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22 August 2015, 09:12 #1
Freedom Munitions brass program
Any one have any experience with Freedom Munitions Brass credit program? I have about 760+ pieces of brass laying around and I'm thinking of cashing them in with this program. Their website says market prices for brass currently is $1.80 per pound. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this good or bad.
Edit: just reread and its price per pound not piece."Always do more than is required of you"
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22 August 2015, 09:51 #2
I don't know about the brass program, but I know I've bought some of their ammo. Personally I wasn't overly impressed.
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how many lbs. will a flat rete box hold?
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22 August 2015, 22:54 #4
Some of the bigger flat rate boxes should hold quite a bit. The more I sit and think about it the more I think id be better off just reloading it.
"Always do more than is required of you"
- General George S. Patton
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23 August 2015, 08:22 #5
What kind of brass is it? Mixed? Same head stamp? Military crimp? Any idea of the brand?
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23 August 2015, 11:18 #6
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23 August 2015, 12:04 #7
You should be able to get at least a hundred bucks for it. Maybe more. If it's all the same company, and if it's all the same head stamp it's even better. I would buy it off of you but I just bought a couple thousand same head stamped unfired Lake City brass.
If you reload I would definitely say use it for that. Their trade it value will be about a $20-$25 credit (there are about 70 cases per pound)... when you could sell that brass for $75-$100.
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23 August 2015, 12:06 #8
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23 August 2015, 12:14 #9
Thanks! I would set that stuff aside if it was for me... you can make some pretty nice match grade ammo with that brass. Your plinking stuff you can use pretty much anything. Mixed brass or whatever.
If I ever start reloading anything other than match grade ammo, based on my tests you can churn out bucket loads of pretty good ammo with mixed brass. It just depends on how you shoot. If you're just blazing away I would use mixed brass for that because pinpoint accuracy doesn't really matter as much... but if you want match ammo using the same brass can make a big difference.
Even with my same head stamped, same run, brand new unfired brass the weight variations in cases are still there. If I really need to get down to brass tacks about it I will sort my brass by weight and reload in lots like that. But if you aren't trying to be super precise then just do your thing.
Like I said though, I just checked and 500 rounds of unfired new, same head stamped LC cases are about $110 bucks plus shipping, so about $125 to the door. So deduce from that what you will about prices.
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23 August 2015, 12:16 #10
Also what kind of crimp does it have? Military crimped primer pockets go for less money.
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23 August 2015, 14:52 #11
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23 August 2015, 15:35 #12
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23 August 2015, 18:22 #13
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23 August 2015, 19:08 #14
Nope. I just bought a bunch of brand new Lake City brass. That batch is all brand new, unfired regular old brass.
I have some random brass that I collected over time too and the LC brass in there...some of it has crimps.
All that said once you take the crimp off the primer pockets once it's fine. Just taking the time to do that extra step (if it needs it) does take time hence the crimp discount. But when I bought my brass new it had never been loaded or primed.
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23 August 2015, 15:11 #15
Their ammo is garbage and they are paying $.10 a pound over brass scrap prices.