If I collect my own brass after shooting....

[Traveler]

Rule #1 in reloading, never shoot anybody, or let anybody else shoot your reloads..

Personally I frown on shooting people too.

 

[Scubashawn]

Just curious...does anyone locally offer classes in reloading?

Good question as I live in Riverdale, MD and would be interested to observe, ask, and try before making the plunge.

 

[rico903]

If I'm at a range and ask the guy next to me if I can have his brass and he says yes, who the hell are they to tell me I can't have it? The other guy paid for it so he should be able to do whatever he wants with it. This never used to be a problem. I can see randomly going around sweeping up brass being a no no.

 

[bigalf]

If you were at a public indoor range, how would you go about collecting your own brass? I feel like On-target would frown on that big time. At an outdoor range, I can see it not being a problem, but indoor commercial range I think they'd get mad especially when they want you in and out to pack more customers in.

 

[Traveler]

I have collected my brass at several indoor ranges. Never an issue.

 

[Infantry23]

If you were at a public indoor range, how would you go about collecting your own brass? I feel like On-target would frown on that big time. At an outdoor range, I can see it not being a problem, but indoor commercial range I think they'd get mad especially when they want you in and out to pack more customers in.

It's MY brass. I bought it and it's not the range's. They provide a facility (a service, not a good). If they don't like it, tough $hit... I'll leave and not come back. I'm tired of every last gun-related THING being "taxed" or imposed upon. Keep your damn hands off MY brass!

 

[Biggfoot44]

There are a few commercial reloaders who will offer exchange pricing to the public. This means you send in a like amount of empties for a reduced price . But you are not getting your specific brass back.

This is common for commercial ranges , gov't agencies , etc , but for most probably too much hassle for too little brass dealing with public.

 

[D3V1L]

If you were at a public indoor range, how would you go about collecting your own brass? I feel like On-target would frown on that big time. At an outdoor range, I can see it not being a problem, but indoor commercial range I think they'd get mad especially when they want you in and out to pack more customers in.

I've always collected my own brass at on target. They provide a rake so you can quickly retrieve your brass in a safe and efficient manner.

 

[radial]

Just curious...does anyone locally offer classes in reloading?

Yes. Check with the NRA.

 

[rico903]

If you were at a public indoor range, how would you go about collecting your own brass? I feel like On-target would frown on that big time. At an outdoor range, I can see it not being a problem, but indoor commercial range I think they'd get mad especially when they want you in and out to pack more customers in.

Every other mag I stop and sweep my brass in a pile near my feet and pick it up when I leave. Cuts into shooting time quite a bit while clock is running but they are quick to sweep up brass these days. Even had the owner ask me one time if I was saving that brass while he stood there with a sweeper. Felt like saying WTF do you think?
Seems like all indoor ranges are getting greedier and greedier. Raise your rates if you're that hard up.
Really ticks me off when I have a gun that ejects forward in front of the line as I can't get that, even if it's 2 inches in front and easy to reach with the sweeper. Losing .45 and 9mm is bad enough but .38 Super and 10mm really hurts. Along with brass 7.62x39.

 

[Pinecone]

Uuh, no problem taking time to pick up brass at indoor range. You are paying for the time you have use of the lane, including the time to load mags and pick up brass.

There are tools for quick brass pickup.

And unless the range watches VERY closely, I will sweep brass from in front of the line. NO part of my body crosses the line, but the broom can.

 

[ksnell]

I have asked those behind the counter at On Target before out of curiosity.

They said, "If you shoot 50 rounds and pick up 55, we don't care. We only care when you do what a guy the previous weekend did and dump a 5 gallon bucket in your bag!"

Like those before me said, it is YOUR brass.

 

[paperwork351]

http://georgia-arms.com does have a brass credit program if you buy their products. Never dealt with them. 2nd level volume reloader. 888-623-6861

 

[rico903]

Uuh, no problem taking time to pick up brass at indoor range. You are paying for the time you have use of the lane, including the time to load mags and pick up brass.

There are tools for quick brass pickup.

And unless the range watches VERY closely, I will sweep brass from in front of the line. NO part of my body crosses the line, but the broom can.

It would be nice and less time consuming if I could pick up all my brass when I'm done shooting but by then the bastards will have swept it up. So have to do it every other mag or lose it.

 

[bigalf]

Thanks for the advice guys.