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The Ultimate Guide To Recycling Scrap Ammo For Fun & Profit
The Ultimate Guide To Recycling Scrap Ammo For Fun & Profit
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Recycling scrap ammo is a great way to make some extra cash, help the firearms
industry to help keep costs down, and help the environment.
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation the U.S. firearms industry
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Recycling the spent brass can be your way of making a little bit of money and also doing
something good for the environment at the same time.
Everything in this article is referring to recycling SPENT ammo, the leftover casing once
the bullet has been discharged.
It can be a serious safety hazard for you and anybody else handling the ammo if there’s
live rounds mixed in.
Now that you’ve taken those precautions, here’s how to prep for ammo for recycle.
This is important but facilities may not accept boxes with mixed metals. Sorting these
ahead of time will save you time and frustration once you get there.
Isuggest calling ahead to confirm that accept ammo for recycling. Their disposal
services will likely include ammunition.
Once you get there the recycling facility will typically have large plastic bins or
containers for you to put your casings in to be weighed.
Based on the weight of the casings will determine how much money you’ll earn from
recycling them.
Some facilities pay more than others per pound but unless you have a lot of ammo, the
difference in what you earn will likely be negligible.
Ifyou regularly recycle scrap metals for cash you may want to try out a few different
recycling facilities since they offer different prices per pound.
Other Facilities that May Accept Ammo
Before taking your ammo to any of these locations, PLEASE CALL AHEAD. Confirm that
they’ll accept it from you.
Gun Range
Local gun ranges are used to dealing with large amounts of spent ammo. They’re
unlikely to give you any money for your spent ammo but they may recycling for you for
free.
Police Station
Your local police station may accept spent or live ammo.
For example the Fairfax County Police Department asks that you call the non-
emergency police dispatch number to see if they’ll send an office to your home to
retrieve it.
If they tell you to bring the ammo to the station do NOT bring your firearm to the station.
Leave the ammo in your vehicle and ask front desk for instructions.
They may also accept ammo at these events. Not all of them do accept ammo so please
call ahead to confirm.
Your best bet is to call your local police station or sheriffs department since some of
them will send a officer to your house to collected the unwanted ammo.
That means you can mail in your spent ammo casings and earn a credit towards other
items sold on their website, like buying more ammo or merchandise.
Credit programs require your ammo casings to be in better condition than a recycling
facility and may only accept brass casings.
If the casings are rusted or corroded they’ll likely reject your shipment and not give you
a credit.
There’s also usually a minimum quantity to be eligible. Fenix Ammo requires a 10lb
minimum to be eligible for the credit.
Capital Cartridge
2A Warehouse
Defender Ammunition Company
TNT Munitions
When you’re ready to sign up for a brass credit program suggest you call or message
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each of the companies listed to see which company will give you the best price for your
shells.
Find a Reputable ISRI Recycler
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) is an organization that works to
promote the safe, economical and environmentally responsible recycling.
You can find an ISRI member in your area by using their member directory .
They may be able to help you recycle your ammo or point you to another recycler or
processing facility that can help you out.
If you’re the industrious type, it’s possible to reload your own ammo.
Iwon’t go into all the details in this article but many marksmen recycle their ammo by
cleaning the casings and reloading them.
This is more time intensive but will save you some money by doing it yourself.
If you have any additional ways you know of to recycle scrap ammo please let us know
in the comments!
Happy recycling!
The price per mount of scrap metal changes daily. A the time of writing this, you could
earn $0.50 to $2.50 per pound of brass shell casings.
So if you want to have a general idea of how much your brass is worth you can put it on
a scale to see how many pounds you have.
Brass buyback program are much more strict and don’t allow any rust to earn credit.
Even if you can get a higher price per pound from a facility out of state, by the time you
pay transportation costs and potentially a higher tax rate on the ammo, you may make
less money than using somebody local.
Also for shooting ranges with lots of volume, you may be able to negotiate a better deal
than the average Joe who only has a few pounds of shells to recycle.
It’s worth calling around a few places to find the best price.
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they’re in decent condition you can get $0.50 to $2.50 per pound.