Sandhills Slim, SASS #22998 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 My wife and I normaly shoot several large matches each year that arelost brass matches. Most of these matches include side matches and awarm up match. With both of us shooting, this amounts to a sizeableamount of brass left on the ground. This will result in our stock ofbrass being severely depleted very quickly. Within the last couple ofdays, I have been attempting to locate .357 and .38 brass to replacewhat we will lose. As many of you already know, the recent surge inbuying has resulted in no brass being available. This will likely forceus to forego participating in lost brass matches until things getbetter. This is not a matter of my unwillingness or inability topurchase brass but simply a matter that there is none currentlyavailable. I suspect there are other shooters that are facing the samedilema. I am of the opinion that the people in charge of putting onlost brass matches should rethink their policy for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 X2 You pay enough to shoot as it is. WHY, do you have to be forced to give up your EXPENSIVE and now hard to get brass? "Lost brass' matches are just plan STUPID, and this practice must stop. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turquoise Bill, SASS #39118 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Well lets say you loose 150 pieces of brass for a big match. Starline's price is about .15 per piece of .38 Special in quantities of 500. So, 150 X .15 =$22.65. Given the cost of fuel, match fees, meals, hotels, etc., etc. I think that's a small amount of money per shooter given the total cost for attending the match. BTY Cablelas is showing both Winchester and Remington .38 brass is available. If you order from Starline, currently showing as backordered, it will usually ship within 30 days. Sorry just re-checked Cablelas web site no .38 available now. TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 You might try this place http://store.brassmanbrass.com/servlet/StoreFront Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 The only lost brass match I've ever been to was Winter Range. You can buy brass back from the Boy Scouts after the match for a fraction of what new brass costs. We left with more brass than we showed up with and supported a good cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 It's part of the cost of going to a "big" match. Do I like it? Hell no.......but it's part of the deal. The reason for a lost brass match isn't to make money from your brass. It's to save the time involved in picking up the brass. Picking up brass on a 25 person posse is akin to 1/2 hr+ a stage. Visit/call some of your local ranges, expecially the ones with public lines, see if they have brass for sale. Many of them do. CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Once-fired 38 Special brass is available as ever on gun auction sites. I just checked Gunbroker.com and found auctions I could readily bid on. I'm picky and only buy lot sizes that fill a flat rate box, are all once-fired brass of a headstamp I prefer. I still can get what I want most any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fillmore Coffins, SASS #7884 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I believe a properly run posse with the right people assigned to pick up brass with instructions to stop picking after 30 seconds does not slow down a posse... or ...get one of those Boy Scouts to pick up brass, with similar instructions. Fillmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Ringer Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I've only been to two lost brass matches. Winter Range and EOT. I've never been to a state, regional, etc. That didn't pick brass? At EOT and WR you only loose the rifle brass thats 120 pcs. I dont likes to loose brass either, but I get it at matches with 600 to 800 shootets. Three shooting shifts for three days. Slow downs are a disaster and cause big problems. This shortage thing will be short lived. Google used pistol brass, go to gun broker or call an indoor shooting range. You'll find what you need at regular prices. I know money is an issue for most of us, but ill never pass up a big match I want to shoot for $20-$40 worth of brass. My 2 cents Ringer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Many folks shoot uncommon calibers that are hard to find in good times. What Fillmore sez is 110% on the mark. Let 'pickers' work till the next shooter is called at the very least. I don't care about SG hulls. I just want my .44's back. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keystone, SASS # 47578 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Well, Since the rifle is seldom the last firearm shot on a stage, the spent cases from the rifle may often be picked up before the shooter is finished shooting the stage. Two folks picking up brass should be able to manage this rather quickly. Don't see a need to pickup every piece but sure could get most of it by the time the shooter clears the stage, the shotgun targets are reset and the next shooter is called. Every expense matters to most folks. Especially a family with several shooters. Maybe it's a generational issue as we were taught not to be wasteful by our parents & grandparents. Hasta Luego, Keystone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-Shot Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I believe a properly run posse with the right people assigned to pick up brass with instructions to stop picking after 30 seconds does not slow down a posse... ditto! There is a "science" to picking brass (and I don't use a pecan picker). I can usually have a shooter's brass (including their shot gun hulls) waiting for them at the unloading table before they get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Ringer Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I pick brass at every match I go to. Its what I do. In theory it could happen at the National or World championship. Having 30+ posses efficient at picking brass and keep on schedual? I don't see it happening. I doubt WR started as a lost brass match, probably grew into it. I don't know for sure. Are there more lost brass matches? Are lost brass matches comin in your area? Ringer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhills Slim, SASS #22998 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Well, Since the rifle is seldom the last firearm shot on a stage, the spent cases from the rifle may often be picked up before the shooter is finished shooting the stage. Two folks picking up brass should be able to manage this rather quickly. Don't see a need to pickup every piece but sure could get most of it by the time the shooter clears the stage, the shotgun targets are reset and the next shooter is called. Every expense matters to most folks. Especially a family with several shooters. Maybe it's a generational issue as we were taught not to be wasteful by our parents & grandparents. Hasta Luego, Keystone The wife and I pick up most of the brass at local matches and many times, especially if the rifle is not shot last, we have the brass picked up before the shotgun targets are reset. And, I want to stress that it is not the cost of replacing the brass, but the fact that there is none available in .357 caliber that I wish to purchase. Sandhills Slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Preacher, SASS #66418 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 reloading cost, availability, and fuel cost is what caused me to quit shooting sass regularly. i went to two events last year...I used to shoot twice a month. my son wants to start shooting more, so i may swing back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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