/stage to police brass. I find it frustrating when certain folks only police brass (and only certain brass) and never help reset the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT45 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) Brass Whores I don't mind...they have manners. It's the Brassholes that I keep having to ask to clear the range that urk me. Edited June 23, 2010 by LT45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GForceLizard Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Every event should have a brass pick up policy and let the shooters know about it before every match. We go with the brass stays where it is and after you helped tear down you can pick up brass. The 45 guys let us know who they are and get any that's picked up. You can't follow the rules if you don't know them. State the rule before every match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Brass whores... Reminds me of a friend, when he did terrible on a stage, said he was shaking like a whore in church. Do Brass whores shake in church? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (stands up) Hi, I'm SiG Lady and I USED TO BE a brass whore. Now, however (thanks to my whoring diligence early on), I have more than I'll ever need. Oh, and we used to call them "range rats." Actually, fellow shooters in the next booth--noticing that I was shooting .45ACP--would often ask me if I reloaded my rounds, and would then offer me their (wonderful, once-used) brass. Which I graciously accepted. But that's not "whoring", that's accepting gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy Soto Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 It is interesting to see that "brass etiquette" can vary tremendously from one range to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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