Need a lot of bulk brass in 556/223

[my82cam]

I am looking for a bunch of 5.56/223 brass, and when I say a bunch, I mean 1,000-2,000 lbs of it.  I would prefer once fired, the cheaper the better.  Dave has 1,000 lbs but it is new and primed.  Wondering if anyone around here has a good source for any. I have a trade deal in the mix with a guy and he needs it for a project.  let me know, thanks!

Edited February 1, 2017 by my82cam

[Raoul]

Got a buddy in the Guard?

 

[mikegideon]

 

[my82cam]

I wish I had a buddy in the guard or army....

[Garufa]

That's like 150,000 cases. What are you up to?  

Check govdeals.com.  They used to auction massive lots of brass like that....some up at Ft. Campbell.  Don't know if they still do or not.

[gregintenn]

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=11849634

Looks like it's still available, Garufa!

[Garufa]

4 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=11849634

Looks like it's still available, Garufa!

Bingo. That's what I was thinking of. Govdeals/Govliquidation, same differerence until you go to find something.

[my82cam]

I was looking around there, only found 26,000lbs lots.  Glad you found that one, thanks!  I will see what it takes to bid on it

[gregintenn]

1 hour ago, my82cam said:

I was looking around there, only found 26,000lbs lots.  Glad you found that one, thanks!  I will see what it takes to bid on it

26,000lbs of brass?

I'd have to carry a rifle in the dump truck when I went to get it in case a police pulled me over. Could you imagine?

LEO: Son, where are you going in such a hurry?

Me: Home to reload this brass so I can go back tomorrow and finish sighing this thing in!

[Garufa]

7 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Me: Home to reload this brass so I can go back tomorrow and finish sighing this thing in!

Sounds more like "I'm trying to work a trade but the guy wants a ton of brass or 13 to seal the deal". 

[Raoul]

2 minutes ago, Garufa said:

Sounds more like "I'm trying to work a trade but the guy wants a ton of brass or 13 to seal the deal". 

I had one of those going on last year.

[Wingshooter]

I guess that'd give me a reason to trade the single stage for a progressive

 

 

[my82cam]

I sure wish i could reload that much ammo in one day or even a year. Good night this is gonna be a lot of brass. May need to buy a fork lift for this hahaha


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[mikegideon]

11 minutes ago, my82cam said:

I sure wish i could reload that much ammo in one day or even a year. Good night this is gonna be a lot of brass. May need to buy a fork lift for this hahaha


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At least you don't have to turn it into 300 blackout brass

[my82cam]

At least you don't have to turn it into 300 blackout brass

No joke, It took forever for me to convert 1,000 pieces to 300blk!


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[mikegideon]

1 hour ago, my82cam said:

No joke, It took forever for me to convert 1,000 pieces to 300blk!


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I only did 700. I have a bunch more to do

[Omega]

Ha, I did 1k for 300Blk, and about to do another 1k for .277WLV. I learned my lesson with the 300Blk though and have the proper equipment to do it faster this time...I think.

I looked at the auctions when I was looking for some brass for the first conversion,  but I didn't have the room for that many.  Be nice to get a group buy going on one of these.

[mikegideon]

Yep. I have an RCBS electric trimmer with a 3 way cutting head. Not interested in doing it the hard way.

[my82cam]

Sounds like I'm doing it the hard way, I didn't know there was an easy way?  I made a little jig to hold the 556 brass and cut it down with a mini electric pipe cutter/chop saw, once it is cut I slide the next piece in and the cut one is slide down a slide into a tray.   Is there an easier way?

[mikegideon]

2 minutes ago, my82cam said:

Sounds like I'm doing it the hard way, I didn't know there was an easy way?  I made a little jig to hold the 556 brass and cut it down with a mini electric pipe cutter/chop saw, once it is cut I slide the next piece in and the cut one is slide down a slide into a tray.   Is there an easier way?

I cut it with a Harbor Freight mini chop saw. I just have a little home made jig that allows me to get the brass into position quickly. Then, I size it, and finish it off with one of these...

 

[Ronald_55]

If you bid on that one, you might want to bid on this one if it stays cheap. It is in the same place and I bet you could work out a trade with someone.

220 lbs (approx.) Fired 300 Win Mag brass

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=11849721

More 5.56 too

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=11849508&convertTo=USD

There is also .50 and 7.62 lots

Or you could just try and reload these. lol

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=11849581&convertTo=USD

or these

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=11872219&convertTo=USD

 

Man I wish I could pick up some of these. I would need a tumbler the size of a concrete truck though. lol

 

[Jct1911]

I smell group buy 

[Ronald_55]

Yep, then we just need a bunch of sets of these to weed out the other calibers.

SHELL SORTER

http://www.shellsorter.com/

Or they make automatic ones, but they run around $1300

http://www.ultimatesorter.com/

I know a guy that used to work at a reloading supply house that used one similar to this to sort brass and weed out the tumbler media (corn cob). He said it was slick, but doing it 40 hours a week nearly drove him batty.

[Alleycat72]

And I thought my little 12,000 pieces of 5.56 was awesome. 

[mikegideon]

3 hours ago, Ronald_55 said:

Yep, then we just need a bunch of sets of these to weed out the other calibers.

SHELL SORTER

http://www.shellsorter.com/

Or they make automatic ones, but they run around $1300

Just need some undocumented immigrants. They're cheap!