Well 1st part is done fnally!

[bersaguy]

Well the sorting is done and the 5 gallon bucket is empty. Now the counting and bagging begins. I'm sure it will be as boring as the sorting was but it at least gave me something to do which is about what the counting will do. If I don't get any one interested in the 38 Spl brass I'm not going to count it and bag it till someone speaks up wanting it. No sense in wasting the bags till it has a new home. I was not aware that the 38 Specials were so popular till I started sorting the brass.........................  

[jeff43]

How much do you think you have and how much do you you want for it?

Thanks Jeff

[bersaguy]

1 minute ago, jeff43 said:

How much do you think you have and how much do you you want for it?

Thanks Jeff

The 38 Special ?

[jeff43]

Yeah, 38 special.

[bersaguy]

2 minutes ago, jeff43 said:

Yeah, 38 special.

I'm no to good at guessing but maybe this will give you some kind of idea. The bags behind the shoebox have 100 in each one and then there is the shoe box so maybe you can get some kind of idea better than I can.

 

[jeff43]

Probably 600 or 700 in the box?  Can't tell how deep it is.

[bersaguy]

9 minutes ago, jeff43 said:

Probably 600 or 700 in the box?  Can't tell how deep it is.

Maybe this will help.........lol  This is my first time dealing with brass so bear with me........lol. Box is 12x7x4.

 

[Grunt67]

29 minutes ago, jeff43 said:

Probably 600 or 700 in the box?  Can't tell how deep it is.

Looks like a pretty good guess to me.

[bersaguy]

3 minutes ago, Grunt67 said:

Looks like a pretty good guess to me.

I have no clue but if Jeff is a potential I will count them tonight so we will know for sure.

[bersaguy]

Looks like I will be counting 38 Brass tonight.............LOL

[jeff43]

How much are you wanting for it per case?

[jeff43]

You could weigh it too, I think 38's are around 100 cases per pound

[RED333]

From   https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320051

To count them get a scale and use the info below



9mm, 59.46gr/ea, 117.7cases/#, 8.5#/1000

38spl, 68.06gr/ea, 102.8cases/#, 9.7#/1000

40s&w, 70.1gr/ea, 99.9cases/#, 10#/1000

.357mag, 78.3gr/ea, 89.4cases/#, 11.2#/1000

.45acp, 89.58gr/ea, 78.1cases/#, 12.8#/1000

.223, 95.28gr/ea , 73.5cases/#, 13.6#/1000

.44mag, 114.38gr/ea, 61.2cases/#, 16.3#/1000

50bmg, 865.26gr/ea, 8.1cases/#, 123.5#/1000

All weights are uncleaned fired cases with the primer remaining.

Individual case weights were derived using an average of mixed brass weights (except 50bmg)

So, if you picked up 8#?s of 45 brass: 8# X 78.1cases/# = 625 cases+/-

If you use 1gal ziploc freezer bags to store your brass, each (full) bag contains:

9mm, 15.6#, 1836cases
40s&w, 12.2#, 1219cases
45acp, 11.4#, 890cases
223, 11#, 809cases

or if you use the 5gal bucket method

9MM = 8500-9000 pieces
.40 S&W = 7000-7500 pieces
.45 ACP = 3800-4000 pieces

here is a few more


CASES per POUND:

.380: 145
.357 Sig: 96
.45 GAP: 86
.32: 168
10mm: 96
FN 5.7: 124
.25 acp: 260
.30 Luger: 120
.38 S&W: 120
.38 Super: 104
9mm MAK: 124
.45 Colt: 60
.30-M1: 100
.308: 40
.30-06: 35
7.62x39: 54
.50 AE: 48
.30-30: 52

[bersaguy]

13 minutes ago, RED333 said:

From   https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320051

To count them get a scale and use the info below



9mm, 59.46gr/ea, 117.7cases/#, 8.5#/1000

38spl, 68.06gr/ea, 102.8cases/#, 9.7#/1000

40s&w, 70.1gr/ea, 99.9cases/#, 10#/1000

.357mag, 78.3gr/ea, 89.4cases/#, 11.2#/1000

.45acp, 89.58gr/ea, 78.1cases/#, 12.8#/1000

.223, 95.28gr/ea , 73.5cases/#, 13.6#/1000

.44mag, 114.38gr/ea, 61.2cases/#, 16.3#/1000

50bmg, 865.26gr/ea, 8.1cases/#, 123.5#/1000

All weights are uncleaned fired cases with the primer remaining.

Individual case weights were derived using an average of mixed brass weights (except 50bmg)

So, if you picked up 8#?s of 45 brass: 8# X 78.1cases/# = 625 cases+/-

If you use 1gal ziploc freezer bags to store your brass, each (full) bag contains:

9mm, 15.6#, 1836cases
40s&w, 12.2#, 1219cases
45acp, 11.4#, 890cases
223, 11#, 809cases

or if you use the 5gal bucket method

9MM = 8500-9000 pieces
.40 S&W = 7000-7500 pieces
.45 ACP = 3800-4000 pieces

here is a few more


CASES per POUND:

.380: 145
.357 Sig: 96
.45 GAP: 86
.32: 168
10mm: 96
FN 5.7: 124
.25 acp: 260
.30 Luger: 120
.38 S&W: 120
.38 Super: 104
9mm MAK: 124
.45 Colt: 60
.30-M1: 100
.308: 40
.30-06: 35
7.62x39: 54
.50 AE: 48
.30-30: 52

Now if I knew what a case was I might have a shot at this but like I said y'all are dealing with a very dull knife in a drawer full of sharp ones. This is making my head hurt...............

[bersaguy]

I will count the box tonight and go from there I guess.

[jeff43]

11 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

Now if I knew what a case was I might have a shot at this but like I said y'all are dealing with a very dull knife in a drawer full of sharp ones. This is making my head hurt...............

A piece of brass is a case

[No_0ne]

Count me interested in any 357 brass you have, also the .38 as well ...

[bersaguy]

11 hours ago, jeff43 said:

A piece of brass is a case

Thank You Jeff. In my family we always called them casings or with shotguns the empty shells were called Hulls.

[bersaguy]

9 hours ago, No_0ne said:

Count me interested in any 357 brass you have, also the .38 as well ...

Ok, evidently the 357 was not very popular to the folks that used that range. I found 7 pieces of 357 brass period. Smae issue with 44 Mag brass. I think I found about 5 pieces of that. I'm guessing anyone shooting those were probably picking up their own brass after shooting. I was able to get maybe 60 -70 pieces of 10mm brass which kind of surprised me.

[bersaguy]

As far as the brass hull count on the 38 Spl it is 1150 . I sorted it out into bags of 200 and last bag with 150 so now we know how much was in the box.

[tntnixon]

12 hours ago, No_0ne said:

Count me interested in any 357 brass you have, also the .38 as well ...

I’m about to have a “wtf was i thinking ? Sale “. I know I’ve got a lot of .38 and .357 in there that I’ll be parting with . 

[bersaguy]

1 hour ago, tntnixon said:

I’m about to have a “wtf was i thinking ? Sale “. I know I’ve got a lot of .38 and .357 in there that I’ll be parting with . 

I have never had that issue with ammo or brass but I have had that issue many times with soft plastic fishing baits before a tournment. I will buy or make a couple 100 of a baits when I have 200 already in the boat...............

[tntnixon]

2 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

I have never had that issue with ammo or brass but I have had that issue many times with soft plastic fishing baits before a tournment. I will buy or make a couple 100 of a baits when I have 200 already in the boat...............

I’ve just finally decided I’m too old to keep all the stuff I “thought I was gonna get into “, anymore . 

[bersaguy]

2 minutes ago, tntnixon said:

I’ve just finally decided I’m too old to keep all the stuff I “thought I was gonna get into “, anymore . 

Well in all honesty this brass was a to do some day project a buddy of mine started but he passed away last February and I would have hated to see someone just get it from his wife and scrap it for junk so I decided to get it and sort it in my spare time which came quicker than expected but the Heart Attack and by pass surgery has given me the time to do this so that is why I'm doing it. Don't want perfectly good brass going to scrap yard.................